Living in Höchst im Odenwald

In Höchst im Odenwald, rent averages €6.30 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.8% (2024).

Höchst im Odenwald numbered 9,744 residents at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,950 per month. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 8 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population9,744people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.3EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 8% aboveOfficial source · Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE)

Unemployment rate4.8%country median 5.1% — 6% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime2,711incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 64% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Höchst im Odenwald?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Höchst im Odenwald?

Average net cold rent is 6.3 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 6.3 EUR/m²/month · Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE)³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesHöchst im Odenwald highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE)³Official

Is Höchst im Odenwald a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–69%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–68%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 378 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.3 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: May 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Höchst im Odenwald?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Höchst im Odenwald is 4.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Höchst im Odenwald 4.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.8 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Höchst im Odenwald?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,098of €2,575 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€6.30/m² · official · Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE) · 2022-05-15	− €378
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,098

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Höchst im Odenwald. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHöchst im Odenwald highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,711 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Höchst im Odenwald's nearest airport was FRA, 40 km away and offered 239 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	239 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	40 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FRA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Höchst im Odenwald. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

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Climate and air quality

Höchst im Odenwald's monthly mean temperatures were 0.4°C in January and 18.2°C in July. Höchst im Odenwald's monthly precipitation totalled 64.7 mm in January and 80.6 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 52.5 hours in January and 231.7 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Höchst im Odenwald?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

127

183

208

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232

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Höchst im Odenwald is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Höchst im Odenwald 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 13.4 · May 17.4 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 22.8 · Sep 18 · Oct 12.4 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.7 · May 8.5 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10 · Oct 6 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.4 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 9 · May 12.9 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.7 · Feb 58.6 · Mar 63.2 · Apr 51.7 · May 84.4 · Jun 60.7 · Jul 80.6 · Aug 70.5 · Sep 60.2 · Oct 67.8 · Nov 66.7 · Dec 77.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.5 · Feb 80 · Mar 127.4 · Apr 182.7 · May 208.2 · Jun 217.5 · Jul 231.7 · Aug 220.9 · Sep 162.5 · Oct 106.8 · Nov 52.6 · Dec 41 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Bernkastel-Kues ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Koszalin (Poland) ±0.4 °C, Reims (France) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Höchst im Odenwald?

The published population was 9,744 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	9,744 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Höchst im Odenwald

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	9,758	100.0%
Germany	7,516	77.0%
Greece	631	6.5%
Turkey	458	4.7%
Poland	194	2.0%
Romania	130	1.3%
Bulgaria	98	1.0%
Czech Republic	62	0.6%
Portugal	60	0.6%
Ukraine	41	0.4%
Italy	40	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	37	0.4%
Austria	35	0.4%
Kazakhstan	35	0.4%
Afghanistan	25	0.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	25	0.3%
Hungary	23	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22	0.2%
Morocco	18	0.2%
Spain	16	0.2%
United States	16	0.2%
France	14	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	14	0.1%
Viet Nam	13	0.1%
Philippines	13	0.1%
Croatia	11	0.1%
Not stated	11	0.1%
Lithuania	10	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	9	0.1%
Somalia	9	0.1%
Iraq	9	0.1%
Thailand	9	0.1%
Netherlands	8	0.1%
Switzerland	8	0.1%
Argentina	8	0.1%
India	8	0.1%
Lebanon	8	0.1%
Finland	7	0.1%
Pakistan	7	0.1%
Kosovo	6	0.1%
Slovakia	6	0.1%
Denmark	5	0.1%
United Kingdom	5	0.1%
Brazil	5	0.1%
Peru	5	0.1%
Belgium	4	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Serbia	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	4	0.0%
China	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Chad	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	9,758	100.0%
Germany	7,635	78.2%
Greece	817	8.4%
Turkey	439	4.5%
Romania	145	1.5%
Poland	121	1.2%
Bulgaria	117	1.2%
Portugal	75	0.8%
Italy	46	0.5%
Ukraine	38	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	38	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	31	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	23	0.2%
Austria	21	0.2%
Spain	19	0.2%
Hungary	13	0.1%
United States	12	0.1%
Viet Nam	11	0.1%
Lithuania	10	0.1%
Iraq	10	0.1%
Philippines	10	0.1%
Somalia	9	0.1%
France	6	0.1%
Netherlands	6	0.1%
Kosovo	6	0.1%
Thailand	6	0.1%
Switzerland	5	0.1%
Czech Republic	5	0.1%
India	5	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.0%
Slovakia	4	0.0%
Russian Federation	4	0.0%
United Kingdom	4	0.0%
China	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Croatia	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Höchst im Odenwald's school authority applies it locally.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Höchst im Odenwald?

The published population was 9,744 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Höchst im Odenwald?

Average net cold rent is 6.3 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 441 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE).

Is the air quality good in Höchst im Odenwald?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Höchst im Odenwald?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Höchst im Odenwald?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Höchst im Odenwald a good place to live?

Höchst im Odenwald may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Germany live in Höchst im Odenwald?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,516 people (77.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Destatis Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen, average net cold rent per square metre (QMMIETE) destatis.de · checked 2026-09-23
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28

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Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
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