Living in Höchstädt a.d.Donau
In Höchstädt a.d.Donau, rents across existing tenancies average €6.08 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3% (2024).
A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €10 per m² per month in 2024. For Höchstädt a.d.Donau, the regional median gross salary was €4,050 per month at the end of 2024. Its population was 6,902 at the end of 2024.
Lower unemployment than 93% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
Average net cold rent is 6.08 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): 6.08 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps12Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M19Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.08 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate | 10 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure |
Is Höchstädt a.d.Donau a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 365 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.08 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.
Work and income
Regional disposable income was €30,577 per person per year at the end of 2023. Regional GDP per person was €42,431 at the end of 2023.
What is the unemployment rate in Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
The unemployment rate is 3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Höchstädt a.d.Donau 3.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 9.78 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 65.48 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Disposable income per resident | 30,577 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2023 | VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure |
| GDP per capita | 42,431 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2023 | VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,050 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure |
| Unemployment rate | 3 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €2,629 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €6.08/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15). | − €600 |
| 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 | €1,930 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Höchstädt a.d.Donau. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Höchstädt a.d.Donau. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 112.2 per 100,000 | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Höchstädt a.d.Donau through valid health insurance.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,767 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise16Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Höchstädt a.d.Donau. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.2 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.4 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 23.8 · Sep 19 · Oct 13 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harburg21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -2.8 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 4.5 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harburg21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.3 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.2 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Harburg21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 8.4 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land |
Similar climate. In Germany: Beilngries ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.5 °C, Winterthur (Switzerland) ±0.6 °C, Bytom (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Chorzów (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Ruda Śląska (Poland) ±0.7 °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
The city covered 37.5 km² in 2024.
How many people live in Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
The published population was 6,902 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7
By nationality
National passport85.2%Foreign residents14.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 680 cars/1000 residents | 1 Jan 2026 | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official |
| City area | 37.45 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory.13Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,019 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official |
| Population density | 184.3 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official |
| Population | 6,902 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 3,738 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| Catholic share | 54.7 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| No religion or other | 2,124 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| No religion or other, share | 31.1 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| Protestant residents | 967 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
| Protestant share | 14.2 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis4Official |
International community in Höchstädt a.d.Donau
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 | 6,829 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 5,228 | 76.6% |
| Kazakhstan | 330 | 4.8% |
| Kosovo | 247 | 3.6% |
| Romania | 189 | 2.8% |
| Russian Federation | 156 | 2.3% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 73 | 1.1% |
| Poland | 57 | 0.8% |
| Czech Republic | 55 | 0.8% |
| Croatia | 44 | 0.6% |
| Italy | 41 | 0.6% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 41 | 0.6% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 31 | 0.5% |
| Not stated | 27 | 0.4% |
| Hungary | 26 | 0.4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | 0.4% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 22 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 21 | 0.3% |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 0.3% |
| Greece | 15 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 14 | 0.2% |
| Slovenia | 12 | 0.2% |
| India | 11 | 0.2% |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 9 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 8 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 8 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 7 | 0.1% |
| Viet Nam | 7 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 5 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 5 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.1% |
| United States | 4 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 4 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 3 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,829 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 5,810 | 85.1% |
| Kosovo | 300 | 4.4% |
| Romania | 171 | 2.5% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 90 | 1.3% |
| Croatia | 63 | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | 32 | 0.5% |
| Italy | 31 | 0.5% |
| Poland | 27 | 0.4% |
| Russian Federation | 25 | 0.4% |
| Turkey | 25 | 0.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 25 | 0.4% |
| Hungary | 24 | 0.4% |
| Greece | 19 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | 0.2% |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 0.2% |
| Nigeria | 12 | 0.2% |
| Spain | 9 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 9 | 0.1% |
| India | 9 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 9 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 8 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 8 | 0.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 7 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 7 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 6 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom/British Overseas Territories | 6 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Cambodia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 4 | 0.1% |
| Montenegro | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 3 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| United States | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uncertain | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100) | 95.6 % | 1 Mar 2025 | Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure |
| Childcare coverage, under 3 | 32.6 % | 1 Mar 2025 | Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure |
| Local business-tax multiplier | 330 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official |
| Local property-tax multiplier | 385 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Realsteuervergleich8Official |
Alternatives for people set on Höchstädt a.d.Donau
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Harburg (Schwaben) as a Höchstädt a.d.Donau alternative in the same region
21 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Harburg (Schwaben) vs €4,050 Höchstädt a.d.Donauno percentage
- Unemployment: 2.5% Harburg (Schwaben) vs 3.0% Höchstädt a.d.Donau−17%
- Rent: €5.67/m² Harburg (Schwaben) vs €6.08/m² Höchstädt a.d.Donau−7%
- Residents: 5,598 Harburg (Schwaben) vs 6,902 Höchstädt a.d.Donau−19%
- Nearest airport: 84.0 km Harburg (Schwaben) vs 73.5 km Höchstädt a.d.Donau+14%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,759 Harburg (Schwaben) vs 2,767 Höchstädt a.d.Donausame level
Cities near Höchstädt a.d.Donau
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Höchstädt a.d.Donau, nearest in population first.
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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; Höchstädt a.d.Donau's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
The published population was 6,902 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.
How much does it cost to rent in Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
Average net cold rent is 6.08 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 426 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).
What is the unemployment rate in Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
The unemployment rate is 3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).
How many foreign residents live in Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
1,019 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
Is Höchstädt a.d.Donau a good place to live?
Höchstädt a.d.Donau 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.
Which cities are near Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
Dillingen an der Donau, Dillingen a.d.Donau, Lauingen (Donau), Wertingen, Gundelfingen a.d.Donau are near Höchstädt a.d.Donau. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Höchstädt a.d.Donau?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,228 people (76.6%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Höchstädt a.d.Donau, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9f30bacfeaac8eeb952a3420144ddf05]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hochstadt-a-d-donau/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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