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Living in Horb am Neckar

Horb am Neckar is a city in Germany. Regional disposable income was €30,507 per person per year at the end of 2023. At the end of 2024, Horb am Neckar had a population of 25,651. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.78 per m² per month in June 2026.

Lower unemployment than 64% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Horb am Neckar?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Horb am Neckar.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Horb am Neckar?

Average net cold rent is 10.78 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 10.78 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Horb am Neckar20

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Horb am Neckar yet.

Net rent across major citiesHorb am Neckar highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Horb am Neckar highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.78 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Horb am Neckar20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 647 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.78 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.38% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,200 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Horb am Neckar?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.38 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Horb am Neckar is 4.4%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Horb am Neckar 4.4%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability3.74 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability42.3 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident30,507 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita45,665 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)2Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.38 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Horb am Neckar. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Horb am Neckar. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents114.8 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Horb am Neckar 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport80 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportSTR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport47.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn Person
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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Horb am Neckar.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Horb am Neckar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency9

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
Horb am Neckar average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Horb am Neckar average monthly precipitation, mm0501001502001731381428512310412310594126142193JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Horb am Neckar average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024065851351711912122242161631136955JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Horb am Neckar annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 Horb am Neckar is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8Horb am Neckar 7.0155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency9Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 11.9 · May 16 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 12 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.9 · Feb -2.9 · Mar -0.3 · Apr 2.7 · May 6.6 · Jun 10 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 5 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -1.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.4 · Feb 0 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 7.1 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 0.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 172.7 · Feb 138.3 · Mar 141.8 · Apr 85.3 · May 123.3 · Jun 103.5 · Jul 123.1 · Aug 105.4 · Sep 93.7 · Oct 125.8 · Nov 142.4 · Dec 192.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 64.7 · Feb 85.2 · Mar 134.7 · Apr 171 · May 191.2 · Jun 211.9 · Jul 224.2 · Aug 216.2 · Sep 163.1 · Oct 112.5 · Nov 69 · Dec 54.5 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Freudenstadt17Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Horb am Neckar by year, µg/m³6.78.29.811.3201420172019202220247.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.4% between 2014 and 2024, from 11.0 to 7.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Aschersleben25,647 residentsÖhringen25,673 residentsRinteln25,602 residentsEspelkamp25,576 residentsIdstein25,736 residentsWaldkraiburg25,737 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 119.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 214.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Horb am Neckar?

The published population was 25,651 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Horb am Neckar residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport85.7%Foreign residents14.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents725 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area119.8 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents3,670 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density214.2 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.11Official
Population25,651 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents10,842 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share42.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other9,586 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share37.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents4,998 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share19.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Horb am Neckar

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 groupPeopleShare
Total25,424100.0%
Germany19,93178.4%
Romania8283.3%
Turkey5612.2%
Poland5582.2%
Kazakhstan4371.7%
Russian Federation4291.7%
Croatia1970.8%
Syrian Arab Republic1960.8%
Italy1810.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1710.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukraine1600.6%
Kosovo1580.6%
Hungary1510.6%
Serbia1460.6%
Austria760.3%
Czech Republic720.3%
Bulgaria670.3%
Iraq570.2%
Afghanistan500.2%
France490.2%
Thailand480.2%
Spain460.2%
Kyrgyzstan460.2%
Not stated420.2%
Moldova, Republic of410.2%
United States400.2%
China390.2%
Greece300.1%
Switzerland300.1%
India290.1%
Slovenia280.1%
Tajikistan260.1%
Pakistan240.1%
United Kingdom230.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of210.1%
Brazil210.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of210.1%
Uzbekistan210.1%
Slovakia200.1%
Portugal180.1%
Cameroon170.1%
Belarus160.1%
Latvia150.1%
Morocco150.1%
Eritrea130.1%
Albania120.0%
Gambia120.0%
Kenya120.0%
Nigeria110.0%
Cambodia100.0%
Ireland80.0%
Lithuania80.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of80.0%
Azerbaijan80.0%
Philippines80.0%
Finland70.0%
Montenegro70.0%
Netherlands70.0%
Argentina70.0%
Sweden60.0%
Mali60.0%
Togo60.0%
Canada60.0%
Colombia60.0%
Mexico60.0%
Viet Nam60.0%
Indonesia60.0%
Korea, Republic of60.0%
Australia60.0%
Algeria50.0%
Japan50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Estonia40.0%
Senegal40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Uruguay40.0%
Sri Lanka40.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Angola30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Libya30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Chile30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Peru30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Qatar30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Vanuatu30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total25,424100.0%
Germany21,75385.6%
Romania6372.5%
Turkey6072.4%
Croatia3101.2%
Italy2250.9%
Syrian Arab Republic2160.8%
Poland1760.7%
Hungary1420.6%
Kosovo1350.5%
Serbia1280.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukraine1160.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina940.4%
Bulgaria660.3%
Russian Federation600.2%
Afghanistan480.2%
Spain430.2%
Iraq410.2%
France380.1%
Greece360.1%
Austria340.1%
Thailand340.1%
China250.1%
United States240.1%
Pakistan240.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of220.1%
Czech Republic200.1%
Portugal190.1%
Slovenia180.1%
Brazil170.1%
India170.1%
Kazakhstan150.1%
Uncertain150.1%
Lithuania130.1%
Ireland120.0%
Nigeria120.0%
Cameroon120.0%
Albania110.0%
Slovakia110.0%
Sweden100.0%
Gambia100.0%
Netherlands90.0%
Switzerland90.0%
Eritrea90.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.0%
Moldova, Republic of70.0%
Somalia70.0%
Sri Lanka70.0%
Finland60.0%
Korea, Republic of60.0%
Latvia50.0%
Tunisia50.0%
Chile50.0%
Cambodia50.0%
Belarus40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Norway30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Togo30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Canada30.0%
Peru30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Israel30.0%
Japan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Australia30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Stateless30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Is Horb am Neckar 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.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–55%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Student49%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 37–61%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–67%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–67%
Foreign residents3,670 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population25,651 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.78 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Horb am Neckar
Fibre-to-the-building availability3.74 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability42.3 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident30,507 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–691.9 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 325.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier370 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Horb am Neckar?

The published population was 25,651 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Horb am Neckar?

Average net cold rent is 10.78 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 755 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Horb am Neckar.

Is the air quality good in Horb am Neckar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Horb am Neckar?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Horb am Neckar?

The median gross salary is 4,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Horb am Neckar?

3,670 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Horb am Neckar a good place to live?

Horb am Neckar 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 Total live in Horb am Neckar?

The official country of birth distribution records 25,424 people (100.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Horb am Neckar, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/horb-am-neckar/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Horb am Neckar, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
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  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  2. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  3. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  5. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  6. VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts VGRdL · statistikportal.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  10. miet-check Mietspiegel Horb am Neckar miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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