Living in Kaufbeuren

In Kaufbeuren, rents across existing tenancies average €6.85 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.2% (2024).

Gigabit broadband availability was 95.7% in 2025. Car density was 585 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.83 per m² per month in June 2026. At the end of 2024, Kaufbeuren had a population of 46,193.

Last checked 2026-09-1930 sources

Population46,193people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

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

Average net rent6.85EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 18% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.2%country median 5.1% — 18% belowOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average

Recorded crime4,121incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 56% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 8.0 — 12% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 69% 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 Kaufbeuren?

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Kaufbeuren?

Average net cold rent is 6.85 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): 6.85 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁸

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesKaufbeuren highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Kaufbeuren€6.85

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.85 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁸Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	11.83 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Kaufbeuren³⁰Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Kaufbeuren 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–69%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–65%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–64%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 411 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.85 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

The unemployment rate was 4.2% in 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Kaufbeuren?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average¹

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Kaufbeuren is 4.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Kaufbeuren 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	13.84 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁶Official
Gigabit broadband availability	95.69 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.2 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average¹Official

What does a salary buy in Kaufbeuren?

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

Left over each month€1,766of €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€11.83/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Kaufbeuren · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.85/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €710
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	€1,766

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kaufbeuren Salary needed to live in Kaufbeuren

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kaufbeuren. 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 Kaufbeuren. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,021 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)⁴Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Kaufbeuren 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,021 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Kaufbeuren?

Police recorded about 4,121 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)³

Recorded crime across major citiesKaufbeuren highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Kaufbeuren4,121

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,121 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397	31 Dec 2023	Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)³Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate	4,791 incidents per 100,000	2022	INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	21 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	FMM	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	31 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kaufbeuren. 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 Kaufbeuren.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kaufbeuren?

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 Agency¹¹

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

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

PM2.57WHO 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 Kaufbeuren is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 8.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹¹Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.57 · Feb 15.12 · Mar 20.47 · Apr 27.1 · May 29.35 · Jun 31.71 · Jul 32.41 · Aug 32.38 · Sep 27.36 · Oct 25.66 · Nov 18.56 · Dec 13.33 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -18.84 · Feb -19.63 · Mar -22.3 · Apr -6.05 · May -1.83 · Jun 2.47 · Jul 5.92 · Aug 4.86 · Sep -0.32 · Oct -6.68 · Nov -11.78 · Dec -17.03 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.45 · Feb -0.69 · Mar 3.44 · Apr 8.14 · May 12.37 · Jun 16.35 · Jul 17.91 · Aug 17.46 · Sep 13.14 · Oct 8.99 · Nov 3.67 · Dec -0.3 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Annual mean temperature	8.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)¹⁰Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2016–2024

6.7

8.2

9.8

11.3

7.02016201820202024

Annual PM2.5 fell 30.0% between 2016 and 2024, from 10.0 to 7.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 40 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,154.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Kaufbeuren?

The published population was 46,193 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83%
Foreign residents17%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	585 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	40.02 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹Official
Foreign residents	7,848 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²³Official
Population density	1,154 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	46,193 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	17,159 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
Catholic share	38 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
No religion or other	20,341 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
No religion or other, share	45 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
Protestant residents	7,690 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
Protestant share	17 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official

International community in Kaufbeuren

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	45,186	100.0%
Germany	31,991	70.8%
Kazakhstan	2,119	4.7%
Russian Federation	1,525	3.4%
Czech Republic	1,335	3.0%
Turkey	871	1.9%
Kosovo	742	1.6%
Romania	691	1.5%
Poland	572	1.3%
Italy	568	1.3%
Ukraine	441	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Syrian Arab Republic	324	0.7%
Croatia	305	0.7%
Afghanistan	305	0.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	249	0.6%
Hungary	232	0.5%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	201	0.4%
Austria	196	0.4%
Moldova, Republic of	185	0.4%
Bulgaria	153	0.3%
Serbia	145	0.3%
Greece	143	0.3%
India	115	0.3%
Kyrgyzstan	113	0.3%
Eritrea	90	0.2%
Portugal	76	0.2%
Slovakia	69	0.2%
Viet Nam	67	0.1%
Switzerland	57	0.1%
Pakistan	57	0.1%
Albania	53	0.1%
Brazil	52	0.1%
Thailand	52	0.1%
United States	51	0.1%
Tajikistan	46	0.1%
Slovenia	45	0.1%
Spain	43	0.1%
China	43	0.1%
United Kingdom	41	0.1%
Uzbekistan	41	0.1%
France	40	0.1%
Sri Lanka	40	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	40	0.1%
Nigeria	37	0.1%
Iraq	34	0.1%
Egypt	28	0.1%
Latvia	26	0.1%
Philippines	26	0.1%
Lithuania	25	0.1%
Belarus	25	0.1%
Netherlands	22	0.0%
Azerbaijan	19	0.0%
Kenya	17	0.0%
South Africa	17	0.0%
Not stated	15	0.0%
Morocco	13	0.0%
Togo	13	0.0%
Tunisia	13	0.0%
Canada	12	0.0%
Peru	12	0.0%
Georgia	12	0.0%
Montenegro	11	0.0%
Ethiopia	11	0.0%
Argentina	11	0.0%
Indonesia	11	0.0%
Somalia	10	0.0%
Dominican Republic	10	0.0%
Ecuador	10	0.0%
Mexico	10	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Norway	9	0.0%
Sweden	9	0.0%
Chile	9	0.0%
Australia	9	0.0%
Ghana	7	0.0%
Mali	7	0.0%
Colombia	7	0.0%
Cuba	7	0.0%
Nepal	7	0.0%
Uganda	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	6	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	6	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Luxembourg	5	0.0%
Sierra Leone	5	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	45,186	100.0%
Germany	37,338	82.6%
Turkey	992	2.2%
Kosovo	856	1.9%
Italy	737	1.6%
Romania	576	1.3%
Croatia	492	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	388	0.9%
Afghanistan	347	0.8%
Ukraine	293	0.6%
Poland	244	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	231	0.5%
Hungary	230	0.5%
Bulgaria	210	0.5%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	185	0.4%
Greece	172	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	158	0.3%
Austria	144	0.3%
Kazakhstan	132	0.3%
Eritrea	126	0.3%
Portugal	102	0.2%
India	94	0.2%
Viet Nam	67	0.1%
Serbia	65	0.1%
Albania	58	0.1%
Czech Republic	56	0.1%
Uncertain	54	0.1%
Slovakia	46	0.1%
Pakistan	44	0.1%
Thailand	43	0.1%
Nigeria	42	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	40	0.1%
Slovenia	38	0.1%
Brazil	34	0.1%
China	32	0.1%
Spain	30	0.1%
United States	30	0.1%
Iraq	30	0.1%
France	25	0.1%
Azerbaijan	23	0.1%
Sri Lanka	20	0.0%
Latvia	19	0.0%
Lithuania	19	0.0%
United Kingdom	17	0.0%
Egypt	17	0.0%
Netherlands	16	0.0%
Belarus	16	0.0%
Kenya	14	0.0%
Canada	12	0.0%
Peru	11	0.0%
Somalia	9	0.0%
Dominican Republic	9	0.0%
Philippines	9	0.0%
Belgium	8	0.0%
Switzerland	8	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	8	0.0%
Stateless	8	0.0%
Ireland	7	0.0%
Mali	7	0.0%
Mexico	7	0.0%
Georgia	7	0.0%
Israel	7	0.0%
Ethiopia	6	0.0%
Togo	6	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	6	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	6	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Tunisia	5	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.0%
Luxembourg	4	0.0%
Norway	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	330 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²²Official
Local property-tax multiplier	385 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²²Official

Alternatives for people set on Kaufbeuren

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.

Mindelheim as a Kaufbeuren alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 15,531 Mindelheim vs 46,193 Kaufbeuren−66%
Median gross pay, region: €4,050 Mindelheim vs €3,950 Kaufbeurenno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,273 (2025) Mindelheim vs 4,121 (2023) Kaufbeurenno percentage
Nearest airport: 20.2 km Mindelheim vs 31.0 km Kaufbeuren−35%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 941.8 Mindelheim vs 1,021.1 Kaufbeuren−8%
Rent: €6.92/m² Mindelheim vs €6.85/m² Kaufbeurensame level
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Mindelheim vs 7.0 µg/m³ Kaufbeurensame level

Full comparison More about Mindelheim

Bad Oeynhausen as a Kaufbeuren alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 498 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 66.5 km Bad Oeynhausen vs 31.0 km Kaufbeuren+115%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,654.1 Bad Oeynhausen vs 1,021.1 Kaufbeuren+62%
Rent: €5.98/m² Bad Oeynhausen vs €6.85/m² Kaufbeuren−13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,696 (2025) Bad Oeynhausen vs 4,121 (2023) Kaufbeurenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Bad Oeynhausen vs €3,950 Kaufbeuren−4%
Residents: 50,620 Bad Oeynhausen vs 46,193 Kaufbeuren+10%

Full comparison More about Bad Oeynhausen

Tallinn as a Kaufbeuren alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1580 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 7.0 µg/m³ Kaufbeuren−57%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.85/m² (2022) Kaufbeurenno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 31.0 km Kaufbeuren−82%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,950 (2024) Kaufbeurenno percentage

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Cities near Kaufbeuren

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Marktoberdorf 12.6 km away

Rent: 6.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Wörishofen 14.1 km away

Rent: 7.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Buchloe 19.1 km away

Rent: 7.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Mindelheim 21.6 km away

Rent: 6.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schongau 21.9 km away

Rent: 7.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Kaufbeuren, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities

Filderstadt46,243 residents Bünde46,365 residents Gotha46,400 residents Melle46,436 residents Weinheim45,852 residents Schwerte45,821 residents

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Kaufbeuren in rankings

#2 of 30 in German cities with the lowest recorded crime rate #2 of 30 in Safest cities in Germany by recorded crime

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; Kaufbeuren's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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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 Kaufbeuren?

The published population was 46,193 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Kaufbeuren?

Average net cold rent is 6.85 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 480 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Kaufbeuren?

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.

How safe is Kaufbeuren?

What is the unemployment rate in Kaufbeuren?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

What is the typical salary around Kaufbeuren?

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

Is Kaufbeuren a good place to live?

Kaufbeuren 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 Kaufbeuren?

Marktoberdorf, Bad Wörishofen, Buchloe, Mindelheim, Schongau are near Kaufbeuren. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Kaufbeuren?

The official country of birth distribution records 31,991 people (70.8%) 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). Kaufbeuren, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a702bde959ba1b5d9d9574408f29ab7e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kaufbeuren/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kaufbeuren-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_6d470d3eb9a5,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kaufbeuren, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a702bde959ba1b5d9d9574408f29ab7e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/kaufbeuren/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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