Living in Korb

In Korb, rents across existing tenancies average €8.47 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.2% (2024).

Residents of Korb numbered 11,607 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €4,500 per month at the end of 2024. Korb recorded annual PM2.5 of 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population11,607people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,500EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent8.47EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 46% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.2%country median 5.1% — 18% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,701incidents 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 93% 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 Korb?

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 Korb?

Average net cold rent is 8.47 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): 8.47 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesKorb 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 Mbps⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.47 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Korb a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–64%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%

Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–64%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–66%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 508 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.47 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 Korb?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

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

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2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Korb 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,500 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.2 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Korb?

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

Left over each month€2,260of €2,867 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.	€2,867
Rent, 60 m²€8.47/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €508
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	€2,260

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Korb. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Korb. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesKorb 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	3,701 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Korb's nearest airport was STR, 20 km away and offered 80 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	80 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	20 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	STR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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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Climate and air quality

Korb's monthly mean temperatures were 2.1°C in January and 20°C in July. Korb's monthly precipitation totalled 39.9 mm in January and 81.3 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 69.3 hours in January and 241.6 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Korb?

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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5°-1°

6°0°

11°2°

16°6°

20°10°

23°13°

25°15°

20°11°

15°7°

9°3°

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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

143

187

210

225

242

226

169

116

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hours

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 Korb 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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101

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

Korb 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 4.9 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15.8 · May 19.7 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 5.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.6 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 5.7 · May 9.7 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 15 · Aug 14.7 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3 · Dec 0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 3 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 20 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 39.9 · Feb 32.7 · Mar 36.5 · Apr 35.4 · May 76.3 · Jun 75.6 · Jul 81.3 · Aug 72.1 · Sep 47.4 · Oct 51.8 · Nov 49.9 · Dec 49.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 69.3 · Feb 91.2 · Mar 142.5 · Apr 186.7 · May 209.5 · Jun 224.6 · Jul 241.6 · Aug 225.6 · Sep 169.4 · Oct 116.4 · Nov 72 · Dec 60.1 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.0 °C, Metz (France) ±0.3 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.7 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.7 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.7 °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

How many people live in Korb?

The published population was 11,607 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	11,607 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Korb

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	11,262	100.0%
Germany	9,168	81.4%
Turkey	205	1.8%
Kosovo	171	1.5%
Italy	166	1.5%
Romania	109	1.0%
Croatia	107	1.0%
Greece	102	0.9%
Poland	98	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	93	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	78	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Czech Republic	75	0.7%
Russian Federation	72	0.6%
Serbia	64	0.6%
Hungary	55	0.5%
Austria	42	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	41	0.4%
Bulgaria	40	0.4%
Kazakhstan	36	0.3%
Iraq	31	0.3%
Albania	26	0.2%
Brazil	25	0.2%
Slovenia	20	0.2%
United States	20	0.2%
Ukraine	18	0.2%
Afghanistan	18	0.2%
France	17	0.2%
Nigeria	16	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	16	0.1%
Switzerland	15	0.1%
Spain	15	0.1%
Slovakia	14	0.1%
India	14	0.1%
Gambia	13	0.1%
Portugal	12	0.1%
Eritrea	12	0.1%
United Kingdom	11	0.1%
Thailand	11	0.1%
China	11	0.1%
Lebanon	10	0.1%
Pakistan	10	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	10	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	7	0.1%
Uzbekistan	7	0.1%
Not stated	7	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	6	0.1%
Philippines	6	0.1%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Tunisia	5	0.0%
Argentina	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Lithuania	4	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	4	0.0%
Morocco	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Palestinian territories	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	11,262	100.0%
Germany	9,487	84.2%
Italy	282	2.5%
Turkey	223	2.0%
Croatia	168	1.5%
Kosovo	166	1.5%
Greece	141	1.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	82	0.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	62	0.6%
Romania	50	0.4%
Serbia	50	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	47	0.4%
Austria	37	0.3%
Poland	32	0.3%
Iraq	30	0.3%
Hungary	29	0.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	27	0.2%
Albania	26	0.2%
Spain	25	0.2%
Nigeria	23	0.2%
Afghanistan	19	0.2%
Portugal	15	0.1%
Gambia	15	0.1%
Slovenia	14	0.1%
India	13	0.1%
United States	12	0.1%
China	12	0.1%
Switzerland	11	0.1%
Ukraine	11	0.1%
France	10	0.1%
Slovakia	10	0.1%
Russian Federation	10	0.1%
Pakistan	10	0.1%
Thailand	10	0.1%
Sweden	8	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	7	0.1%
United Kingdom	6	0.1%
Netherlands	5	0.0%
Eritrea	5	0.0%
Togo	5	0.0%
Czech Republic	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Uncertain	3	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Korb

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.

Böblingen as a Korb alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €8.47/m² Korbno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,500 Korb+9%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 3,701 Korbsame level

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities

Sinzheim11,608 residents Lauingen11,604 residents Walldürn11,614 residents Neuenrade11,621 residents Wolnzach11,623 residents Lindenberg i.Allgäu11,587 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Korb 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.

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; Korb's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Korb part of Stuttgart?

Korb is in the published commuting zone of Stuttgart; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Stuttgart city profile

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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 Korb?

The published population was 11,607 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Korb?

Average net cold rent is 8.47 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 593 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Korb?

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 Korb?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Korb?

The median gross salary is 4,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Korb a good place to live?

Korb 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.

Is Korb part of Stuttgart?

Korb is in the published commuting zone of Stuttgart; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Germany live in Korb?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,168 people (81.4%) 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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  title = {Korb, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
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

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Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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