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Leonberg is a city in Germany. Leonberg had a population of 49,480 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 10,289. The city covered 48.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,015.4 people per km² in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 86.2% in 2025. The unemployment rate was 5.29% in May 2022.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Leonberg?

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 Leonberg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €15.02 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Leonberg?

Average net cold rent is 15.02 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): 15.02 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Leonberg17

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

Net rent across major citiesLeonberg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Leonberg 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)15.02 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Leonberg17Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 901 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 15.02 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

What is the unemployment rate in Leonberg?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.29 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities16
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Leonberg is 5.3%. 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%12904–6Leonberg 5.3%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
Gigabit broadband availability86.19 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)5,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik1Official
Unemployment rate5.29 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities16Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k483 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Leonberg 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 100k483 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
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Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport80 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportSTR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport19.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

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

Annual NO₂ was 22.7 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Leonberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Stuttgart Arnulf-Klett-Platz)7

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
Leonberg average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Leonberg average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100403337357676817247525050JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Leonberg average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526069911431872102252422261691167260JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Leonberg annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154018.0PM10104022.7NO₂µg/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 Leonberg is 10.0 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/m³1027–8155 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/m³3010–11Leonberg 10.05 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
NO₂ — annual mean22.69 µg/m³country median 13.62024Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.10Official
PM10 — annual mean18 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Stuttgart Arnulf-Klett-Platz)6Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Stuttgart Arnulf-Klett-Platz)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 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 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart (Schnarrenberg)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -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 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart (Schnarrenberg)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 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 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart (Schnarrenberg)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart (Schnarrenberg)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 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 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart (Schnarrenberg)13Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)5Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Willich49,413 residentsSpeyer49,564 residentsCuxhaven49,697 residentsEmden49,202 residentsBergkamen49,143 residentsOranienburg49,122 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Leonberg?

The published population was 49,480 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis4

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Leonberg residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport79.2%Foreign residents20.8%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents611 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality8Official
City area48.71 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis4Official
Foreign residents10,289 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities15Official
Population density1,015 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.9Official
Population49,480 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis4Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents8,483 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
Catholic share17.5 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
No religion or other26,798 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
No religion or other, share55.4 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
Protestant residents13,056 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
Protestant share27 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit14Official
Foreign residents10,289 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population49,480 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)15.02 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Leonberg
Gigabit broadband availability86.19 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)5,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Unemployment rate5.29 %15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

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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 Leonberg?

The published population was 49,480 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Leonberg?

Average net cold rent is 15.02 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,051 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Leonberg.

Is the air quality good in Leonberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Stuttgart Arnulf-Klett-Platz).

What is the unemployment rate in Leonberg?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Leonberg?

The median gross salary is 5,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

How many foreign residents live in Leonberg?

10,289 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Leonberg a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Leonberg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/leonberg/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Leonberg, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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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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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
  6. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Stuttgart Arnulf-Klett-Platz) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  7. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Stuttgart Arnulf-Klett-Platz) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  8. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
  9. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  10. Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted. umweltbundesamt.de · checked 2026-07-15
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  1. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  2. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  3. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart (Schnarrenberg) WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  4. Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit Zensus 2022 · destatis.de · checked 2026-09-01
  5. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  6. Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities Zensus 2022 regional tables · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-26
  7. miet-check Mietspiegel Leonberg miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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