Living in Memmingen

In Memmingen, rents across existing tenancies average €6.51 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.8% (2024).

Memmingen had 44,192 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. In May 2022, the foreign population was 8,742.

Last checked 2026-09-1930 sources

Population44,192people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,800EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.51EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 12% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate3.8%country median 5.1% — 25% belowOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average

Recorded crime5,750incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 39% 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 69% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 80% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.9 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Memmingen?

Average net cold rent is 6.51 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): 6.51 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 citiesMemmingen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Memmingen€6.51

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 Mbps¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.51 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	11.9 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Memmingen³⁰Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Memmingen 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–63%

Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 41–59%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–58%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 391 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.51 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 3.8% in 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,544 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Memmingen?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average¹

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Memmingen is 3.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Memmingen 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	25.57 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁵Official
Gigabit broadband availability	83.06 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁵Official
Disposable income per resident	30,544 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	68,465 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)²Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	3.8 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average¹Official

What does a salary buy in Memmingen?

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

Left over each month€1,681of €2,494 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.	€2,494
Rent, 60 m²€11.90/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Memmingen · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.51/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €714
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	€1,681

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,052 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)⁴Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Memmingen 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 residents1,052 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Memmingen?

Police recorded about 5,750 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 citiesMemmingen 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

Memmingen5,750

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,750 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397	31 Dec 2023	Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)³Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate	6,110 incidents per 100,000	2022	INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table¹³Official 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.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	FMM	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	4.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Memmingen?

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 Agency¹²

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 Memmingen 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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Memmingen 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 8.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹²Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.14 · Feb 15.13 · Mar 19.92 · Apr 27.33 · May 28.1 · Jun 31.87 · Jul 32.33 · Aug 31.83 · Sep 27.31 · Oct 24.79 · Nov 18.83 · Dec 13.67 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -17.06 · Feb -19.01 · Mar -21.52 · Apr -5.9 · May -1.91 · Jun 2.11 · Jul 6.31 · Aug 5.05 · Sep -0.07 · Oct -6.19 · Nov -13.23 · Dec -16.32 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.37 · Feb -0.56 · Mar 3.64 · Apr 8.36 · May 12.58 · Jun 16.54 · Jul 18.09 · Aug 17.62 · Sep 13.34 · Oct 9.09 · Nov 3.69 · Dec -0.36 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Annual mean temperature	8.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)¹¹Official · 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 70.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 630.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Memmingen?

The published population was 44,192 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.2%
Foreign residents19.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	632 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁴Official
City area	70.11 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹Official
Foreign residents	8,742 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	630.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁷Official
Population	44,192 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	14,149 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
Catholic share	32.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
No religion or other	20,030 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
No religion or other, share	46.3 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
Protestant residents	9,117 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official
Protestant share	21.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁶Official

International community in Memmingen

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	43,300	100.0%
Germany	31,326	72.3%
Turkey	1,393	3.2%
Kazakhstan	1,266	2.9%
Romania	1,027	2.4%
Russian Federation	875	2.0%
Poland	591	1.4%
Czech Republic	582	1.3%
Kosovo	558	1.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	529	1.2%
Ukraine	523	1.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	484	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	408	0.9%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	294	0.7%
Hungary	287	0.7%
Croatia	273	0.6%
Serbia	241	0.6%
Iraq	200	0.5%
Bulgaria	184	0.4%
Austria	169	0.4%
Viet Nam	134	0.3%
Afghanistan	116	0.3%
Kyrgyzstan	103	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	92	0.2%
Eritrea	83	0.2%
Greece	72	0.2%
Uzbekistan	71	0.2%
Tajikistan	69	0.2%
Portugal	59	0.1%
Albania	54	0.1%
France	51	0.1%
Switzerland	51	0.1%
Morocco	51	0.1%
United States	50	0.1%
Thailand	44	0.1%
Spain	43	0.1%
United Kingdom	42	0.1%
India	42	0.1%
Slovakia	41	0.1%
Lithuania	38	0.1%
Slovenia	37	0.1%
Brazil	37	0.1%
China	36	0.1%
Not stated	33	0.1%
Georgia	31	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	31	0.1%
Montenegro	26	0.1%
Pakistan	26	0.1%
Nigeria	25	0.1%
Tunisia	25	0.1%
Philippines	22	0.1%
Netherlands	20	0.0%
Belarus	20	0.0%
Egypt	20	0.0%
Azerbaijan	18	0.0%
Latvia	16	0.0%
Somalia	16	0.0%
Ethiopia	14	0.0%
Armenia	13	0.0%
Lebanon	13	0.0%
Libya	12	0.0%
Gambia	11	0.0%
Indonesia	11	0.0%
Israel	11	0.0%
Estonia	10	0.0%
Kenya	10	0.0%
Peru	10	0.0%
South Africa	9	0.0%
Argentina	9	0.0%
Sri Lanka	9	0.0%
Bangladesh	9	0.0%
Burkina Faso	8	0.0%
Cameroon	8	0.0%
Cuba	8	0.0%
Mexico	8	0.0%
Japan	8	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	7	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Turkmenistan	7	0.0%
Malaysia	7	0.0%
New Zealand	7	0.0%
Belgium	6	0.0%
Sweden	6	0.0%
Algeria	6	0.0%
Namibia	6	0.0%
Canada	6	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	5	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Madagascar	4	0.0%
Mozambique	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Ecuador	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Equatorial Guinea	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	43,300	100.0%
Germany	34,556	79.8%
Turkey	1,471	3.4%
Romania	953	2.2%
Kosovo	624	1.4%
Italy	574	1.3%
Croatia	515	1.2%
Ukraine	472	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	400	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	383	0.9%
Poland	319	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	303	0.7%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	259	0.6%
Bulgaria	235	0.5%
Serbia	205	0.5%
Russian Federation	150	0.3%
Austria	149	0.3%
Iraq	144	0.3%
Afghanistan	140	0.3%
Uncertain	117	0.3%
Greece	104	0.2%
Viet Nam	85	0.2%
Kazakhstan	79	0.2%
Eritrea	74	0.2%
Portugal	68	0.2%
Albania	60	0.1%
Spain	52	0.1%
India	41	0.1%
France	39	0.1%
Thailand	39	0.1%
Slovenia	38	0.1%
Nigeria	38	0.1%
United States	31	0.1%
Slovakia	27	0.1%
China	26	0.1%
Morocco	25	0.1%
Pakistan	25	0.1%
Czech Republic	23	0.1%
Montenegro	22	0.1%
Lithuania	22	0.1%
Netherlands	22	0.1%
United Kingdom	21	0.0%
Brazil	21	0.0%
Somalia	19	0.0%
Switzerland	18	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	14	0.0%
Azerbaijan	12	0.0%
Georgia	12	0.0%
Gambia	11	0.0%
Tunisia	11	0.0%
Egypt	11	0.0%
Japan	10	0.0%
Latvia	9	0.0%
Ethiopia	9	0.0%
Cameroon	9	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Palestinian territories	8	0.0%
Israel	7	0.0%
Uzbekistan	7	0.0%
Sweden	6	0.0%
South Africa	6	0.0%
Peru	6	0.0%
Indonesia	6	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	6	0.0%
Lebanon	6	0.0%
New Zealand	6	0.0%
Mexico	5	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.0%
Philippines	5	0.0%
Tajikistan	5	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Madagascar	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Sri Lanka	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	94.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁷Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	19.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁷Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	360 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich¹⁰Official
Local property-tax multiplier	400 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Memmingen

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.

Ochsenhausen as a Memmingen alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 23.5 km Ochsenhausen vs 4.3 km Memmingen+447%
Unemployment: 2.6% Ochsenhausen vs 3.8% Memmingen−32%
Residents: 9,358 Ochsenhausen vs 44,192 Memmingen−79%
Median gross pay, region: €4,400 Ochsenhausen vs €3,800 Memmingenno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,654 (2025) Ochsenhausen vs 5,750 (2023) Memmingenno percentage
Rent: €6.61/m² Ochsenhausen vs €6.51/m² Memmingensame level

Full comparison More about Ochsenhausen

Bad Oeynhausen as a Memmingen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 479 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 66.5 km Bad Oeynhausen vs 4.3 km Memmingen+1447%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,654.1 Bad Oeynhausen vs 1,052.2 Memmingen+57%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Bad Oeynhausen vs €3,800 Memmingenno percentage
Rent: €5.98/m² Bad Oeynhausen vs €6.51/m² Memmingen−8%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,696 (2025) Bad Oeynhausen vs 5,750 (2023) Memmingenno percentage
Residents: 50,620 Bad Oeynhausen vs 44,192 Memmingen+15%

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Tallinn as a Memmingen alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1586 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. 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 Memmingen−57%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.51/m² (2022) Memmingenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,800 (2024) Memmingenno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 4.3 km Memmingen+30%

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Cities near Memmingen

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

Ochsenhausen 19.7 km away

Rent: 6.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Leutkirch im Allgäu 21.6 km away

Rent: 6.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Wurzach 22.7 km away

Rent: 6.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Mindelheim 24.2 km away

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

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Memmingen in rankings

#5 of 30 in German cities with the lowest recorded crime rate #5 of 30 in Safest cities in Germany by recorded crime #23 of 30 in City hubs with the lowest published recorded-crime rate

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; Memmingen's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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How many people live in Memmingen?

The published population was 44,192 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Memmingen?

Average net cold rent is 6.51 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 456 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Memmingen?

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 Memmingen?

What is the unemployment rate in Memmingen?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

What is the typical salary around Memmingen?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Memmingen a good place to live?

Memmingen 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 Memmingen?

Ochsenhausen, Leutkirch im Allgäu, Bad Wurzach, Mindelheim are near Memmingen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Memmingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 31,326 people (72.3%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Memmingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5e0e0705e74289ce69bb4b61924ae8b6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/memmingen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_memmingen-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_1742e957202d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Memmingen, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {5e0e0705e74289ce69bb4b61924ae8b6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/memmingen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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