Living in Montabaur

In Montabaur, rents across existing tenancies average €6.93 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.7% (2024).

Montabaur, a city in Germany, had a population of 14,884 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.98 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population14,884people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,850EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.93EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 19% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate3.7%country median 5.1% — 27% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime4,358incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean5.64µg/m³country median 8.0 — 30% belowOfficial source · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.

Pricier rent than 77% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 82% 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 Montabaur?

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 Montabaur?

Average net cold rent is 6.93 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): 6.93 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁷

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesMontabaur highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Montabaur€6.93

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 M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.93 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9.98 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Montabaur³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Montabaur a good place to live?

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Remote worker73%strong on work, weak on safety · range 64–82%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–80%

Student66%strong on cost, weak on education · range 56–76%

Family66%strong on family, weak on education · range 56–76%

Retirement69%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 59–79%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 416 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.93 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 regional median gross salary was €3,850 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €28,740 per person per year at the end of 2023. Regional GDP per person was €43,349 at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Montabaur?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Montabaur is 3.7%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Montabaur 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	98.97 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	98.97 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁴Official
Disposable income per resident	28,740 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	43,349 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	3.7 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Montabaur?

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

Left over each month€1,823of €2,521 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.	€2,521
Rent, 60 m²€9.98/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Montabaur · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.93/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €599
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	€1,823

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,774 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)³Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	105.9 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Montabaur 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 residents1,774 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMontabaur 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	4,358 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	92 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	CGN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	67.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.64 µg/m³ · Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁶

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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17°5°

20°9°

23°12°

25°14°

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21°10°

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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

119

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195

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192

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138

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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

PM2.55.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1016WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4.4WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Montabaur is 5.6 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Montabaur 5.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.44 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁶Official
NO₂ — latest reading	1.58 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Limburg Schiede)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.64 µg/m³country median 8.0	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁶Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.2 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.7 · Apr 16.6 · May 20.3 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 20.6 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 5.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.3 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.3 · May 9 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 7 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 0.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6.7 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 2.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 41.5 · Feb 34.4 · Mar 44.6 · Apr 36.1 · May 59.1 · Jun 65.8 · Jul 75.9 · Aug 62.1 · Sep 62.6 · Oct 49.3 · Nov 52.6 · Dec 52.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.2 · Feb 68 · Mar 118.8 · Apr 177.6 · May 195.1 · Jun 202.3 · Jul 192.2 · Aug 197.4 · Sep 137.9 · Oct 94.7 · Nov 42.9 · Dec 40 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Bendorf²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)¹⁰Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

5.4

6.7

8.0

9.3

5.620142017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 37.4% between 2014 and 2024, from 9.0 to 5.6.

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.7 °C, Metz (France) ±0.4 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.5 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±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

The city covered 33.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 440.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Montabaur?

The published population was 14,884 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.4%
Foreign residents13.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	754 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	33.77 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸Official
Foreign residents	2,026 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	440.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	14,884 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁸Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	6,297 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	43.1 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	5,945 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	40.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	2,359 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	16.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Montabaur

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	14,601	100.0%
Germany	11,332	77.6%
Russian Federation	376	2.6%
Kazakhstan	344	2.4%
Poland	342	2.3%
Turkey	204	1.4%
Ukraine	158	1.1%
Kosovo	145	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	131	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	107	0.7%
Bulgaria	106	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	105	0.7%
Afghanistan	95	0.7%
Serbia	67	0.5%
Not stated	66	0.5%
Romania	65	0.4%
Croatia	49	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	48	0.3%
China	38	0.3%
Slovenia	34	0.2%
Eritrea	34	0.2%
Spain	32	0.2%
Czech Republic	29	0.2%
Azerbaijan	29	0.2%
Pakistan	28	0.2%
Viet Nam	27	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	25	0.2%
France	23	0.2%
Hungary	23	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	23	0.2%
Austria	21	0.1%
Brazil	20	0.1%
Greece	19	0.1%
United States	19	0.1%
India	19	0.1%
Thailand	19	0.1%
Uzbekistan	19	0.1%
Montenegro	18	0.1%
Netherlands	17	0.1%
United Kingdom	17	0.1%
Portugal	13	0.1%
Belarus	13	0.1%
Albania	12	0.1%
Algeria	12	0.1%
El Salvador	12	0.1%
Sri Lanka	12	0.1%
Philippines	12	0.1%
Switzerland	11	0.1%
Ethiopia	10	0.1%
Peru	10	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	9	0.1%
Sweden	9	0.1%
Cameroon	9	0.1%
Egypt	9	0.1%
Latvia	8	0.1%
Lithuania	8	0.1%
Georgia	8	0.1%
Luxembourg	7	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	7	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Nigeria	6	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Argentina	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Tunisia	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Somalia	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Iraq	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Singapore	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	14,601	100.0%
Germany	12,575	86.1%
Turkey	174	1.2%
Poland	154	1.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	154	1.1%
Bulgaria	135	0.9%
Ukraine	131	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	126	0.9%
Italy	118	0.8%
Afghanistan	117	0.8%
Kosovo	109	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	72	0.5%
Romania	61	0.4%
Eritrea	56	0.4%
Russian Federation	53	0.4%
Serbia	46	0.3%
China	33	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	32	0.2%
Pakistan	31	0.2%
Azerbaijan	28	0.2%
Montenegro	21	0.1%
Spain	21	0.1%
Hungary	20	0.1%
Austria	17	0.1%
Viet Nam	17	0.1%
Netherlands	15	0.1%
Brazil	15	0.1%
El Salvador	14	0.1%
Greece	13	0.1%
Kazakhstan	13	0.1%
United States	11	0.1%
Thailand	11	0.1%
France	9	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	9	0.1%
Portugal	9	0.1%
Egypt	9	0.1%
India	9	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	7	0.0%
Lithuania	6	0.0%
Algeria	6	0.0%
Peru	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Latvia	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	5	0.0%
Nigeria	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Somalia	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	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)	96.9 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁶Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	32.6 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁶Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁹Official
Local property-tax multiplier	465 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Montabaur

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.

Wirges as a Montabaur alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 4,306.9 Wirges vs 1,774.0 Montabaur+143%
Rent: €6.03/m² Wirges vs €6.93/m² Montabaur−13%
Residents: 5,694 Wirges vs 14,884 Montabaur−62%
Median gross pay, region: €3,850 Wirges vs €3,850 Montabaurno percentage
Nearest airport: 63.3 km Wirges vs 67.7 km Montabaur−6%
Unemployment: 3.7% Wirges vs 3.7% Montabaursame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,358 Wirges vs 4,358 Montabaursame level

Full comparison More about Wirges

Gummersbach as a Montabaur alternative in the same country

69 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 51,290 Gummersbach vs 14,884 Montabaur+245%
Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €6.93/m² Montabaur−14%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 901.5 Gummersbach vs 1,774.0 Montabaur−49%
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,850 Montabaurno percentage
Nearest airport: 35.1 km Gummersbach vs 67.7 km Montabaur−48%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 4,358 Montabaur−9%

Full comparison More about Gummersbach

Cities near Montabaur

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

Wirges 4.6 km away

Rent: 6.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ransbach-Baumbach 7.8 km away

Rent: 6.17 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Höhr-Grenzhausen 11.0 km away

Rent: 5.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Selters (Westerwald) 11.6 km away

Rent: 5.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Nassau 13.6 km away

Rent: 5.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Ems 13.8 km away

Rent: 5.67 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Vallendar 15.3 km away

Rent: 7.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Diez 15.4 km away

Rent: 6.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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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; Montabaur'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 Montabaur?

The published population was 14,884 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Montabaur?

Average net cold rent is 6.93 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 485 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Montabaur?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted..

What is the unemployment rate in Montabaur?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Montabaur?

The median gross salary is 3,850 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Montabaur a good place to live?

Montabaur 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 Montabaur?

Wirges, Ransbach-Baumbach, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Selters (Westerwald), Nassau are near Montabaur. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Montabaur?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,332 people (77.6%) 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). Montabaur, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c24e83d09b210575d78661df1dba8753]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/montabaur/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_montabaur-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_3ac8e2103890,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Montabaur, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c24e83d09b210575d78661df1dba8753},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/montabaur/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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