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Living in Ober-Ramstadt

Ober-Ramstadt is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.71 per m² per month in June 2026. Ober-Ramstadt had a population of 15,078 at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €30,150 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Lower unemployment than 62% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Ober-Ramstadt?

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 Ober-Ramstadt.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ober-Ramstadt?

Average net cold rent is 12.71 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): 12.71 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Ober-Ramstadt21

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

Net rent across major citiesOber-Ramstadt highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ober-Ramstadt 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)12.71 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Ober-Ramstadt21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 763 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.71 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

The unemployment rate was 4.44% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,350 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Ober-Ramstadt?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.44 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Ober-Ramstadt is 4.4%. 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%12904–6Ober-Ramstadt 4.4%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
Fibre-to-the-building availability34.66 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability70.71 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident30,150 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita33,293 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.44 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ober-Ramstadt. 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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Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport239 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportFRA13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport25.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ober-Ramstadt. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ober-Ramstadt.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ober-Ramstadt?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Darmstadt Hügelstraße)10

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
Ober-Ramstadt annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154013.0PM10104013.0NO₂µg/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 Ober-Ramstadt is 8.0 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/m³1558–9Ober-Ramstadt 8.090 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 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 mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Darmstadt)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Darmstadt)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Darmstadt Hügelstraße)10Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.87 · Feb 16.64 · Mar 21.62 · Apr 28.21 · May 32.23 · Jun 38.24 · Jul 39.82 · Aug 39.63 · Sep 33.07 · Oct 26.89 · Nov 21.37 · Dec 14.4 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -19.25 · Feb -17.87 · Mar -11.19 · Apr -4.87 · May -1.14 · Jun 4.8 · Jul 7.12 · Aug 6.44 · Sep 2.46 · Oct -5.35 · Nov -5.51 · Dec -17.19 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.29 · Feb 1.35 · Mar 5.02 · Apr 9.9 · May 14.31 · Jun 18.62 · Jul 20.91 · Aug 20.27 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 10.29 · Nov 5.06 · Dec 1.33 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Annual mean temperature9.3 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Abensberg15,061 residentsNiederzier15,060 residentsReken15,109 residentsGrefrath15,117 residentsRatzeburg15,026 residentsRellingen15,026 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 41.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 360 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Ober-Ramstadt?

The published population was 15,078 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Ober-Ramstadt residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport86.3%Foreign residents13.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents630 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area41.88 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents2,067 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density360 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population15,078 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,914 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share12.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other7,649 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share51.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents5,377 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share36 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Ober-Ramstadt

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 groupPeopleShare
Total14,940100.0%
Germany12,12681.2%
Turkey5513.7%
Poland3542.4%
Romania1250.8%
Ukraine1140.8%
Italy1050.7%
Afghanistan1000.7%
Czech Republic940.6%
Syrian Arab Republic910.6%
Russian Federation890.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kazakhstan850.6%
Kosovo600.4%
Not stated530.4%
Serbia520.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of520.3%
Bulgaria450.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina360.2%
Pakistan360.2%
Hungary350.2%
Cameroon340.2%
United States310.2%
Morocco300.2%
Greece290.2%
Moldova, Republic of280.2%
Spain280.2%
Croatia260.2%
Somalia260.2%
France250.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of250.2%
India250.2%
Eritrea240.2%
Austria220.1%
Thailand190.1%
China190.1%
Colombia180.1%
Iraq170.1%
Switzerland150.1%
United Kingdom140.1%
Nigeria140.1%
Belgium110.1%
Netherlands110.1%
Slovakia110.1%
Brazil110.1%
Sweden100.1%
Ethiopia100.1%
Slovenia90.1%
Algeria80.1%
South Africa80.1%
Albania70.0%
Belarus70.0%
Peru70.0%
Kyrgyzstan70.0%
Finland60.0%
Chile60.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of60.0%
Philippines60.0%
Lithuania50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Jordan50.0%
Uzbekistan50.0%
Portugal40.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
Korea, Republic of40.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Benin30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Japan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total14,940100.0%
Germany12,87386.2%
Turkey4883.3%
Poland2011.3%
Italy1491.0%
Afghanistan1080.7%
Romania940.6%
Syrian Arab Republic910.6%
Ukraine890.6%
Bulgaria480.3%
Kosovo440.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia410.3%
Spain410.3%
Somalia370.2%
Serbia350.2%
Eritrea340.2%
Pakistan330.2%
Uncertain320.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina310.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of300.2%
Hungary260.2%
Greece250.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of210.1%
Russian Federation210.1%
Austria200.1%
Cameroon190.1%
India190.1%
Netherlands160.1%
United States150.1%
France140.1%
Albania130.1%
Iraq130.1%
Thailand130.1%
China130.1%
Portugal100.1%
Slovakia100.1%
Morocco90.1%
Switzerland80.1%
Nigeria80.1%
Kazakhstan80.1%
Not stated80.1%
Lithuania60.0%
Czech Republic60.0%
Belgium50.0%
Algeria50.0%
South Africa50.0%
Brazil50.0%
Yemen50.0%
Viet Nam50.0%
Palestinian territories50.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Chile40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
Finland30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Benin30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Peru30.0%
China (Hong Kong)30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Malaysia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Ober-Ramstadt 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–57%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 39–63%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–67%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–66%
Foreign residents2,067 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population15,078 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.71 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Ober-Ramstadt
Fibre-to-the-building availability34.66 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability70.71 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident30,150 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–695.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 332.3 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier420 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier850 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Ober-Ramstadt 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.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Ober-Ramstadt?

The published population was 15,078 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Ober-Ramstadt?

Average net cold rent is 12.71 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 890 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Ober-Ramstadt.

Is the air quality good in Ober-Ramstadt?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Darmstadt Hügelstraße).

What is the unemployment rate in Ober-Ramstadt?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Ober-Ramstadt?

The median gross salary is 4,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Ober-Ramstadt?

2,067 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Ober-Ramstadt a good place to live?

Ober-Ramstadt 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.

How many people born in Total live in Ober-Ramstadt?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,940 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Ober-Ramstadt, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/ober-ramstadt/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Ober-Ramstadt, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  4. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. 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
  8. EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Darmstadt) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  9. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Darmstadt) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  10. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Darmstadt Hügelstraße) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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  1. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
  2. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row. destatis.de · checked 2024-12-31
  4. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  5. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  7. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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  11. miet-check Mietspiegel Ober-Ramstadt miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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