Living in Oberkotzau

In Oberkotzau, rents across existing tenancies average €4.72 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.9% (2024).

Oberkotzau had a population of 5,263 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €3,500 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2316 sources

Population5,263people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,500EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent4.72EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 19% belowOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.9%country median 5.1% — 24% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime4,902incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Cheaper rent than 88% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 77% 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 Oberkotzau?

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 Oberkotzau?

Average net cold rent is 4.72 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): 4.72 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 citiesOberkotzau 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 Mbps⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.72 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Oberkotzau a good place to live?

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 55–75%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%

Student63%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–74%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–75%

Retirement59%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 283 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.72 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 Oberkotzau?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Oberkotzau is 3.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Oberkotzau 3.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,500 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.9 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Oberkotzau?

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

Left over each month€1,948of €2,330 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.	€2,330
Rent, 60 m²€4.72/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €283
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	€1,948

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oberkotzau. 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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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesOberkotzau 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	4,902 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Oberkotzau's nearest airport was NUE, 105 km away and offered 32 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	32 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	105 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	NUE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Oberkotzau. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.3°C in January to 17.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 55.3 mm in January and 86.6 mm in July. Oberkotzau's average monthly sunshine was 46.8 hours in January and 221.9 hours in July.

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

0°

1°-4°

2°-4°

7°-1°

13°3°

17°7°

20°10°

22°12°

17°8°

12°4°

6°1°

2°-2°

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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

120

179

206

208

222

213

158

106

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 12.6 · May 16.9 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 22.3 · Sep 17.3 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 1.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.8 · Feb -3.6 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 2.6 · May 6.7 · Jun 10 · Jul 12 · Aug 11.7 · Sep 8 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.3 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 7.6 · May 11.9 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 2.9 · Dec -0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 55.3 · Feb 46 · Mar 49.3 · Apr 38.5 · May 58.8 · Jun 69.5 · Jul 86.6 · Aug 75.3 · Sep 61.4 · Oct 55.5 · Nov 54.7 · Dec 61.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 46.8 · Feb 75.1 · Mar 120.3 · Apr 178.8 · May 206.1 · Jun 207.9 · Jul 221.9 · Aug 212.6 · Sep 157.7 · Oct 105.5 · Nov 48.9 · Dec 38.1 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Meiningen ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.5 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Koszalin (Poland) ±1.2 °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 Oberkotzau?

The published population was 5,263 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,263 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹⁰Official

International community in Oberkotzau

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	5,225	100.0%
Germany	4,384	83.9%
Kazakhstan	152	2.9%
Russian Federation	117	2.2%
Czech Republic	91	1.7%
Ukraine	61	1.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	53	1.0%
Romania	50	1.0%
Turkey	39	0.7%
Iraq	32	0.6%
Poland	30	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	19	0.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	17	0.3%
Greece	14	0.3%
Not stated	13	0.2%
Georgia	10	0.2%
Hungary	9	0.2%
Afghanistan	9	0.2%
Belarus	8	0.2%
Ethiopia	8	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	7	0.1%
Eritrea	7	0.1%
United States	7	0.1%
Philippines	7	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	0.1%
France	5	0.1%
Serbia	5	0.1%
Nigeria	5	0.1%
Lithuania	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.1%
Croatia	3	0.1%
Slovenia	3	0.1%
Luxembourg	3	0.1%
Netherlands	3	0.1%
Kosovo	3	0.1%
Austria	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Slovakia	3	0.1%
Switzerland	3	0.1%
United Kingdom	3	0.1%
Botswana	3	0.1%
Morocco	3	0.1%
South Africa	3	0.1%
Senegal	3	0.1%
Tunisia	3	0.1%
Dominican Republic	3	0.1%
Armenia	3	0.1%
Azerbaijan	3	0.1%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	3	0.1%
Nepal	3	0.1%
Turkmenistan	3	0.1%
Thailand	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,225	100.0%
Germany	4,745	90.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	75	1.4%
Ukraine	71	1.4%
Romania	46	0.9%
Iraq	34	0.7%
Russian Federation	30	0.6%
Turkey	22	0.4%
Italy	21	0.4%
Czech Republic	20	0.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	20	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Greece	14	0.3%
Eritrea	10	0.2%
Ethiopia	10	0.2%
Georgia	10	0.2%
Hungary	9	0.2%
Afghanistan	9	0.2%
Nigeria	8	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	0.1%
Belarus	6	0.1%
Kazakhstan	6	0.1%
South Africa	5	0.1%
Somalia	5	0.1%
United States	5	0.1%
Lithuania	4	0.1%
Poland	4	0.1%
Slovakia	4	0.1%
Switzerland	4	0.1%
Serbia	4	0.1%
Morocco	4	0.1%
France	3	0.1%
Croatia	3	0.1%
Austria	3	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.1%
Senegal	3	0.1%
Cuba	3	0.1%
Azerbaijan	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%
Thailand	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Oberkotzau

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Böblingen as an Oberkotzau alternative in the same country

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

Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,500 Oberkotzau+40%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €4.72/m² Oberkotzauno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,902 Oberkotzau−23%

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Oberkotzau 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; Oberkotzau's school authority applies it locally.

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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 Oberkotzau?

The published population was 5,263 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Oberkotzau?

Average net cold rent is 4.72 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 330 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Oberkotzau?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Oberkotzau?

The median gross salary is 3,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Oberkotzau a good place to live?

Oberkotzau 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 Germany live in Oberkotzau?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,384 people (83.9%) 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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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
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
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

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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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