Living in Oberstdorf

In Oberstdorf, rents across existing tenancies average €8.12 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.6% (2024).

Oberstdorf had a population of 9,279 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,950 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2313 sources

Population9,279people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent8.12EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 40% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate2.6%country median 5.1% — 49% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime2,574incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Pricier rent than 92% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 98% 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 Oberstdorf?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Oberstdorf?

Average net cold rent is 8.12 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): 8.12 EUR/m²/month · Destatis⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesOberstdorf 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 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.12 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis⁴Official

Is Oberstdorf a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–68%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%

Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–71%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–62%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 487 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.12 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 Oberstdorf?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Oberstdorf is 2.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Oberstdorf 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,950 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.6 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Oberstdorf?

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

Left over each month€1,989of €2,575 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.	€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€8.12/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €487
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	€1,989

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oberstdorf. 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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Healthcare

At the end of 2024, hospital bed capacity in Oberstdorf was 754.4 beds per 100,000 residents.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	754.4 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)³Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Oberstdorf through valid health insurance.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents754.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

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Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesOberstdorf 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	2,574 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Oberstdorf's nearest airport was FMM, 65 km away and offered 21 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	21 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	65 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FMM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.5°C in January to 16.4°C in July. Oberstdorf's monthly precipitation totalled 114.1 mm in January and 198.1 mm in July. Oberstdorf's average monthly sunshine was 82.8 hours in January and 199 hours in July.

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

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3°-7°

5°-7°

9°-3°

13°0°

18°5°

21°9°

23°10°

18°7°

14°3°

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3°-6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

114

126

102

157

188

198

201

145

114

111

126

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

135

154

168

182

199

185

147

122

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 8.9 · Apr 13.4 · May 17.5 · Jun 21 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 18.2 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.3 · Feb -6.8 · Mar -3.1 · Apr 0.4 · May 4.7 · Jun 8.7 · Jul 10.3 · Aug 10.2 · Sep 6.6 · Oct 2.7 · Nov -2.3 · Dec -5.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.5 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 6.7 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16 · Sep 11.9 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -1.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 114.1 · Feb 98.9 · Mar 126.1 · Apr 101.6 · May 156.6 · Jun 187.6 · Jul 198.1 · Aug 201.4 · Sep 145.3 · Oct 113.9 · Nov 111 · Dec 126.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 82.8 · Feb 98.3 · Mar 134.6 · Apr 154.1 · May 168.3 · Jun 181.9 · Jul 199 · Aug 184.5 · Sep 146.9 · Oct 121.5 · Nov 80.3 · Dec 70 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±2.1 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.9 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±2.6 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±2.6 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±2.6 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.8 °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 Oberstdorf?

The published population was 9,279 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	9,279 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Oberstdorf

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	9,209	100.0%
Germany	7,668	83.3%
Austria	137	1.5%
Romania	134	1.5%
Turkey	120	1.3%
Poland	106	1.2%
Bulgaria	85	0.9%
Ukraine	73	0.8%
Czech Republic	72	0.8%
Croatia	71	0.8%
Slovakia	55	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	52	0.6%
Serbia	40	0.4%
Italy	39	0.4%
Not stated	38	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	37	0.4%
Switzerland	37	0.4%
Greece	27	0.3%
Russian Federation	26	0.3%
United Kingdom	23	0.2%
France	22	0.2%
Iraq	22	0.2%
Viet Nam	19	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	19	0.2%
Albania	17	0.2%
United States	17	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	14	0.2%
Afghanistan	14	0.2%
Kazakhstan	13	0.1%
Netherlands	10	0.1%
Kosovo	10	0.1%
Tunisia	10	0.1%
Belgium	9	0.1%
Lithuania	9	0.1%
Argentina	9	0.1%
Brazil	9	0.1%
India	9	0.1%
Philippines	9	0.1%
China	9	0.1%
Morocco	8	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	8	0.1%
Spain	7	0.1%
Egypt	7	0.1%
Indonesia	7	0.1%
Estonia	5	0.1%
Finland	5	0.1%
Sweden	5	0.1%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Seychelles	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	9,209	100.0%
Germany	7,904	85.8%
Austria	175	1.9%
Romania	123	1.3%
Turkey	117	1.3%
Croatia	99	1.1%
Bulgaria	96	1.0%
Ukraine	79	0.9%
Poland	63	0.7%
Hungary	57	0.6%
Slovakia	50	0.5%

Show 48 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Italy	36	0.4%
Czech Republic	29	0.3%
Greece	26	0.3%
Serbia	23	0.2%
Switzerland	22	0.2%
Iraq	22	0.2%
Albania	20	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	20	0.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	16	0.2%
France	15	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	15	0.2%
Netherlands	14	0.2%
Afghanistan	14	0.2%
Spain	13	0.1%
United Kingdom	13	0.1%
Brazil	9	0.1%
United States	9	0.1%
Viet Nam	9	0.1%
Lithuania	8	0.1%
India	8	0.1%
Finland	7	0.1%
Kosovo	7	0.1%
Russian Federation	7	0.1%
Egypt	7	0.1%
Indonesia	7	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	7	0.1%
Estonia	5	0.1%
Slovenia	5	0.1%
Tunisia	5	0.1%
Philippines	5	0.1%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Morocco	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Seychelles	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Oberstdorf

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Alternative cities in Germany

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Ehningen9,277 residents Urbach9,277 residents Alsbach-Hähnlein9,273 residents Schlitz9,271 residents Wehrheim9,271 residents Teisendorf9,267 residents

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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; Oberstdorf'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 Oberstdorf?

The published population was 9,279 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Oberstdorf?

Average net cold rent is 8.12 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 568 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Oberstdorf?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Oberstdorf?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Oberstdorf a good place to live?

Oberstdorf 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 Oberstdorf?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,668 people (83.3%) 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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Sources

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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
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
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

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Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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