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Living in Oberursel Taunus

In Oberursel Taunus, rents across existing tenancies average €9.81 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.6% (2022).

Oberursel Taunus is a city in Germany, with a population of 46,736 at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 91.1% in 2025. Car density was 865 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €12 per m² per month in 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.63% in May 2022. In May 2022, the foreign population was 8,151.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population46,736people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)5,250EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Average net rent9.81EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 69% aboveOfficial source · Destatis
Unemployment rate4.63%country median 5.1% — 9% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime3,686incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kleiner Feldberg)

Pricier rent than any other German city that publishes it, less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it and cleaner air than 98% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Oberursel Taunus?

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 Oberursel Taunus?

Average net cold rent is 9.81 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): 9.81 EUR/m²/month · Destatis4
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Oberursel Taunus recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesOberursel Taunus highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Oberursel Taunus highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Oberursel Taunus€9.81
Stuttgart€9.72
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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M20Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.81 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8131 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate12 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Oberursel Taunus a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%
Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–60%
Retirement47%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 35–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 589 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.81 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 Oberursel Taunus?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.63 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Oberursel Taunus is 4.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability91.09 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)5,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik1Official
Unemployment rate4.63 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official

What does a salary buy in Oberursel Taunus?

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

regional median gross pay: €5,250 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,433of €3,252 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.€3,252
Rent, 60 m²€12.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €9.81/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-12-31).− €720
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€2,433
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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents38.5 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Oberursel Taunus 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 residents38.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesOberursel Taunus highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Oberursel Taunus highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,686 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise16Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport239 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Destinations from nearest airport239 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportFRA13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport19.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)FRA3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kleiner Feldberg)8

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Oberursel Taunus is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean4 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Kleiner Feldberg)6Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Kleiner Feldberg)7Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kleiner Feldberg)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.4 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 10.5 · May 14.5 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 20 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.4 · Feb -3.2 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 2.9 · May 6.5 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 11.8 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.5 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.6 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 2 · Apr 6.3 · May 10.1 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -0.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 82.7 · Feb 70.6 · Mar 75.2 · Apr 56.1 · May 89.2 · Jun 81.9 · Jul 90.5 · Aug 73.5 · Sep 83.8 · Oct 85.5 · Nov 84.9 · Dec 96.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 49.9 · Feb 74.1 · Mar 118.6 · Apr 177 · May 195.3 · Jun 198.5 · Jul 211.8 · Aug 203.7 · Sep 142 · Oct 96 · Nov 48.6 · Dec 38.9 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus21Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Altenkirchen (Westerwald) ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.2 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±2.4 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±2.4 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±2.4 °C, Drammen (Norway) ±0.9 °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 45.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,030.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Oberursel Taunus?

The published population was 46,736 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents865 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area45.34 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents8,151 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official
Population density1,031 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population46,736 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents9,926 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
Catholic share21.5 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
No religion or other26,336 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
No religion or other, share57 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
Protestant residents9,960 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official
Protestant share21.6 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit22Official

International community in Oberursel Taunus

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
Total46,218100.0%
Germany35,32376.4%
Poland8941.9%
Korea, Republic of8451.8%
Turkey5271.1%
United States4260.9%
Italy4000.9%
Ukraine3920.8%
Czech Republic3600.8%
Afghanistan3430.7%
India3250.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation3220.7%
United Kingdom3170.7%
Romania2920.6%
Not stated2820.6%
China2800.6%
Iran, Islamic Republic of2610.6%
France2140.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1950.4%
Croatia1810.4%
Kazakhstan1700.4%
Austria1590.3%
Serbia1570.3%
Spain1560.3%
Morocco1310.3%
Bulgaria1240.3%
Pakistan1240.3%
Greece1220.3%
Eritrea1190.3%
Brazil1190.3%
Kosovo1140.2%
Hungary1010.2%
Moldova, Republic of990.2%
Portugal990.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of950.2%
Netherlands910.2%
Ethiopia910.2%
Syrian Arab Republic890.2%
Switzerland850.2%
Viet Nam790.2%
Japan770.2%
Slovakia760.2%
Albania660.1%
Philippines660.1%
Lithuania590.1%
Belgium570.1%
South Africa530.1%
Thailand510.1%
Sweden500.1%
Finland490.1%
Canada410.1%
Uzbekistan390.1%
Ireland370.1%
Mexico370.1%
Peru340.1%
Tunisia320.1%
Slovenia310.1%
Colombia300.1%
Cameroon270.1%
Lebanon270.1%
Australia270.1%
Argentina260.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of260.1%
Kenya250.1%
Taiwan, Province of China250.1%
Indonesia230.0%
Israel230.0%
Chile220.0%
Latvia210.0%
Nigeria210.0%
Sri Lanka210.0%
Algeria200.0%
Jordan180.0%
Belarus170.0%
Somalia160.0%
Georgia160.0%
Iraq160.0%
Denmark150.0%
Montenegro150.0%
Egypt150.0%
Singapore150.0%
Congo140.0%
Dominican Republic140.0%
Armenia140.0%
Tajikistan140.0%
Estonia130.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the130.0%
Bangladesh130.0%
Ghana120.0%
Ecuador120.0%
Malaysia110.0%
Cyprus100.0%
Costa Rica100.0%
Cuba100.0%
New Zealand100.0%
Nepal90.0%
Luxembourg80.0%
Jamaica80.0%
Azerbaijan80.0%
Kyrgyzstan80.0%
Norway70.0%
Angola70.0%
Guinea70.0%
Myanmar70.0%
United Arab Emirates70.0%
Honduras60.0%
Zimbabwe50.0%
Uganda50.0%
Paraguay50.0%
Uruguay50.0%
Côte D'Ivoire40.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Senegal40.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Iceland30.0%
Malta30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Libya30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Togo30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Panama30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Timor-Leste30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total46,218100.0%
Germany38,07182.4%
Korea, Republic of8371.8%
Italy5281.1%
Turkey5181.1%
Poland4691.0%
Ukraine3380.7%
United States3330.7%
Croatia3030.7%
India2780.6%
Afghanistan2590.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
China2240.5%
Romania2020.4%
France2010.4%
Uncertain1880.4%
Austria1740.4%
Spain1700.4%
Bulgaria1520.3%
Greece1380.3%
United Kingdom1370.3%
Serbia1360.3%
Portugal1310.3%
Eritrea1120.2%
Russian Federation1110.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of1110.2%
Syrian Arab Republic1110.2%
Netherlands980.2%
Kosovo920.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina880.2%
Pakistan780.2%
Japan730.2%
Hungary680.1%
Ethiopia680.1%
Czech Republic630.1%
Ireland620.1%
Morocco620.1%
Slovakia610.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of600.1%
Lithuania570.1%
Finland560.1%
Albania550.1%
Sweden540.1%
Belgium510.1%
Canada480.1%
Brazil460.1%
Viet Nam430.1%
Switzerland420.1%
Philippines290.1%
Thailand290.1%
Moldova, Republic of260.1%
Somalia230.0%
Iraq210.0%
South Africa200.0%
Slovenia180.0%
Montenegro180.0%
Taiwan, Province of China170.0%
Australia170.0%
Tunisia150.0%
Cameroon140.0%
Indonesia140.0%
Colombia130.0%
Peru130.0%
Armenia130.0%
Sri Lanka120.0%
Mexico110.0%
Latvia100.0%
Luxembourg100.0%
Nigeria100.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the100.0%
Argentina100.0%
Georgia100.0%
Malaysia100.0%
Kenya90.0%
Guinea90.0%
Egypt90.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of90.0%
Israel90.0%
Lebanon90.0%
Singapore90.0%
Uzbekistan90.0%
Denmark80.0%
Belarus80.0%
Algeria80.0%
Ghana80.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of80.0%
Nepal70.0%
Estonia60.0%
Kazakhstan60.0%
Tajikistan60.0%
New Zealand60.0%
Cyprus50.0%
Costa Rica50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Paraguay50.0%
China (Hong Kong)50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Jordan50.0%
Norway40.0%
Angola40.0%
Senegal40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Jamaica40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
Iceland30.0%
Congo30.0%
Libya30.0%
Mali30.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Central African Republic30.0%
Chile30.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Timor-Leste30.0%
Stateless30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Alternatives for people set on Oberursel Taunus

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.

Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe as an Oberursel Taunus alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 937.2 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs 38.5 Oberursel Taunus+2334%
  • Unemployment: 5.7% Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs 4.6% Oberursel Taunus+23%
  • Residents: 56,688 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs 46,736 Oberursel Taunus+21%
  • Nearest airport: 22.8 km Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs 19.6 km Oberursel Taunus+16%
  • Rent: €12.00/m² Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs €12.00/m² Oberursel Taunussame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €5,250 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs €5,250 Oberursel Taunussame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,686 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs 3,686 Oberursel Taunussame level
Full comparisonMore about Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe

Menden Sauerland as an Oberursel Taunus alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 147 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 371.8 Menden Sauerland vs 38.5 Oberursel Taunus+866%
  • Rent: €7.00/m² Menden Sauerland vs €12.00/m² Oberursel Taunus−42%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Menden Sauerland vs 3,686 Oberursel Taunus+61%
  • Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Menden Sauerland vs 5.0 µg/m³ Oberursel Taunus+100%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Menden Sauerland vs €5,250 Oberursel Taunusno percentage
  • Unemployment: 5.2% Menden Sauerland vs 4.6% Oberursel Taunus+13%
  • Nearest airport: 16.1 km Menden Sauerland vs 19.6 km Oberursel Taunus−18%
Full comparisonMore about Menden Sauerland

Cities near Oberursel Taunus

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

Frankfurt Commuting Zone · 12.7 km away
Rent
10.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary
5,074 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
Offenbach am Main Commuting Zone · 17.7 km away
Rent
8.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Eschborn 6.6 km away
Rent
10.14 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Friedrichsdorf 7.6 km away
Rent
9.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Oberursel Taunus, nearest in population first.

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Albstadt46,950 residentsMelle46,436 residentsGotha46,400 residentsBünde46,365 residentsFellbach47,120 residentsDachau47,138 residents

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Oberursel Taunus in rankings

#12 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Germany #12 of 30 in German cities with the lowest annual PM2.5 #28 of 30 in Highest reference rents in Germany

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; Oberursel Taunus's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Oberursel Taunus part of Frankfurt?

Oberursel Taunus is in the published commuting zone of Frankfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Frankfurt city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source9

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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 Oberursel Taunus?

The published population was 46,736 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Oberursel Taunus?

Average net cold rent is 9.81 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 687 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Oberursel Taunus?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kleiner Feldberg).

What is the unemployment rate in Oberursel Taunus?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Oberursel Taunus?

The median gross salary is 5,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

Is Oberursel Taunus a good place to live?

Oberursel Taunus 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.

Is Oberursel Taunus part of Frankfurt?

Oberursel Taunus is in the published commuting zone of Frankfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Oberursel Taunus?

Frankfurt, Offenbach am Main, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, Steinbach (Taunus), Kronberg im Taunus are near Oberursel Taunus. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Oberursel Taunus?

The official country of birth distribution records 35,323 people (76.4%) 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). Oberursel Taunus, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b509ab088534bf8fff1294946a3aeaf2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/oberursel-taunus/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_oberursel-taunus-germany-population-rent-salary-jobs_5119a1d865d3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Oberursel Taunus, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b509ab088534bf8fff1294946a3aeaf2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/oberursel-taunus/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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