Living in Offenbach
The regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 8.99% in May 2022. Annual PM2.5 levels for Offenbach stood at 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 96% of German cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 78% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Offenbach?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Offenbach?
Average net cold rent is 13 EUR/m² per month (2024), 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): 13 EUR/m²/month · INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps8Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M17Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 13 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · parent municipality |
Is Offenbach 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 780 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Offenbach?
The unemployment rate is about 9 % (May 2022).
- Unemployment rate: 8.99 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Offenbach 9.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,800 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 8.99 % | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Offenbach?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,494 |
| Rent, 60 m²€13.00/m² · market price · INKAR · 2024 | − €780 |
| 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 | €1,615 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Offenbach. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Offenbach. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
The availability of hospital beds in Offenbach was 972.4 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 972.4 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)3Official |
Yes — migrants receive medical care in Offenbach 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Offenbach?
Police recorded about 7,357 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,357 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 | 31 Dec 2023 | Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)2Official |
Mobility and administration
Offenbach's nearest airport was FRA, 17 km away and offered 239 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Offenbach. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were 2.3°C in January and 20.5°C in July. Offenbach's monthly precipitation totalled 47.5 mm in January and 67.6 mm in July. Offenbach's average monthly sunshine was 52 hours in January and 234.7 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Offenbach?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)5
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Offenbach 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 5 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 17.3 · May 20.5 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 5.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -0.6 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.9 · May 8.6 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 10 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.3 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11.1 · May 15.1 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 47.5 · Feb 43.6 · Mar 43.9 · Apr 35.6 · May 75.1 · Jun 70 · Jul 67.6 · Aug 72.9 · Sep 46.4 · Oct 46.9 · Nov 46.4 · Dec 63.4 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 52 · Feb 79.2 · Mar 135.5 · Apr 191.8 · May 218.6 · Jun 227.5 · Jul 234.7 · Aug 225.3 · Sep 165.1 · Oct 103.5 · Nov 51.4 · Dec 40.1 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.9 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.4 °C, Metz (France) ±0.6 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.8 °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 Offenbach?
The published population was 129,479 people in May 2022. Source: Zensus 2022 — Regionaltabelle Bevölkerung, sheet 'CSV-Einwohnerzahl' (Destatis)18
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 129,479 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 — Regionaltabelle Bevölkerung, sheet 'CSV-Einwohnerzahl' (Destatis)18Official |
Alternatives for people set on Offenbach
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 Offenbach alternative in the same region
18 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €9.95/m² (2022) Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs €13.00/m² (2024) Offenbachno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs 9.0 µg/m³ Offenbach−44%
- Median gross pay, region: €5,250 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs €3,800 Offenbachno percentage
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 937.2 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe vs 972.4 Offenbach−4%
Erlangen as an Offenbach alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 170 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,569.0 Erlangen vs 972.4 Offenbach+61%
- Rent: €9.20/m² (2022) Erlangen vs €13.00/m² (2024) Offenbachno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €5,050 Erlangen vs €3,800 Offenbachno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Erlangen vs 9.0 µg/m³ Offenbach−11%
Cities near Offenbach
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 9.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 9.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 8.45 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; Offenbach's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Offenbach part of Frankfurt?
Offenbach 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. Source6
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Offenbach?
The published population was 129,479 people in May 2022. Source: Zensus 2022 — Regionaltabelle Bevölkerung, sheet 'CSV-Einwohnerzahl' (Destatis).
How much does it cost to rent in Offenbach?
Average net cold rent is 13 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 910 EUR a month before utilities. Source: BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113).
Is the air quality good in Offenbach?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).
How safe is Offenbach?
Police recorded about 7,357 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG).
What is the unemployment rate in Offenbach?
The unemployment rate is about 9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.
What is the typical salary around Offenbach?
The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Offenbach a good place to live?
Offenbach 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 Offenbach part of Frankfurt?
Offenbach is in the published commuting zone of Frankfurt; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Offenbach?
Frankfurt, Mühlheim am Main, Heusenstamm, Obertshausen, Maintal are near Offenbach. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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