Living in Offenburg

In Offenburg, rents across existing tenancies average €7.04 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.5% (2022).

Offenburg, a city in Germany, had a population of 62,993 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 7.55% in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 94.6% in 2025. Car density was 584 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population62,993people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,000EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent7.04EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 21% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate7.55%country median 5.1% — 48% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime6,568incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kehl)

Pricier rent than 79% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 89% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Offenburg?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.62 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Offenburg?

Average net cold rent is 7.04 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): 7.04 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesOffenburg highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Offenburg€7.04

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.04 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	11.62 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Offenburg³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Offenburg 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–66%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–60%

Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 422 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.04 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 Offenburg?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 7.55 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Offenburg is 7.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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1,332

658

239

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Offenburg 7.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	63.6 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁴Official
Gigabit broadband availability	94.57 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,000 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	7.55 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

3.0%

4.6%

6.3%

7.9%

5.8%20112013201520192025

Unemployment rate rose 26.4% between 2011 and 2025, from 4.6% to 5.8%.

What does a salary buy in Offenburg?

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

Left over each month€1,806of €2,602 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.	€2,602
Rent, 60 m²€11.62/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Offenburg · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.04/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €697
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	€1,806

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Offenburg Salary needed to live in Offenburg

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Offenburg. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Offenburg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,053 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Offenburg 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 residents1,053 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesOffenburg 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	6,568 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	26 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	SXB	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	24.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person

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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 Offenburg.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Offenburg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Kehl)¹¹

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

0°

5°-1°

8°0°

12°2°

17°5°

20°9°

24°13°

26°14°

22°10°

16°7°

10°3°

6°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

147

192

219

240

253

235

184

109

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂18WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Offenburg is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Offenburg 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	18 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Kehl)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Kehl)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Kehl)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.3 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 12 · Apr 16.8 · May 20.5 · Jun 24.3 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 26 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.2 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 6.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lahr²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.8 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 4.9 · May 9.2 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lahr²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 10.9 · May 15 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 19.8 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lahr²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 45.9 · Feb 44.2 · Mar 51.7 · Apr 56.1 · May 91.1 · Jun 78.6 · Jul 88.3 · Aug 80.3 · Sep 58.2 · Oct 74.2 · Nov 60.4 · Dec 56 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lahr²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 59.3 · Feb 89.8 · Mar 146.6 · Apr 192 · May 218.9 · Jun 240.2 · Jul 253.3 · Aug 235.2 · Sep 183.7 · Oct 108.5 · Nov 62.5 · Dec 46.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lahr²³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Rheinfelden (Baden) ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Mulhouse (France) ±0.1 °C, Reims (France) ±0.9 °C, Basel (Switzerland) ±0.5 °C, Saint-Étienne (France) ±0.8 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.5 °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 78.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 803.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Offenburg?

The published population was 62,993 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.1%
Foreign residents14.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	584 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	78.37 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	13.6 %	31 Dec 2020	Eurostat¹²Official
Foreign residents	9,368 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	803.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	62,993 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

56,691

58,947

61,204

63,460

62,993201220142016202020222024

Population rose 10.2% between 2012 and 2024, from 57,158 to 62,993.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2010–2022

5,077

6,613

8,150

9,686

9,368201020122014201620182022

Foreign residents rose 28.3% between 2010 and 2022, from 7,300 to 9,368.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	23,519 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Catholic share	37.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other	26,542 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
No religion or other, share	42.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant residents	12,158 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official
Protestant share	19.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁵Official

International community in Offenburg

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	62,220	100.0%
Germany	45,581	73.3%
Russian Federation	2,463	4.0%
Kazakhstan	2,271	3.6%
Poland	1,203	1.9%
Turkey	1,128	1.8%
Romania	1,031	1.7%
Ukraine	785	1.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	523	0.8%
France	522	0.8%
Iraq	419	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	366	0.6%
Italy	354	0.6%
Kosovo	342	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	288	0.5%
Croatia	253	0.4%
Serbia	235	0.4%
Afghanistan	211	0.3%
Kyrgyzstan	207	0.3%
Czech Republic	202	0.3%
Bulgaria	163	0.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	162	0.3%
Uzbekistan	143	0.2%
India	127	0.2%
Hungary	126	0.2%
Switzerland	115	0.2%
Spain	114	0.2%
Pakistan	108	0.2%
Nigeria	104	0.2%
Austria	102	0.2%
Not stated	96	0.2%
Brazil	94	0.2%
Tajikistan	89	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	82	0.1%
Thailand	81	0.1%
Greece	74	0.1%
Slovakia	74	0.1%
Algeria	71	0.1%
Lebanon	71	0.1%
Gambia	70	0.1%
Tunisia	70	0.1%
United Kingdom	66	0.1%
Philippines	66	0.1%
China	66	0.1%
Morocco	65	0.1%
Portugal	62	0.1%
Viet Nam	62	0.1%
Latvia	61	0.1%
Slovenia	60	0.1%
Albania	59	0.1%
Lithuania	57	0.1%
United States	57	0.1%
Georgia	56	0.1%
Cameroon	55	0.1%
Eritrea	45	0.1%
Mexico	42	0.1%
Netherlands	39	0.1%
Somalia	31	0.0%
Sri Lanka	30	0.0%
Egypt	26	0.0%
Canada	26	0.0%
Togo	24	0.0%
Belarus	23	0.0%
Azerbaijan	23	0.0%
Ethiopia	21	0.0%
Palestinian territories	20	0.0%
Belgium	18	0.0%
Sweden	18	0.0%
Jordan	18	0.0%
Colombia	17	0.0%
Peru	17	0.0%
Nepal	17	0.0%
Estonia	16	0.0%
Madagascar	16	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	16	0.0%
Finland	14	0.0%
Luxembourg	13	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	13	0.0%
Chile	13	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	12	0.0%
Ecuador	12	0.0%
Cuba	12	0.0%
Bangladesh	12	0.0%
Australia	12	0.0%
Denmark	11	0.0%
Ghana	11	0.0%
Kenya	11	0.0%
Guinea	11	0.0%
Senegal	11	0.0%
Japan	11	0.0%
Turkmenistan	11	0.0%
Armenia	10	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	10	0.0%
Dominican Republic	9	0.0%
Paraguay	9	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Malaysia	9	0.0%
Angola	8	0.0%
Libya	8	0.0%
Honduras	8	0.0%
Cambodia	8	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Sudan	7	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	7	0.0%
Montenegro	6	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Zimbabwe	5	0.0%
Israel	5	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	5	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	4	0.0%
Mozambique	4	0.0%
Zambia	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Haiti	4	0.0%
Jamaica	4	0.0%
Kuwait	4	0.0%
Singapore	4	0.0%
New Zealand	4	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Dominica	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Marshall Islands	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	62,220	100.0%
Germany	52,852	84.9%
Turkey	1,098	1.8%
Romania	601	1.0%
Ukraine	504	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	495	0.8%
Italy	471	0.8%
France	465	0.7%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	428	0.7%
Croatia	386	0.6%
Iraq	383	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	337	0.5%
Russian Federation	329	0.5%
Kosovo	309	0.5%
Afghanistan	282	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	220	0.4%
Bulgaria	209	0.3%
Serbia	202	0.3%
Nigeria	153	0.2%
Hungary	125	0.2%
India	116	0.2%
Spain	110	0.2%
Uncertain	107	0.2%
Greece	94	0.2%
Pakistan	92	0.1%
Portugal	89	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	88	0.1%
Kazakhstan	83	0.1%
Gambia	73	0.1%
Albania	70	0.1%
Slovakia	70	0.1%
Austria	63	0.1%
Eritrea	58	0.1%
Viet Nam	56	0.1%
Thailand	56	0.1%
China	56	0.1%
Lithuania	54	0.1%
Latvia	41	0.1%
Tunisia	40	0.1%
United States	40	0.1%
Cameroon	39	0.1%
Algeria	38	0.1%
Morocco	38	0.1%
Georgia	38	0.1%
Philippines	34	0.1%
Netherlands	32	0.1%
Switzerland	32	0.1%
United Kingdom	32	0.1%
Lebanon	31	0.0%
Czech Republic	30	0.0%
Somalia	30	0.0%
Slovenia	22	0.0%
Sweden	22	0.0%
Brazil	22	0.0%
Mexico	22	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	21	0.0%
Sri Lanka	21	0.0%
Jordan	17	0.0%
Nepal	17	0.0%
Belgium	16	0.0%
Egypt	16	0.0%
Canada	16	0.0%
Togo	15	0.0%
Bangladesh	15	0.0%
Ethiopia	14	0.0%
Guinea	14	0.0%
Palestinian territories	14	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	13	0.0%
Senegal	11	0.0%
Denmark	10	0.0%
Colombia	10	0.0%
Australia	10	0.0%
Montenegro	9	0.0%
Ghana	9	0.0%
Peru	9	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Malaysia	9	0.0%
Chile	8	0.0%
Azerbaijan	8	0.0%
Uzbekistan	8	0.0%
Luxembourg	7	0.0%
Madagascar	7	0.0%
Honduras	7	0.0%
Finland	6	0.0%
Belarus	6	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	6	0.0%
Zimbabwe	5	0.0%
Kenya	5	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5	0.0%
Japan	5	0.0%
Stateless	5	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	4	0.0%
Mali	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	380 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official
Local property-tax multiplier	420 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Offenburg

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.

Rastatt as an Offenburg alternative in the same region

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

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,252 Rastatt vs 6,568 Offenburg−35%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 492.6 Rastatt vs 1,053.4 Offenburg−53%
Nearest airport: 12.5 km Rastatt vs 24.2 km Offenburg−48%
Unemployment: 6.7% Rastatt vs 7.5% Offenburg−11%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Rastatt vs 7.0 µg/m³ Offenburg+14%
Median gross pay, region: €4,250 Rastatt vs €4,000 Offenburg+6%
Residents: 50,741 Rastatt vs 62,993 Offenburg−19%

Full comparison More about Rastatt

Fulda as an Offenburg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 263 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Nearest airport: 98.3 km Fulda vs 24.2 km Offenburg+306%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,846.0 Fulda vs 1,053.4 Offenburg+75%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,425 Fulda vs 6,568 Offenburg−33%
Unemployment: 6.1% Fulda vs 7.5% Offenburg−19%
Foreign residents: 17.0% Fulda vs 13.6% Offenburg+25%
Rent: €6.73/m² Fulda vs €7.04/m² Offenburg−4%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Fulda vs €4,000 Offenburg−5%

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Cities near Offenburg

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

Gengenbach Commuting Zone · 9.2 km away

Rent: 6.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Oberkirch Commuting Zone · 12.2 km away

Rent: 6.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Renchen 13.8 km away

Rent: 6.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Kehl 14.8 km away

Rent: 7.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lahr 15.4 km away

Rent: 6.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Oppenau 16.1 km away

Rent: 5.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Zell am Harmersbach 16.5 km away

Rent: 6.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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All Germany cities

Friedrichshafen62,796 residents Neu-Ulm62,641 residents Dormagen63,799 residents Hürth62,160 residents Bergheim61,611 residents Schwäbisch Gmünd64,416 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; Offenburg's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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How many people live in Offenburg?

The published population was 62,993 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Offenburg?

Average net cold rent is 7.04 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 493 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Offenburg?

What is the unemployment rate in Offenburg?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Offenburg?

The median gross salary is 4,000 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Offenburg a good place to live?

Offenburg 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.

Which cities are near Offenburg?

Gengenbach, Oberkirch, Haslach, Renchen, Kehl are near Offenburg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Offenburg?

The official country of birth distribution records 45,581 people (73.3%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Offenburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b0dfc4cc9d13291c77c6e9a3c226a28f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/offenburg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Offenburg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b0dfc4cc9d13291c77c6e9a3c226a28f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/offenburg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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