Living in Plankstadt

In Plankstadt, rents across existing tenancies average €7.40 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.2% (2024).

Residents of Plankstadt numbered 10,644 at the end of 2024. For Plankstadt, the regional median gross salary was €4,450 per month at the end of 2024. Plankstadt recorded annual PM2.5 of 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population10,644people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,450EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent7.4EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 27% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4.2%country median 5.1% — 18% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,904incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 84% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 69% 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 Plankstadt?

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 Plankstadt?

Average net cold rent is 7.4 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): 7.4 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 citiesPlankstadt 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 Mbps⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Plankstadt a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–66%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–68%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 444 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.4 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 Plankstadt?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Plankstadt is 4.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Plankstadt 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,450 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.2 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Plankstadt?

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

Left over each month€2,298of €2,841 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.	€2,841
Rent, 60 m²€7.40/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €444
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	€2,298

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Plankstadt. 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 citiesPlankstadt 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	3,904 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Plankstadt's nearest airport was MHG, 11 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	11 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MHG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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For migrants needing job-related German.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.4°C in January to 20.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 41.9 mm in January and 71.2 mm in July. Plankstadt's average monthly sunshine was 56 hours in January and 235.6 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Plankstadt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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

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17°5°

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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

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108

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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

PM2.512WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Plankstadt is 12.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Plankstadt 12.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.3 · Feb 7.3 · Mar 12.2 · Apr 17.2 · May 21 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 21.6 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 5.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.7 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 5.1 · May 9.2 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 0.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 11.3 · May 15.3 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 20.7 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 41.9 · Feb 40.6 · Mar 42.3 · Apr 40.5 · May 67.6 · Jun 63.8 · Jul 71.2 · Aug 61.7 · Sep 50 · Oct 53 · Nov 52.9 · Dec 55 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 56 · Feb 82.1 · Mar 135.9 · Apr 190.8 · May 216.9 · Jun 225.6 · Jul 235.6 · Aug 224.2 · Sep 169.7 · Oct 108.1 · Nov 56.1 · Dec 44.1 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Ginsheim-Gustavsburg ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.3 °C, Metz (France) ±0.7 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.5 °C, Petržalka (Slovakia) ±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 Plankstadt?

The published population was 10,644 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	10,644 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Plankstadt

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	10,374	100.0%
Germany	8,670	83.6%
Turkey	256	2.5%
Romania	122	1.2%
Russian Federation	111	1.1%
Poland	108	1.0%
Italy	102	1.0%
Kazakhstan	96	0.9%
Ukraine	69	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	62	0.6%
Czech Republic	56	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	48	0.5%
Bulgaria	38	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	35	0.3%
Serbia	35	0.3%
United States	30	0.3%
Croatia	29	0.3%
Kosovo	28	0.3%
Gambia	25	0.2%
Greece	24	0.2%
Austria	24	0.2%
India	23	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	23	0.2%
Pakistan	21	0.2%
China	21	0.2%
Afghanistan	20	0.2%
France	19	0.2%
Iraq	18	0.2%
Spain	16	0.2%
Albania	12	0.1%
Slovenia	12	0.1%
Nigeria	12	0.1%
United Kingdom	11	0.1%
Thailand	11	0.1%
Tunisia	10	0.1%
Switzerland	9	0.1%
Morocco	9	0.1%
Viet Nam	9	0.1%
Not stated	9	0.1%
Belgium	7	0.1%
Slovakia	7	0.1%
Philippines	7	0.1%
Tajikistan	7	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	6	0.1%
Portugal	6	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.0%
Lebanon	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Singapore	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	10,374	100.0%
Germany	9,173	88.4%
Turkey	243	2.3%
Italy	147	1.4%
Romania	68	0.7%
Ukraine	63	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	59	0.6%
Bulgaria	41	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	38	0.4%
Poland	37	0.4%
Croatia	35	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Uncertain	33	0.3%
Hungary	27	0.3%
Greece	26	0.3%
Gambia	26	0.3%
United States	26	0.3%
China	26	0.3%
Kosovo	23	0.2%
Serbia	22	0.2%
Afghanistan	22	0.2%
Iraq	20	0.2%
Nigeria	17	0.2%
France	15	0.1%
India	14	0.1%
Pakistan	13	0.1%
Austria	12	0.1%
Russian Federation	12	0.1%
Albania	10	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	10	0.1%
Thailand	10	0.1%
Lebanon	8	0.1%
Spain	7	0.1%
Belgium	6	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	6	0.1%
Finland	5	0.0%
Portugal	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	5	0.0%
Tunisia	5	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Eritrea	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Plankstadt

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.

Böblingen as a Plankstadt alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €7.40/m² Plankstadtno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,450 Plankstadt+10%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 3,904 Plankstadtsame level

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Böhl-Iggelheim10,645 residents Bad Iburg10,652 residents Taufkirchen10,652 residents Weinböhla10,659 residents Burgau10,670 residents Dießen am Ammersee10,673 residents

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

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

Is Plankstadt part of Ludwigshafen?

Plankstadt is in the published commuting zone of Ludwigshafen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Ludwigshafen city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁵

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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 Plankstadt?

The published population was 10,644 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Plankstadt?

Average net cold rent is 7.4 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 518 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Plankstadt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Plankstadt?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Plankstadt?

The median gross salary is 4,450 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Plankstadt a good place to live?

Plankstadt 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 Plankstadt part of Ludwigshafen?

Plankstadt is in the published commuting zone of Ludwigshafen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Germany live in Plankstadt?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,670 people (83.6%) 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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  title = {Plankstadt, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
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Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
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

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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 nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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