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Living in Rastatt

In Rastatt, rents across existing tenancies average €7.22 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.7% (2022).

Rastatt had 50,741 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. In May 2022, the foreign population was 12,048. Gigabit broadband availability was 82.9% in 2025. Car density was 602 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.95 per m² per month in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population50,741people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)4,250EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent7.22EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 24% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate6.72%country median 5.1% — 32% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime4,252incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Karlsruhe Reinhold-Frank-Straße)

Pricier rent than 82% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 82% 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 Rastatt?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Rastatt?

Average net cold rent is 7.22 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): 7.22 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Rastatt recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Rastatt€7.22
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 Mbps13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M20Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.22 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate11.95 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Rastatt34Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Rastatt a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–55%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–60%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%
Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–58%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 433 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.22 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

The unemployment rate was 6.72% in May 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Rastatt?

The unemployment rate is about 6.7 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.72 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Rastatt is 6.7%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability56.71 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability82.87 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.72 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official

What does a salary buy in Rastatt?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,250 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,919of €2,735 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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  • Left over
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Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€2,735
Rent, 60 m²€11.95/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Rastatt · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €7.22/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €717
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€1,919
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Rastatt Salary needed to live in Rastatt

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents492.6 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Rastatt 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 residents492.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesRastatt highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Rastatt 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 residents4,252 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise17Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportFKB13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport12.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Karlsruhe Reinhold-Frank-Straße)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
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 Rastatt is 8.0 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 mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Baden-Baden)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Baden-Baden)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Karlsruhe Reinhold-Frank-Straße)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.4 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 12.1 · Apr 16.8 · May 21.4 · Jun 24.7 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 27 · Sep 21.7 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 5.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.1 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.6 · May 10 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 10.9 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.6 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 11 · May 15.7 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6 · Dec 3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 55.2 · Feb 55.6 · Mar 60.7 · Apr 48.7 · May 72.9 · Jun 74.6 · Jul 78.1 · Aug 59.7 · Sep 59.4 · Oct 72.1 · Nov 64.8 · Dec 66.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 61.2 · Feb 88.7 · Mar 134.8 · Apr 188.7 · May 226.7 · Jun 241.3 · Jul 253.3 · Aug 240.3 · Sep 174.3 · Oct 111 · Nov 62.1 · Dec 43.9 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Karlsruhe21Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Heidelberg ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.6 °C, Nancy (France) ±0.8 °C, Basel (Switzerland) ±0.5 °C, Metz (France) ±1.0 °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 59 km² in 2024. Population density was 860.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Rastatt?

The published population was 50,741 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents602 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area58.98 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official
Foreign residents12,048 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official
Population density860.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population50,741 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents18,197 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Catholic share36 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other24,176 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
No religion or other, share47.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant residents8,176 people31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official
Protestant share16.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis5Official

International community in Rastatt

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
Total50,546100.0%
Germany30,04059.4%
Romania4,1338.2%
Russian Federation2,3554.7%
Poland2,2054.4%
Kazakhstan2,0194.0%
Turkey1,2522.5%
Ukraine1,1862.3%
Serbia6821.3%
Syrian Arab Republic5381.1%
Croatia5371.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina4610.9%
Italy4080.8%
Hungary3480.7%
Bulgaria3140.6%
Kosovo3060.6%
Afghanistan2370.5%
Iraq2220.4%
Moldova, Republic of2190.4%
France1890.4%
Czech Republic1790.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1620.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of1390.3%
Kyrgyzstan1320.3%
Uzbekistan1310.3%
Brazil1030.2%
Austria920.2%
Thailand860.2%
Slovakia810.2%
Greece780.2%
Lithuania740.1%
Cameroon720.1%
Viet Nam660.1%
Spain630.1%
Not stated620.1%
Albania590.1%
Algeria580.1%
Nigeria570.1%
Latvia550.1%
Pakistan540.1%
Tajikistan540.1%
China540.1%
Georgia520.1%
India490.1%
Belarus450.1%
Azerbaijan450.1%
Philippines400.1%
Tunisia390.1%
Morocco380.1%
Slovenia370.1%
Portugal370.1%
Switzerland280.1%
United Kingdom280.1%
Somalia230.0%
Egypt230.0%
Canada230.0%
Netherlands220.0%
Eritrea220.0%
Gambia210.0%
Estonia200.0%
United States200.0%
Lebanon190.0%
Montenegro180.0%
Sri Lanka180.0%
Armenia160.0%
Togo140.0%
Sweden120.0%
Guinea120.0%
Cuba120.0%
Argentina110.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of110.0%
Dominican Republic90.0%
Colombia90.0%
Kenya80.0%
Mexico80.0%
Turkmenistan80.0%
Australia80.0%
Ethiopia70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Angola60.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the60.0%
Kuwait60.0%
Palestinian territories60.0%
Korea, Republic of60.0%
Ghana50.0%
Libya50.0%
Japan50.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic50.0%
Belgium40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Chile40.0%
Peru40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Finland30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Namibia30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Israel30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Oman30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%
Malaysia30.0%

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
Total50,546100.0%
Germany38,49776.2%
Romania2,1944.3%
Turkey1,3382.6%
Ukraine9071.8%
Croatia7691.5%
Syrian Arab Republic5641.1%
Italy5631.1%
Poland5571.1%
Hungary4780.9%
Russian Federation4430.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Serbia4030.8%
Bulgaria3560.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3140.6%
Afghanistan2880.6%
Kosovo2620.5%
Uncertain2140.4%
Iraq2030.4%
France1660.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of1450.3%
Kazakhstan1260.2%
Greece840.2%
Thailand750.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of710.1%
Cameroon700.1%
Nigeria670.1%
Portugal640.1%
Slovakia630.1%
China560.1%
Latvia550.1%
Albania540.1%
Pakistan540.1%
Moldova, Republic of520.1%
Viet Nam520.1%
Brazil470.1%
Austria460.1%
India430.1%
Lithuania420.1%
Georgia410.1%
Spain390.1%
Algeria390.1%
Netherlands340.1%
Azerbaijan340.1%
Eritrea290.1%
Belarus250.0%
Somalia250.0%
Philippines250.0%
Montenegro230.0%
United Kingdom220.0%
Tunisia220.0%
Morocco200.0%
Slovenia190.0%
Switzerland190.0%
Gambia190.0%
Egypt180.0%
United States180.0%
Lebanon170.0%
Sri Lanka140.0%
Stateless140.0%
Sweden130.0%
Armenia130.0%
Uzbekistan130.0%
Kyrgyzstan120.0%
Kenya100.0%
Indonesia90.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the80.0%
Guinea80.0%
Togo80.0%
Japan80.0%
Czech Republic70.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of70.0%
Finland60.0%
Canada60.0%
Cuba60.0%
Australia60.0%
Ghana50.0%
Niger50.0%
Burkina Faso50.0%
Colombia50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Palestinian territories50.0%
Belgium40.0%
Estonia40.0%
Angola40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Norway30.0%
Benin30.0%
Libya30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Senegal30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Peru30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Israel30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier390 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de22Official
Local property-tax multiplier430 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de22Official

Alternatives for people set on Rastatt

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.

Ettlingen as a Rastatt alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Nearest airport: 29.0 km Ettlingen vs 12.5 km Rastatt+132%
  • Unemployment: 4.1% Ettlingen vs 6.7% Rastatt−40%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 777.6 Ettlingen vs 492.6 Rastatt+58%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,452 Ettlingen vs 4,252 Rastatt−19%
  • Rent: €7.89/m² Ettlingen vs €7.22/m² Rastatt+9%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,300 Ettlingen vs €4,250 Rastattno percentage
  • Residents: 38,578 Ettlingen vs 50,741 Rastatt−24%
Full comparisonMore about Ettlingen

Ibbenbueren as a Rastatt alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 382 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.

  • Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €7.22/m² Rastatt−19%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 492.6 Rastatt+73%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 4,252 Rastatt+35%
  • Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 6.7% Rastatt−31%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,250 Rastatt−11%
  • Nearest airport: 16.7 km Ibbenbueren vs 12.5 km Rastatt+34%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Rastatt+13%
Full comparisonMore about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Rastatt

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

Kuppenheim 5.0 km away
Rent
7.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Gaggenau 10.4 km away
Rent
6.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Baden-Baden 10.9 km away
Rent
7.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Rheinstetten 13.1 km away
Rent
7.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Gernsbach 14.2 km away
Rent
6.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Ettlingen 16.7 km away
Rent
7.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Hagenbach 18.5 km away
Rent
7.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Bad Herrenalb 18.5 km away
Rent
6.91 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; Rastatt's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Rastatt?

The published population was 50,741 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Rastatt?

Average net cold rent is 7.22 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 505 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Rastatt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Karlsruhe Reinhold-Frank-Straße).

What is the unemployment rate in Rastatt?

The unemployment rate is about 6.7 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Rastatt?

The median gross salary is 4,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Rastatt a good place to live?

Rastatt 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 Rastatt?

Kuppenheim, Gaggenau, Baden-Baden, Rheinstetten, Gernsbach are near Rastatt. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Rastatt?

The official country of birth distribution records 30,040 people (59.4%) 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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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_rastatt-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_669766d20646,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Rastatt, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {850c5aee7f0e04f755f524ce66f70604},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/rastatt/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Rastatt, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/rastatt/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 850c5aee7f0e04f755f524ce66f70604; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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