Living in Reichenbach an der Fils

In Reichenbach an der Fils, rents across existing tenancies average €8.21 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4% (2024).

Reichenbach an der Fils had a population of 8,362 at the end of 2024. For Reichenbach an der Fils, the regional median gross salary was €4,600 per month at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Reichenbach an der Fils stood at 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population8,362people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,600EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent8.21EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 41% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate4%country median 5.1% — 22% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime4,300incidents 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 · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 92% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 73% 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 Reichenbach an der Fils?

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 Reichenbach an der Fils?

Average net cold rent is 8.21 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): 8.21 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 citiesReichenbach an der Fils 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)	8.21 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Reichenbach an der Fils a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%

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

Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–64%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 493 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.21 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 Reichenbach an der Fils?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Reichenbach an der Fils is 4.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Reichenbach an der Fils 4.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,600 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Reichenbach an der Fils?

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

Left over each month€2,328of €2,919 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.	€2,919
Rent, 60 m²€8.21/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €493
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	€2,328

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Reichenbach an der Fils. 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 citiesReichenbach an der Fils 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	4,300 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Reichenbach an der Fils's nearest airport was STR, 18 km away and offered 80 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	80 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	STR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Reichenbach an der Fils. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.1°C in January and 19.3°C in July. Reichenbach an der Fils's monthly precipitation totalled 40.3 mm in January and 86.5 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 74.3 hours in January and 243 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Reichenbach an der Fils?

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: 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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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.58WHO 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 Reichenbach an der Fils is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Reichenbach an der Fils 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.3 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 15.1 · May 19 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.1 · Feb -1.8 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.2 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.1 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 9.8 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5 · Dec 2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 40.3 · Feb 33.4 · Mar 43.1 · Apr 37.6 · May 78.4 · Jun 89.3 · Jul 86.5 · Aug 69.8 · Sep 49.9 · Oct 56.1 · Nov 50.4 · Dec 46.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 74.3 · Feb 95.3 · Mar 144.3 · Apr 184.1 · May 209.9 · Jun 226 · Jul 243 · Aug 226.3 · Sep 174 · Oct 120.6 · Nov 76.6 · Dec 65.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Berlin ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.4 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.4 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.4 °C, Bytom (Poland) ±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

How many people live in Reichenbach an der Fils?

The published population was 8,362 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	8,362 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹²Official

International community in Reichenbach an der Fils

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	7,873	100.0%
Germany	6,003	76.2%
Turkey	224	2.8%
Romania	167	2.1%
Greece	143	1.8%
Poland	112	1.4%
Italy	92	1.2%
Kosovo	89	1.1%
Czech Republic	88	1.1%
Hungary	88	1.1%
Russian Federation	79	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	72	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	72	0.9%
Kazakhstan	65	0.8%
Serbia	52	0.7%
Not stated	52	0.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	47	0.6%
Austria	39	0.5%
Gambia	34	0.4%
Slovenia	33	0.4%
Ukraine	25	0.3%
Bulgaria	21	0.3%
Afghanistan	17	0.2%
Pakistan	16	0.2%
United States	14	0.2%
Slovakia	13	0.2%
Albania	12	0.2%
Portugal	12	0.2%
France	11	0.1%
Spain	11	0.1%
Brazil	11	0.1%
Peru	11	0.1%
India	11	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	10	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	10	0.1%
Mexico	8	0.1%
Eritrea	7	0.1%
Iraq	7	0.1%
Montenegro	6	0.1%
Switzerland	6	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	5	0.1%
United Kingdom	5	0.1%
Namibia	5	0.1%
Indonesia	5	0.1%
Thailand	5	0.1%
Armenia	4	0.1%
Viet Nam	4	0.1%
Uzbekistan	4	0.1%
China	4	0.1%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	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	7,873	100.0%
Germany	6,522	82.8%
Greece	195	2.5%
Turkey	192	2.4%
Italy	162	2.1%
Croatia	117	1.5%
Kosovo	81	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	74	0.9%
Hungary	70	0.9%
Romania	57	0.7%
Poland	45	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Gambia	33	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	28	0.4%
Austria	28	0.4%
Serbia	24	0.3%
Ukraine	23	0.3%
Bulgaria	18	0.2%
Russian Federation	17	0.2%
Afghanistan	15	0.2%
Slovakia	14	0.2%
Pakistan	13	0.2%
Slovenia	12	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	10	0.1%
Albania	9	0.1%
Montenegro	8	0.1%
Portugal	8	0.1%
Spain	8	0.1%
Honduras	7	0.1%
Viet Nam	6	0.1%
India	6	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.1%
Thailand	5	0.1%
United Kingdom	4	0.1%
Stateless	4	0.1%
France	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Uncertain	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 Reichenbach an der Fils

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 Reichenbach an der Fils alternative in the same country

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

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €8.21/m² Reichenbach an der Filsno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,300 Reichenbach an der Fils−12%
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,600 Reichenbach an der Fils+7%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Reichenbach an der Fils 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; Reichenbach an der Fils's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Reichenbach an der Fils part of Stuttgart?

Reichenbach an der Fils is in the published commuting zone of Stuttgart; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Stuttgart city profile

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Common questions

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How many people live in Reichenbach an der Fils?

The published population was 8,362 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Reichenbach an der Fils?

Average net cold rent is 8.21 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 575 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Reichenbach an der Fils?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Reichenbach an der Fils?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Reichenbach an der Fils?

The median gross salary is 4,600 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Reichenbach an der Fils a good place to live?

Reichenbach an der Fils 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 Reichenbach an der Fils part of Stuttgart?

Reichenbach an der Fils is in the published commuting zone of Stuttgart; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Germany live in Reichenbach an der Fils?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,003 people (76.2%) 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 = {Reichenbach an der Fils, Germany: population, rent, salary},
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Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28

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