Living in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda

In Rotenburg a. d. Fulda, rents across existing tenancies average €5.21 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6% (2022).

Rotenburg a. d. Fulda had 12,937 residents at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.25 per m² per month in June 2026. The regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population12,937people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,750EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.21EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 10% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.03%country median 5.1% — 18% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime3,783incidents 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 Bebra)

Cheaper rent than 71% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 72% 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 Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

Average net cold rent is 5.21 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): 5.21 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesRotenburg a. d. Fulda highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Rotenburg a. d. Fulda€5.21

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.21 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9.25 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Rotenburg an der Fulda³⁵Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Rotenburg a. d. Fulda a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

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

Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 51–71%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–68%

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–74%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 313 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.21 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

The unemployment rate was 6.03% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €26,765 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.03 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda is 6.0%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Rotenburg a. d. Fulda 6.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	81.88 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	93.48 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	26,765 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	43,104 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²¹Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	6.03 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

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

Left over each month€1,813of €2,467 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.	€2,467
Rent, 60 m²€9.25/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Rotenburg an der Fulda · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.21/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €555
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	€1,813

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rotenburg a. d. Fulda. 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 Rotenburg a. d. Fulda. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	2,481 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda 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 residents2,481 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesRotenburg a. d. Fulda 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	3,783 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁷Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	KSF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	52.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	53 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KSF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rotenburg a. d. Fulda. 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 Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

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 Bebra)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

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15°3°

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22°10°

24°12°

19°9°

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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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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

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂10WHO 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 Rotenburg a. d. Fulda 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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Rotenburg a. d. Fulda 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bebra)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bebra)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bebra)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 5 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 14.8 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hersfeld²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 3.2 · May 7 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hersfeld²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.8 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 9 · May 13 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hersfeld²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 51.3 · Feb 39.3 · Mar 46 · Apr 40.6 · May 66.9 · Jun 57.9 · Jul 83.3 · Aug 60.4 · Sep 50.1 · Oct 52.8 · Nov 52.3 · Dec 53.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hersfeld²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 44.1 · Feb 67.8 · Mar 115.4 · Apr 172 · May 197.6 · Jun 203.3 · Jul 213.2 · Aug 197.6 · Sep 142.1 · Oct 88.7 · Nov 39.2 · Dec 31.5 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hersfeld²²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁸Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °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 80 km² in 2024. Population density was 161.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

The published population was 12,937 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	653 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹²Official
City area	79.97 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,066 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁴Official
Population density	161.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁴Official
Population	12,937 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,274 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²³Official
Catholic share	9.8 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²³Official
No religion or other	4,638 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²³Official
No religion or other, share	35.7 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²³Official
Protestant residents	7,066 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²³Official
Protestant share	54.4 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit²³Official

International community in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda

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	12,981	100.0%
Germany	10,671	82.2%
Russian Federation	501	3.9%
Kazakhstan	316	2.4%
Poland	241	1.9%
Ukraine	179	1.4%
Turkey	102	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	94	0.7%
Romania	88	0.7%
Czech Republic	64	0.5%
Hungary	58	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Moldova, Republic of	49	0.4%
Bulgaria	41	0.3%
Serbia	39	0.3%
Eritrea	32	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	26	0.2%
Italy	26	0.2%
India	26	0.2%
Croatia	22	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	20	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	17	0.1%
Uzbekistan	17	0.1%
Lithuania	16	0.1%
Afghanistan	16	0.1%
France	14	0.1%
Greece	14	0.1%
Ethiopia	13	0.1%
United Kingdom	12	0.1%
United States	12	0.1%
Iraq	12	0.1%
Pakistan	12	0.1%
Kosovo	11	0.1%
Austria	11	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	10	0.1%
Kenya	10	0.1%
Lebanon	10	0.1%
Spain	9	0.1%
Egypt	9	0.1%
Jordan	8	0.1%
Latvia	7	0.1%
Algeria	7	0.1%
Tajikistan	7	0.1%
Slovakia	6	0.0%
South Sudan	6	0.0%
Philippines	6	0.0%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Belarus	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Thailand	5	0.0%
Not stated	5	0.0%
Portugal	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Viet Nam	4	0.0%
China	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Gabon	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	12,981	100.0%
Germany	11,915	91.8%
Ukraine	150	1.2%
Poland	102	0.8%
Romania	102	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	85	0.7%
Bulgaria	51	0.4%
Turkey	49	0.4%
Hungary	44	0.3%
Serbia	38	0.3%
Eritrea	36	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Italy	33	0.3%
Croatia	29	0.2%
Russian Federation	25	0.2%
Afghanistan	24	0.2%
Ethiopia	23	0.2%
India	22	0.2%
Pakistan	15	0.1%
Greece	13	0.1%
Austria	13	0.1%
Spain	13	0.1%
Kosovo	12	0.1%
United States	12	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.1%
Lithuania	11	0.1%
South Sudan	11	0.1%
Iraq	11	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	10	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	8	0.1%
Netherlands	7	0.1%
Egypt	7	0.1%
Stateless	7	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	6	0.0%
Kazakhstan	6	0.0%
Latvia	5	0.0%
Slovakia	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	5	0.0%
Viet Nam	5	0.0%
Thailand	5	0.0%
Portugal	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Gabon	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	91.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	36.4 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁴Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	370 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official
Local property-tax multiplier	675 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Rotenburg a. d. Fulda

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.

Spangenberg as a Rotenburg a. d. Fulda alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €4.61/m² Spangenberg vs €5.21/m² Rotenburg a. d. Fulda−12%
Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Spangenberg vs €3,750 Rotenburg a. d. Fuldano percentage
Residents: 5,967 Spangenberg vs 12,937 Rotenburg a. d. Fulda−54%
Nearest airport: 38.6 km Spangenberg vs 52.6 km Rotenburg a. d. Fulda−27%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,508 Spangenberg vs 3,783 Rotenburg a. d. Fulda−7%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Spangenberg vs 8.0 µg/m³ Rotenburg a. d. Fuldasame level

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Cities near Rotenburg a. d. Fulda

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

Bebra 5.2 km away

Rent: 5.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Hersfeld 14.2 km away

Rent: 5.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Spangenberg 14.2 km away

Rent: 4.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Sontra 16.5 km away

Rent: 4.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Melsungen 19.7 km away

Rent: 5.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Waldkappel 20.4 km away

Rent: 4.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hessisch Lichtenau 22.8 km away

Rent: 5.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Heringen (Werra) 22.9 km away

Rent: 4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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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; Rotenburg a. d. Fulda'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 Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

The published population was 12,937 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

Average net cold rent is 5.21 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 365 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

What is the unemployment rate in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Rotenburg a. d. Fulda a good place to live?

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Which cities are near Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

Bebra, Bad Hersfeld, Spangenberg, Sontra, Melsungen are near Rotenburg a. d. Fulda. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Rotenburg a. d. Fulda?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,671 people (82.2%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Rotenburg a. d. Fulda, Germany: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 302ee50a54143110b7dd177d9a141d49]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/rotenburg-a-d-fulda/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_rotenburg-a-d-fulda-germany-population-rent-salary_dd98840a71df,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Rotenburg a. d. Fulda, Germany: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {302ee50a54143110b7dd177d9a141d49},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/rotenburg-a-d-fulda/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Rotenburg a. d. Fulda, Germany: population, rent, salary](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/rotenburg-a-d-fulda/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 302ee50a54143110b7dd177d9a141d49; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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