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Living in Roth

In Roth, rents across existing tenancies average €6.50 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.6% (2022).

For Roth, the unemployment rate was 5.56% in May 2022. The population of Roth, in Germany, was 25,458 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2326 sources

Population25,458people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)4,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)
Average net rent6.5EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 12% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate5.56%country median 5.1% — 9% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime2,307incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nürnberg/Bahnhof)

Pricier rent than 69% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 62% 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 Roth?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Roth.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.82 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Roth?

Average net cold rent is 6.5 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): 6.5 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Roth recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Roth€6.50
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 Mbps14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M21Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9.82 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Roth26Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Roth a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–57%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%
Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–63%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–67%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 390 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.5 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 regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €31,572 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Roth?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.56 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Roth is 5.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability41.72 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability66.81 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident31,572 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts22Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita38,474 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts22Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.56 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25Official

What does a salary buy in Roth?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,100 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,967of €2,655 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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  • 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.€2,655
Rent, 60 m²€9.82/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Roth · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.50/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €589
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€1,967
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Roth Salary needed to live in Roth

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,076 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents103.4 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Roth 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 residents1,076 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesRoth highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Roth 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 residents2,307 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise20Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport32 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat18Official
Nearest airportNUE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official
Distance to nearest airport28.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Roth?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Nürnberg/Bahnhof)11

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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 Roth is 9.0 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 mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Schwabach/Angerstraße)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Schwabach/Angerstraße)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nürnberg/Bahnhof)11Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 12.7 · Feb 16.23 · Mar 21.9 · Apr 27.76 · May 29.21 · Jun 33.24 · Jul 35.77 · Aug 36.3 · Sep 30.67 · Oct 25.26 · Nov 19.52 · Dec 13.45 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -20.95 · Feb -18.82 · Mar -16.75 · Apr -5.23 · May -1.8 · Jun 2.79 · Jul 5.95 · Aug 5.23 · Sep 0.31 · Oct -4.9 · Nov -8.93 · Dec -16.4 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.41 · Feb -0.35 · Mar 3.81 · Apr 8.85 · May 13.21 · Jun 17.22 · Jul 19.09 · Aug 18.67 · Sep 14.01 · Oct 8.97 · Nov 3.58 · Dec -0.23 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Population and city profile

The city covered 96.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 264.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Roth?

The published population was 25,458 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents655 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area96.33 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents2,982 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official
Population density264.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.17Official
Population25,458 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents6,215 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official
Catholic share24.6 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official
No religion or other10,071 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official
No religion or other, share39.8 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official
Protestant residents8,996 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official
Protestant share35.6 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)98.4 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 336.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier360 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier340 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Alternatives for people set on Roth

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Roth from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Germany

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

All Germany cities
St. Wendel25,441 residentsSalzkotten25,429 residentsBrilon25,424 residentsPfungstadt25,415 residentsHarsewinkel25,523 residentsSangerhausen25,392 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; Roth's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Roth part of Nuremberg?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source16

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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 Roth?

The published population was 25,458 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Roth?

Average net cold rent is 6.5 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 455 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Roth?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Nürnberg/Bahnhof).

What is the unemployment rate in Roth?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Roth?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Roth a good place to live?

Roth 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 Roth part of Nuremberg?

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

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Sources

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  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  16. miet-check Mietspiegel Roth miet-check.de · checked 2026-06-04

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