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Living in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

The population of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, in Germany, was 11,365 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.86 per m² per month in June 2026. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 5.98%.

Higher unemployment than 70% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

Average net cold rent is 9.86 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 9.86 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Rothenburg ob der Tauber21

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Rothenburg ob der Tauber yet.

Net rent across major citiesRothenburg ob der Tauber highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Rothenburg ob der Tauber highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.86 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Rothenburg ob der Tauber21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 592 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.86 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: June 2026

Work and income

The regional median gross salary was €3,800 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €29,838 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

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

  • Unemployment rate: 5.98 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is 6.0%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Rothenburg ob der Tauber 6.0%624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability69.77 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.48 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident29,838 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita37,276 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,800 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate5.98 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. 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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,306 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Rothenburg ob der Tauber 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 100k1,306 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport32 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportNUE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport66.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rothenburg ob der Tauber. 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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

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 Burgbernheim/Grüne Au)10

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
Rothenburg ob der Tauber annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.510407.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–9Rothenburg ob der Tauber 8.090 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Burgbernheim/Grüne Au)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Burgbernheim/Grüne Au)10Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.06 · Feb 15.81 · Mar 21.42 · Apr 27.52 · May 29.83 · Jun 34.55 · Jul 37.87 · Aug 38.53 · Sep 31.82 · Oct 25.76 · Nov 19.85 · Dec 13.62 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -21.35 · Feb -17.62 · Mar -17.41 · Apr -5.36 · May -2.82 · Jun 3.02 · Jul 6.54 · Aug 5.93 · Sep 0.14 · Oct -5.77 · Nov -6.37 · Dec -19.19 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.59 · Feb 0.32 · Mar 4.12 · Apr 8.95 · May 13.29 · Jun 17.53 · Jul 19.79 · Aug 19.28 · Sep 14.59 · Oct 9.46 · Nov 4.18 · Dec 0.51 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Geisenheim11,369 residentsZwönitz11,358 residentsKriftel11,356 residentsWaldkirchen11,356 residentsRecke11,341 residentsTrostberg11,337 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 41.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 272.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

The published population was 11,365 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Rothenburg ob der Tauber residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport81.9%Foreign residents18.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents645 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area41.67 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents2,052 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density272.7 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population11,365 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents1,841 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share16.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other4,355 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share38.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents5,137 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share45.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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
Total11,335100.0%
Germany8,60175.9%
Romania4844.3%
Turkey2832.5%
Hungary1741.5%
Serbia1431.3%
Poland1421.3%
Croatia1411.2%
Ukraine1281.1%
Kazakhstan1191.0%
Italy1091.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina1050.9%
Czech Republic980.9%
Russian Federation850.7%
Syrian Arab Republic830.7%
United States580.5%
Bulgaria460.4%
Japan370.3%
Greece360.3%
Austria320.3%
Iran, Islamic Republic of310.3%
Iraq200.2%
Slovakia180.2%
Viet Nam180.2%
India180.2%
Switzerland170.1%
France150.1%
Brazil150.1%
Albania130.1%
Spain130.1%
Tunisia130.1%
Portugal120.1%
China120.1%
Morocco110.1%
South Africa100.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of90.1%
Lithuania80.1%
Kosovo80.1%
United Kingdom80.1%
Argentina80.1%
Dominican Republic80.1%
Colombia80.1%
Kyrgyzstan80.1%
Thailand70.1%
Slovenia60.1%
Egypt60.1%
Tajikistan60.1%
Not stated60.1%
Netherlands50.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Ghana50.0%
Philippines50.0%
Montenegro40.0%
Norway40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Algeria30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Libya30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Chile30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Israel30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Australia30.0%
Papua New Guinea30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total11,335100.0%
Germany9,28481.9%
Turkey2732.4%
Romania2512.2%
Croatia2141.9%
Hungary1671.5%
Italy1441.3%
Ukraine1231.1%
Serbia1181.0%
Syrian Arab Republic780.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina670.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria590.5%
Poland550.5%
United States470.4%
Greece420.4%
Japan370.3%
Austria270.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of270.2%
India250.2%
Czech Republic200.2%
Iraq200.2%
Russian Federation190.2%
Viet Nam160.1%
Spain140.1%
Albania130.1%
Portugal130.1%
Brazil130.1%
Slovakia110.1%
Morocco110.1%
Lithuania100.1%
United Kingdom90.1%
Stateless90.1%
France80.1%
China80.1%
Switzerland50.0%
Canada50.0%
Mongolia50.0%
Montenegro40.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.0%
Norway40.0%
Kosovo40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Kazakhstan40.0%
Thailand40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Chile30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Rothenburg ob der Tauber a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%
Student55%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 44–66%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–69%
Foreign residents2,052 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population11,365 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.86 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Fibre-to-the-building availability69.77 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability94.48 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident29,838 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–696.1 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 340 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier350 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

The published population was 11,365 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

Average net cold rent is 9.86 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 690 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Is the air quality good in Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

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 Burgbernheim/Grüne Au).

What is the unemployment rate in Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

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

What is the typical salary around Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

2,052 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Rothenburg ob der Tauber a good place to live?

Rothenburg ob der Tauber 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.

How many people born in Total live in Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,335 people (100.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany: rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/rothenburg-ob-der-tauber/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany: rent},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
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