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Living in Rüdesheim am Rhein

Rüdesheim am Rhein, a city in Germany, had a population of 9,879 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €10 per m² per month in 2024.

Pricier rent than 71% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Rüdesheim am Rhein?

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 Rüdesheim am Rhein?

Average net cold rent is 7.5 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): 7.5 EUR/m²/month · Destatis7

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Rüdesheim am Rhein yet.

Net rent across major citiesRüdesheim am Rhein highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Rüdesheim am Rhein 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)7.5 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate10 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 450 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.5 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

What is the unemployment rate in Rüdesheim am Rhein?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Rüdesheim am Rhein is 5.0%. 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%12904–6Rüdesheim am Rhein 5.0%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 availability9.01 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de6Official
Gigabit broadband availability93.17 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,500 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5 %country median 5.1% — about the same31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,462 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)4Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Rüdesheim am Rhein 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 100k1,462 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was FRA, 45.7 km away, with 239 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 93.2% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport239 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportFRA13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport45.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rüdesheim am Rhein. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Rüdesheim am Rhein.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Rüdesheim am Rhein?

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 Bad Kreuznach-Bosenheimer Straße)13

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
Rüdesheim am Rhein average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Rüdesheim am Rhein average monthly precipitation, mm015304560393436315048584843454350JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Rüdesheim am Rhein average monthly sunshine, hours0601201802405180137190212222236221163984842JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Rüdesheim am Rhein annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154014.0PM10104015.0NO₂µg/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 Rüdesheim am Rhein is 9.0 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/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–10Rüdesheim am Rhein 9.030 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 mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bad Kreuznach-Bosenheimer Straße)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Mainz-Mombach)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bad Kreuznach-Bosenheimer Straße)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 16.3 · May 20.3 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9 · Dec 5.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.1 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.8 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 0.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.5 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 39.3 · Feb 34 · Mar 36.2 · Apr 30.7 · May 49.8 · Jun 47.5 · Jul 57.7 · Aug 48.3 · Sep 43 · Oct 45.2 · Nov 43.1 · Dec 50.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 50.7 · Feb 80 · Mar 136.5 · Apr 189.9 · May 212.1 · Jun 222 · Jul 236 · Aug 221.4 · Sep 163.1 · Oct 98.3 · Nov 48.4 · Dec 41.7 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Geisenheim19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.3 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)10Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Weilheim an der Teck9,887 residentsTwist9,891 residentsAltenholz9,865 residentsNiddatal9,861 residentsSüdlohn9,861 residentsWaltenhofen9,901 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 51.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 192.2 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Rüdesheim am Rhein?

The published population was 9,879 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Rüdesheim am Rhein residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport79.3%Foreign residents20.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area51.41 km²31 Dec 2024Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory.14Official
Foreign residents2,046 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density192.2 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population9,879 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents4,334 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Catholic share44.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
No religion or other4,018 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
No religion or other, share41.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Protestant residents1,347 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Protestant share13.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official

International community in Rüdesheim am Rhein

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
Total9,699100.0%
Germany7,21274.4%
Poland3513.6%
Turkey2312.4%
Romania1491.5%
Italy1281.3%
Syrian Arab Republic1261.3%
Pakistan1231.3%
Russian Federation1191.2%
Ukraine1101.1%
Czech Republic830.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia730.8%
Not stated600.6%
Serbia560.6%
Kazakhstan560.6%
India530.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina510.5%
Afghanistan490.5%
Philippines440.5%
Slovakia390.4%
Iran, Islamic Republic of330.3%
Bulgaria310.3%
Hungary300.3%
Eritrea290.3%
France270.3%
Iraq220.2%
Kosovo210.2%
Viet Nam210.2%
Denmark180.2%
Austria180.2%
Morocco170.2%
Portugal160.2%
United States160.2%
Montenegro140.1%
Armenia140.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of130.1%
Thailand130.1%
Spain120.1%
Albania110.1%
Ethiopia110.1%
Uzbekistan100.1%
Georgia90.1%
Belgium80.1%
Latvia80.1%
Lithuania80.1%
United Kingdom80.1%
Japan80.1%
Korea, Republic of70.1%
China70.1%
Brazil60.1%
Kyrgyzstan60.1%
Switzerland50.1%
Chile50.1%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Netherlands40.0%
Sweden40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Sudan40.0%
Canada40.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Greece30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Peru30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Australia30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total9,699100.0%
Germany7,65578.9%
Poland3003.1%
Turkey2402.5%
Italy1531.6%
Romania1441.5%
Syrian Arab Republic1031.1%
Croatia991.0%
Pakistan920.9%
Ukraine860.9%
Serbia600.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Slovakia420.4%
India400.4%
Afghanistan370.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina340.4%
Bulgaria340.4%
Philippines310.3%
Hungary290.3%
Uncertain280.3%
Portugal270.3%
Russian Federation250.3%
Czech Republic250.3%
Iraq210.2%
Kosovo200.2%
Spain200.2%
Eritrea200.2%
Armenia190.2%
Austria180.2%
Denmark160.2%
Viet Nam160.2%
Albania150.2%
France150.2%
Montenegro140.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of140.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of120.1%
Japan110.1%
Latvia100.1%
Lithuania100.1%
Netherlands100.1%
Morocco100.1%
Thailand100.1%
United Kingdom90.1%
Belgium80.1%
Ethiopia80.1%
United States80.1%
Ireland70.1%
Somalia70.1%
Korea, Republic of70.1%
Greece50.1%
Sweden50.1%
Georgia50.1%
Kazakhstan50.1%
Uzbekistan50.1%
China50.1%
Canada40.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Angola30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Libya30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Peru30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Stateless30.0%

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

Is Rüdesheim am Rhein 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%
Student56%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%
Foreign residents2,046 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population9,879 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.5 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability9.01 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability93.17 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)4,500 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier370 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official
Local property-tax multiplier480 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Rüdesheim am Rhein?

The published population was 9,879 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Rüdesheim am Rhein?

Average net cold rent is 7.5 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 525 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Rüdesheim am Rhein?

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 Bad Kreuznach-Bosenheimer Straße).

What is the unemployment rate in Rüdesheim am Rhein?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Rüdesheim am Rhein?

The median gross salary is 4,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Rüdesheim am Rhein?

2,046 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Rüdesheim am Rhein a good place to live?

Rüdesheim am Rhein 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 Rüdesheim am Rhein?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,699 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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