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Living in Schlüsselfeld

Schlüsselfeld, a city in Germany, had a population of 5,932 at the end of 2024. For Schlüsselfeld, a regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €10 per m² per month in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 78% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 97% 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 Schlüsselfeld?

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 Schlüsselfeld?

Average net cold rent is 5.31 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): 5.31 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesSchlüsselfeld highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Schlüsselfeld 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)5.31 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
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 319 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.31 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 Schlüsselfeld?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Schlüsselfeld is 2.7%. 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%8012–4Schlüsselfeld 2.7%1290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 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 availability8.02 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability8.02 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate2.7 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was NUE, 43.8 km away, with 32 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 8.02% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport32 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportNUE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport43.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 Bamberg/Löwenbrücke)12

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Schlüsselfeld average monthly precipitation, mm020406080473743356162796056505255JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Schlüsselfeld average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024052791241812092212302191591034939JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Schlüsselfeld annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154014.0PM1010409.0NO₂µg/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 Schlüsselfeld 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/m³1558–9Schlüsselfeld 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 mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Neustadt a.d. Aisch/An der Weißen Marter)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bamberg/Löwenbrücke)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bamberg/Löwenbrücke)12Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 11.65 · Feb 14.64 · Mar 21.06 · Apr 27.27 · May 29.62 · Jun 35.52 · Jul 37.99 · Aug 38.5 · Sep 31.85 · Oct 25.67 · Nov 19.44 · Dec 12.95 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -21.34 · Feb -18.29 · Mar -15.74 · Apr -5.15 · May -2.66 · Jun 3.07 · Jul 6.38 · Aug 5.85 · Sep 0.65 · Oct -5.6 · Nov -7.98 · Dec -17.92 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.08 · Feb -0.14 · Mar 3.79 · Apr 8.78 · May 13.22 · Jun 17.45 · Jul 19.76 · Aug 19.31 · Sep 14.53 · Oct 9.16 · Nov 3.94 · Dec 0.16 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.8 · Feb 37.2 · Mar 43.2 · Apr 35 · May 60.7 · Jun 61.5 · Jul 78.8 · Aug 59.9 · Sep 55.5 · Oct 49.5 · Nov 51.9 · Dec 54.5 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO14Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 52 · Feb 79.4 · Mar 124.2 · Apr 181.2 · May 209.4 · Jun 220.6 · Jul 230.4 · Aug 218.9 · Sep 159.3 · Oct 102.9 · Nov 48.8 · Dec 39.4 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO15Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.4 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Burkhardtsdorf5,936 residentsLangquaid5,936 residentsKirchardt5,939 residentsStockstadt am Rhein5,945 residentsHohenlockstedt5,918 residentsUelsen5,909 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 70.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 84.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Schlüsselfeld?

The published population was 5,932 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Schlüsselfeld residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport86.7%Foreign residents13.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area70.24 km²31 Dec 2024Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory.16Official
Foreign residents791 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities22Official
Population density84.45 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.16Official
Population5,932 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents3,446 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share57.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other1,505 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share25 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents1,071 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share17.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Schlüsselfeld

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
Total6,024100.0%
Germany4,75078.9%
Romania2183.6%
Russian Federation2043.4%
Poland1552.6%
Kazakhstan1502.5%
Ukraine1021.7%
Moldova, Republic of611.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of410.7%
Slovakia360.6%
Czech Republic310.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Serbia270.4%
Kosovo190.3%
Hungary170.3%
Croatia140.2%
Turkey130.2%
Uzbekistan130.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina120.2%
Latvia120.2%
Spain120.2%
Italy110.2%
Not stated110.2%
United States100.2%
Switzerland80.1%
Bulgaria70.1%
Eritrea60.1%
Greece50.1%
China50.1%
Slovenia40.1%
Lithuania40.1%
Austria40.1%
Tajikistan40.1%
France30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Antigua and Barbuda30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Afghanistan30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Iraq30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Thailand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total6,024100.0%
Germany5,23386.9%
Romania2704.5%
Poland1302.2%
Ukraine881.5%
Slovakia380.6%
Croatia330.5%
Kosovo300.5%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of280.5%
Bulgaria210.3%
Hungary180.3%
Show 25 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Turkey170.3%
Latvia130.2%
Serbia120.2%
Russian Federation100.2%
Spain70.1%
United States70.1%
Czech Republic60.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.1%
Lithuania40.1%
Netherlands40.1%
Switzerland40.1%
Slovenia30.0%
Greece30.0%
Italy30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Austria30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Afghanistan30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Thailand30.0%

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

Is Schlüsselfeld 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–59%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Student48%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 36–60%
Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 49–73%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 36–64%
Foreign residents791 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population5,932 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.31 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability8.02 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability8.02 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 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 multiplier320 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de21Official
Local property-tax multiplier320 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de21Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Schlüsselfeld 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Schlüsselfeld?

The published population was 5,932 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Schlüsselfeld?

Average net cold rent is 5.31 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 372 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Schlüsselfeld?

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 Bamberg/Löwenbrücke).

What is the unemployment rate in Schlüsselfeld?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Schlüsselfeld?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Schlüsselfeld?

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

Is Schlüsselfeld a good place to live?

Schlüsselfeld 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 Schlüsselfeld?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,024 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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