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Living in Schorndorf

In Schorndorf, rents across existing tenancies average €5.14 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.6% (2022).

For Schorndorf, the regional median gross salary was €4,500 per month at the end of 2024. The population of Schorndorf, in Germany, was 41,647 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2326 sources

Population41,647people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)4,500EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)
Average net rent5.14EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 12% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate6.62%country median 5.1% — 30% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Recorded crime3,701incidents 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 Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt)

Cheaper rent than 73% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 81% 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 Schorndorf?

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

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.05 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Schorndorf?

Average net cold rent is 5.14 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): 5.14 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Schorndorf recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Schorndorf€5.14
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
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 M19Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.14 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9.05 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Schorndorf26Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Schorndorf a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–59%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–66%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–63%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 308 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.14 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 6.62% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €30,699 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Schorndorf?

The unemployment rate is about 6.6 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.62 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Schorndorf is 6.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability22.58 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability84.19 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident30,699 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita40,494 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts20Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,500 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate6.62 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25Official

What does a salary buy in Schorndorf?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,500 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,225of €2,867 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.€2,867
Rent, 60 m²€9.05/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Schorndorf · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.14/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €543
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€2,225
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Schorndorf Salary needed to live in Schorndorf

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents595.5 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Schorndorf 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 residents595.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSchorndorf highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Schorndorf 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 residents3,701 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise18Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport80 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportSTR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport25.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt)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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Schorndorf is 8.0 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 mean18 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.9 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15.8 · May 19.7 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 5.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart (Schnarrenberg)22Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.6 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 5.7 · May 9.7 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 15 · Aug 14.7 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3 · Dec 0.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart (Schnarrenberg)22Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.1 · Feb 3 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 20 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart (Schnarrenberg)22Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 94.8 · Feb 72.2 · Mar 85.6 · Apr 62.1 · May 92.6 · Jun 105.4 · Jul 106.7 · Aug 83.5 · Sep 71 · Oct 92.7 · Nov 95 · Dec 118.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kaisersbach-Cronh�tte21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 69.3 · Feb 91.2 · Mar 142.5 · Apr 186.7 · May 209.5 · Jun 224.6 · Jul 241.6 · Aug 225.6 · Sep 169.4 · Oct 116.4 · Nov 72 · Dec 60.1 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart (Schnarrenberg)22Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Werl ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.0 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.7 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.7 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.7 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.9 °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 56.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 732.8 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Schorndorf?

The published population was 41,647 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 residents609 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality13Official
City area56.83 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents6,593 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official
Population density732.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population41,647 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents7,717 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official
Catholic share19 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official
No religion or other19,065 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official
No religion or other, share47 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official
Protestant residents13,768 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official
Protestant share34 %15 May 2022Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit23Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)93.4 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 327.9 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier405 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier465 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Alternatives for people set on Schorndorf

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.

Stuttgart as a Schorndorf alternative in the same region

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €9.72/m² (2025) Stuttgart vs €5.14/m² (2022) Schorndorfno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 10.0 km Stuttgart vs 25.9 km Schorndorf−61%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,950 Stuttgart vs €4,500 Schorndorfno percentage
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 631.5 Stuttgart vs 595.5 Schorndorf+6%
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Alternative cities in Germany

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Dreieich41,692 residentsBuchholz in der Nordheide41,737 residentsFreiberg41,519 residentsLaatzen41,838 residentsEberswalde41,867 residentsNettetal41,955 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; Schorndorf's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Schorndorf part of Stuttgart?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source12

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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 Schorndorf?

The published population was 41,647 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Schorndorf?

Average net cold rent is 5.14 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 360 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Schorndorf?

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 Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt).

What is the unemployment rate in Schorndorf?

The unemployment rate is about 6.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Schorndorf?

The median gross salary is 4,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Schorndorf a good place to live?

Schorndorf 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 Schorndorf part of Stuttgart?

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

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  title = {Schorndorf, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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