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Living in Schwabmünchen

Schwabmünchen is a city in Germany, with a population of 15,277 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.33 per m² per month in June 2026. The foreign population count was 1,628 in May 2022.

Lower unemployment than 88% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Schwabmünchen?

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 Schwabmünchen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Schwabmünchen?

Average net cold rent is 12.33 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): 12.33 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Schwabmünchen22

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

Net rent across major citiesSchwabmünchen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Schwabmünchen 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)12.33 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Schwabmünchen22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 740 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.33 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 unemployment rate was 3.32% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,250 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €31,156 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Schwabmünchen?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.32 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Schwabmünchen is 3.3%. 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%8012–4Schwabmünchen 3.3%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 availability90.88 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability91.63 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident31,156 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita36,648 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts19Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate3.32 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k952.2 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Schwabmünchen 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 100k952.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport21 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportFMM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport43.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Schwabmünchen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Augsburg/LfU)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
Schwabmünchen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5154011.0PM10104011.0NO₂µg/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 Schwabmünchen is 7.0 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/m³1027–8Schwabmünchen 7.0155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 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 mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Augsburg/LfU)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Augsburg/LfU)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Augsburg/LfU)11Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.57 · Feb 15.12 · Mar 20.47 · Apr 27.1 · May 29.35 · Jun 31.71 · Jul 32.41 · Aug 32.38 · Sep 27.36 · Oct 25.66 · Nov 18.56 · Dec 13.33 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -18.84 · Feb -19.63 · Mar -22.3 · Apr -6.05 · May -1.83 · Jun 2.47 · Jul 5.92 · Aug 4.86 · Sep -0.32 · Oct -6.68 · Nov -11.78 · Dec -17.03 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.45 · Feb -0.69 · Mar 3.44 · Apr 8.14 · May 12.37 · Jun 16.35 · Jul 17.91 · Aug 17.46 · Sep 13.14 · Oct 8.99 · Nov 3.67 · Dec -0.3 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
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
Langenau15,274 residentsMainburg15,271 residentsFüssen15,287 residentsRaunheim15,297 residentsGehrden15,301 residentsAlsfeld15,307 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 55.5 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Schwabmünchen?

The published population was 15,277 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Schwabmünchen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.3%Foreign residents 10.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents649 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area55.5 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents1,628 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density275.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official
Population15,277 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents7,684 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share51.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other5,472 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share36.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents1,726 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share11.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Schwabmünchen

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
Total14,881100.0%
Germany12,67185.1%
Romania2811.9%
Poland2311.6%
Turkey1751.2%
Czech Republic1240.8%
Ukraine1110.7%
Italy1070.7%
Kazakhstan950.6%
Hungary910.6%
Kosovo870.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia830.6%
Russian Federation720.5%
Syrian Arab Republic580.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina500.3%
Afghanistan500.3%
Austria370.2%
Serbia340.2%
India340.2%
Bulgaria330.2%
United States300.2%
Eritrea280.2%
Iraq250.2%
Spain210.1%
Slovakia200.1%
Nigeria180.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of170.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of170.1%
Portugal150.1%
Albania140.1%
Greece130.1%
Brazil130.1%
China120.1%
Switzerland110.1%
United Kingdom110.1%
France100.1%
Argentina100.1%
Dominican Republic100.1%
Pakistan100.1%
Thailand100.1%
Moldova, Republic of90.1%
Belarus90.1%
Somalia80.1%
Denmark70.0%
Slovenia70.0%
Philippines70.0%
Morocco60.0%
Not stated60.0%
Netherlands50.0%
Luxembourg40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Viet Nam40.0%
Kyrgyzstan40.0%
Lebanon40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Norway30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Chile30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Peru30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Singapore30.0%

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
Total14,881100.0%
Germany13,25889.1%
Turkey2031.4%
Romania1811.2%
Italy1451.0%
Croatia1260.8%
Poland1240.8%
Ukraine1060.7%
Kosovo920.6%
Hungary690.5%
Syrian Arab Republic620.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan530.4%
Eritrea440.3%
Bulgaria380.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina310.2%
India290.2%
Iraq230.2%
Austria210.1%
Nigeria210.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of150.1%
Czech Republic150.1%
Greece140.1%
Slovakia140.1%
Spain130.1%
United States130.1%
Portugal120.1%
Russian Federation110.1%
France100.1%
Serbia100.1%
Pakistan100.1%
Thailand90.1%
China90.1%
Somalia80.1%
United Kingdom70.0%
Ethiopia60.0%
Belarus50.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Morocco40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Albania30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Norway30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Peru30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

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

Is Schwabmünchen 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%
Student53%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Family60%strong on family, weak on safety · range 49–71%
Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–66%
Foreign residents1,628 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population15,277 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.33 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Schwabmünchen
Fibre-to-the-building availability90.88 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability91.63 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident31,156 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 3–692.6 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 329.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier340 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier360 %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 Schwabmünchen?

The published population was 15,277 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Schwabmünchen?

Average net cold rent is 12.33 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 863 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Schwabmünchen.

Is the air quality good in Schwabmünchen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Augsburg/LfU).

What is the unemployment rate in Schwabmünchen?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Schwabmünchen?

The median gross salary is 4,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Schwabmünchen?

1,628 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Schwabmünchen a good place to live?

Schwabmünchen 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 Schwabmünchen?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,881 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). Schwabmünchen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/schwabmunchen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Schwabmünchen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/schwabmunchen/},
  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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  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  10. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Augsburg/LfU) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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