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Living in Schwarzenbach a.Wald

Schwarzenbach a.Wald is a city in Germany. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. Schwarzenbach a.Wald had a population of 4,231 at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 290 in May 2022.

Cheaper rent than any other German city that publishes it and lower unemployment than 77% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Schwarzenbach a.Wald?

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 Schwarzenbach a.Wald?

Average net cold rent is 4.05 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): 4.05 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesSchwarzenbach a.Wald highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Schwarzenbach a.Wald 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)4.05 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 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 243 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.05 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 Schwarzenbach a.Wald?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Schwarzenbach a.Wald is 3.9%. 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%8012–4Schwarzenbach a.Wald 3.9%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 availability23.65 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability23.75 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,500 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.9 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Schwarzenbach a.Wald. 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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Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ERF, 90.2 km away, with 6 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 23.8% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportERF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport90.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Schwarzenbach a.Wald. 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

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Schwarzenbach a.Wald average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-4°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Schwarzenbach a.Wald average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100554649395970877561565562JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Schwarzenbach a.Wald average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024047751201792062082222131581064938JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Schwarzenbach a.Wald annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit154011.0PM10104010.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in GermanyWhere Schwarzenbach a.Wald lands among 202 measured cities
annual PM10, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band37–818–979–101410–112011–12Schwarzenbach a.Wald 11.03412–134613–144114–151915–161116–17417–18218–19

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Hof/LfU)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Kulmbach/Konrad-Adenauer-Straße)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 12.6 · May 16.9 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 22.3 · Sep 17.3 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 1.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hof17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.8 · Feb -3.6 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 2.6 · May 6.7 · Jun 10 · Jul 12 · Aug 11.7 · Sep 8 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hof17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.3 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 7.6 · May 11.9 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 2.9 · Dec -0.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hof17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 55.3 · Feb 46 · Mar 49.3 · Apr 38.5 · May 58.8 · Jun 69.5 · Jul 86.6 · Aug 75.3 · Sep 61.4 · Oct 55.5 · Nov 54.7 · Dec 61.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hof17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 46.8 · Feb 75.1 · Mar 120.3 · Apr 178.8 · May 206.1 · Jun 207.9 · Jul 221.9 · Aug 212.6 · Sep 157.7 · Oct 105.5 · Nov 48.9 · Dec 38.1 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hof17Official · 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
Waldfischbach-Burgalben4,232 residentsGefrees4,240 residentsKirchberg an der Jagst4,221 residentsPressath4,217 residentsBaumholder4,265 residentsRuhstorf4,197 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 36.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 115.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Schwarzenbach a.Wald?

The published population was 4,231 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Schwarzenbach a.Wald residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.1%Foreign residents 6.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area36.7 km²31 Dec 2024Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory.12Official
Foreign residents290 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density115.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population4,231 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents668 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share15.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other1,204 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share27.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents2,557 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share57.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Schwarzenbach a.Wald

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
Total4,428100.0%
Germany3,98490.0%
Ukraine841.9%
Czech Republic611.4%
Romania420.9%
Poland370.8%
Turkey260.6%
Russian Federation160.4%
Iraq150.3%
Kazakhstan150.3%
Not stated130.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Syrian Arab Republic120.3%
Hungary80.2%
Belarus70.2%
Sweden60.1%
Italy50.1%
Austria50.1%
India50.1%
Finland40.1%
Netherlands40.1%
Slovakia40.1%
Switzerland40.1%
Nigeria40.1%
Argentina40.1%
Armenia40.1%
Tajikistan40.1%
Albania30.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1%
Bulgaria30.1%
France30.1%
Croatia30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Greece30.1%
Moldova, Republic of30.1%
Serbia30.1%
Ghana30.1%
Libya30.1%
Brazil30.1%
Colombia30.1%
United States30.1%
Georgia30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
Kyrgyzstan30.1%
Philippines30.1%
China30.1%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total4,428100.0%
Germany4,13693.4%
Ukraine741.7%
Romania340.8%
Turkey260.6%
Syrian Arab Republic170.4%
Nigeria150.3%
Iraq130.3%
Italy100.2%
Belarus70.2%
Bulgaria50.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Israel50.1%
Finland40.1%
Netherlands40.1%
Austria40.1%
Slovakia40.1%
Switzerland40.1%
Russian Federation40.1%
Czech Republic40.1%
Tajikistan40.1%
France30.1%
Croatia30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Greece30.1%
Poland30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Hungary30.1%
Canada30.1%
United States30.1%
China (Hong Kong)30.1%
Georgia30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Schwarzenbach a.Wald 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–58%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%
Student50%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 38–62%
Family57%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–69%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–66%
Foreign residents290 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population4,231 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.05 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability23.65 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability23.75 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,500 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 multiplier340 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official
Local property-tax multiplier340 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de18Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Schwarzenbach a.Wald 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 Schwarzenbach a.Wald?

The published population was 4,231 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Schwarzenbach a.Wald?

Average net cold rent is 4.05 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 284 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

What is the unemployment rate in Schwarzenbach a.Wald?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Schwarzenbach a.Wald?

The median gross salary is 3,500 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Schwarzenbach a.Wald?

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

Is Schwarzenbach a.Wald a good place to live?

Schwarzenbach a.Wald 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 Schwarzenbach a.Wald?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,428 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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  title = {Schwarzenbach a.Wald, Germany: rent, salary},
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