Living in Schwarzenborn

In Schwarzenborn, rents across existing tenancies average €3.57 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.4% (2024).

Population density was 40.4 people per km² in 2024. There were 112.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 0.19% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, Schwarzenborn had a population of 1,086. The city covered 26.9 km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population1,086people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,150EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Average net rent3.57EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 39% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate4.4%country median 5.1% — 14% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,508incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

Cheaper rent than any other German city that publishes it, lower unemployment than 65% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Schwarzenborn?

Average net cold rent is 3.57 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): 3.57 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSchwarzenborn highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Schwarzenborn€3.57

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.57 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁴Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	7 EUR/m²/month	2024	BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)⁹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Schwarzenborn a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–71%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student63%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–74%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–74%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–73%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 214 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.57 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 Schwarzenborn?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Schwarzenborn is 4.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Schwarzenborn 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	0.19 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,150 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.4 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Schwarzenborn?

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

Left over each month€2,163of €2,682 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.	€2,682
Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €3.57/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €420
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	€2,163

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Schwarzenborn. 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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Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	112.7 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)⁹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Schwarzenborn 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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSchwarzenborn highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,508 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹³Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was KSF, 56.6 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹¹Official
Nearest airport	KSF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	56.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Schwarzenborn. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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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)

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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172

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

NO₂4WHO 10 · EU 40

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

NO₂ across cities in GermanyWhere Schwarzenborn lands among 226 measured cities

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2626–2728–29

Schwarzenborn 4.0

annual NO₂, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Burg Herzberg)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 5 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 14.8 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hersfeld¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 3.2 · May 7 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hersfeld¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.8 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 9 · May 13 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hersfeld¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 51.3 · Feb 39.3 · Mar 46 · Apr 40.6 · May 66.9 · Jun 57.9 · Jul 83.3 · Aug 60.4 · Sep 50.1 · Oct 52.8 · Nov 52.3 · Dec 53.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hersfeld¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 44.1 · Feb 67.8 · Mar 115.4 · Apr 172 · May 197.6 · Jun 203.3 · Jul 213.2 · Aug 197.6 · Sep 142.1 · Oct 88.7 · Nov 39.2 · Dec 31.5 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hersfeld¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁷Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Bad Arolsen ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.6 °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

How many people live in Schwarzenborn?

The published population was 1,086 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82%
Foreign residents18%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	26.9 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis municipality row keyed by AGS; official Statistikportal handoff URL independently confirms the same AGS and municipality name.⁶Official
Foreign residents	196 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities¹⁷Official
Population density	40.37 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.⁶Official
Population	1,086 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁵Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	67 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁶Official
Catholic share	6 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁶Official
No religion or other	338 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁶Official
No religion or other, share	30.5 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁶Official
Protestant residents	702 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁶Official
Protestant share	63.3 %	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 — Anteil Bevölkerung nach Religionszugehörigkeit¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Schwarzenborn

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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; Schwarzenborn's school authority applies it locally.

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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 Schwarzenborn?

The published population was 1,086 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Schwarzenborn?

Average net cold rent is 3.57 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 250 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

What is the unemployment rate in Schwarzenborn?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Schwarzenborn?

The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

How many foreign residents live in Schwarzenborn?

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

Is Schwarzenborn a good place to live?

Schwarzenborn 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.

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