Living in Schweinfurt

In Schweinfurt, rents across existing tenancies average €6.23 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.9% (2024).

Gigabit broadband availability was 85.6% in 2025. Car density was 553 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2026. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.07 per m² per month in June 2026. Annual NO₂ was 14.4 µg/m³ in 2024. The population of Schweinfurt, in Germany, was 54,481 at the end of 2024. The city covered 35.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,526.1 people per km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1936 sources

Population54,481people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,800EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.23EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 7% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.9%country median 5.1% — 35% aboveOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average

Recorded crime8,677incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 8% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 8.0 — 12% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 63% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 83% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 62% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Schweinfurt?

Average net cold rent is 6.23 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): 6.23 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁸

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSchweinfurt highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Schweinfurt€6.23

Dortmund€6.00

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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 Mbps¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.23 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁸Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	10.07 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Schweinfurt³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Schweinfurt 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–64%

Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–65%

Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–54%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 374 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.23 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 6.9% in 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Schweinfurt?

The unemployment rate is 6.9 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average¹

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Schweinfurt is 6.9%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

819

1,332

658

239

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Schweinfurt 6.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	68.09 %	31 Dec 2025	data.bundesnetzagentur.de⁶Official
Gigabit broadband availability	85.63 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.9 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average¹Official

Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 2011–2025

4.1%

5.2%

6.3%

7.4%

7.2%20112013201520192025

Unemployment rate rose 25.2% between 2011 and 2025, from 5.8% to 7.2%.

What does a salary buy in Schweinfurt?

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

Left over each month€1,791of €2,494 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.	€2,494
Rent, 60 m²€10.07/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Schweinfurt · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.23/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €604
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	€1,791

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Schweinfurt. 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

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Schweinfurt. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,694 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)⁴Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Schweinfurt 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 residents1,694 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Schweinfurt?

Police recorded about 8,677 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)³

Recorded crime across major citiesSchweinfurt highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Schweinfurt8,677

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,677 incidents per 100,000country median 9,397	31 Dec 2023	Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)³Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residentsAlternative estimate	7,800 incidents per 100,000	2022	INKAR — Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung, district (Kreis) indicator table¹⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	32 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁹Official
Nearest airport	NUE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	86.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

GermanIn Person

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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 Schweinfurt.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM10 was 11.5 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Schweinfurt?

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: European Environment Agency¹¹

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

0°

3°-2°

5°-2°

10°1°

15°4°

19°8°

23°11°

25°13°

25°12°

20°9°

14°5°

7°2°

4°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

121

177

204

217

227

209

149

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011.5WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂14.4WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Schweinfurt is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

110

164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Schweinfurt 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	14.37 µg/m³country median 13.7	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁸Official
NO₂ — latest reading	5.92 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.47 µg/m³country median 13.5	2024	Official UBA station observation retained; station lies outside the exact target municipality and is not promoted.¹⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 8.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.3 · Feb 5 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 25 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 3.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kissingen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.8 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 3.9 · May 7.7 · Jun 11 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kissingen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.7 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.5 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 1.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kissingen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 59.5 · Feb 45 · Mar 45.1 · Apr 34.2 · May 60.6 · Jun 58.7 · Jul 76.6 · Aug 59.2 · Sep 49.3 · Oct 53.3 · Nov 56.9 · Dec 68.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kissingen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 42 · Feb 70.7 · Mar 121.4 · Apr 176.8 · May 204.2 · Jun 217.2 · Jul 226.5 · Aug 209.2 · Sep 148.9 · Oct 92.2 · Nov 39.6 · Dec 28.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kissingen²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	8.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)¹⁰Official · land

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024

6.6

8.5

10.5

12.4

7.020142017201920222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 41.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.0.

Similar climate. In Germany: Hoyerswerda ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Reims (France) ±1.4 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.6 °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 Schweinfurt?

The published population was 54,481 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.5%
Foreign residents19.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	553 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁵Official
City area	35.7 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	22.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat¹²Official
Foreign residents	10,618 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official
Population density	1,526 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁷Official
Population	54,481 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁹Official

Population over time13 published observations, 2012–2024

51,365

52,550

53,735

54,920

54,481201220142016202020222024

Population rose 4.5% between 2012 and 2024, from 52,118 to 54,481.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2016–2025

6,774

8,737

10,699

12,662

12,25620162018202020222025

Foreign residents rose 70.7% between 2016 and 2025, from 7,180 to 12,256.

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	17,004 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
Catholic share	31.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
No religion or other	24,932 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
No religion or other, share	46.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
Protestant residents	11,306 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official
Protestant share	21.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁷Official

International community in Schweinfurt

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 group	People	Share
Total	53,242	100.0%
Germany	34,837	65.4%
Kazakhstan	2,977	5.6%
Russian Federation	2,622	4.9%
Turkey	1,601	3.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,556	2.9%
Poland	1,452	2.7%
Ukraine	1,082	2.0%
Romania	851	1.6%
India	396	0.7%
Greece	376	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Czech Republic	363	0.7%
Afghanistan	276	0.5%
Kosovo	239	0.4%
United States	225	0.4%
Italy	218	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	214	0.4%
Serbia	190	0.4%
Kyrgyzstan	180	0.3%
Bulgaria	145	0.3%
Uzbekistan	142	0.3%
Albania	139	0.3%
Hungary	135	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	131	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	129	0.2%
Viet Nam	123	0.2%
Croatia	105	0.2%
Austria	105	0.2%
Brazil	94	0.2%
Iraq	94	0.2%
China	94	0.2%
Tajikistan	86	0.2%
Egypt	83	0.2%
Somalia	82	0.2%
France	75	0.1%
Nigeria	74	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	74	0.1%
Spain	69	0.1%
Philippines	65	0.1%
Thailand	60	0.1%
Slovakia	56	0.1%
Pakistan	56	0.1%
Tunisia	54	0.1%
Not stated	54	0.1%
Malaysia	52	0.1%
Belarus	51	0.1%
Lithuania	50	0.1%
Azerbaijan	49	0.1%
Mexico	45	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	43	0.1%
Georgia	38	0.1%
Latvia	35	0.1%
Armenia	35	0.1%
Lebanon	34	0.1%
Eritrea	33	0.1%
Morocco	33	0.1%
Switzerland	32	0.1%
Ethiopia	32	0.1%
Algeria	30	0.1%
Cameroon	29	0.1%
United Kingdom	25	0.0%
Portugal	23	0.0%
Indonesia	23	0.0%
Jordan	23	0.0%
Dominican Republic	22	0.0%
Peru	22	0.0%
Netherlands	21	0.0%
Cuba	21	0.0%
Estonia	20	0.0%
Kenya	19	0.0%
Sweden	18	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	18	0.0%
Ghana	16	0.0%
Japan	15	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	15	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	15	0.0%
Belgium	14	0.0%
Argentina	14	0.0%
Sri Lanka	14	0.0%
Colombia	13	0.0%
South Africa	12	0.0%
Libya	11	0.0%
Israel	11	0.0%
Montenegro	10	0.0%
Canada	10	0.0%
Kuwait	10	0.0%
Turkmenistan	10	0.0%
Denmark	9	0.0%
Slovenia	9	0.0%
Honduras	9	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	9	0.0%
Togo	8	0.0%
Ecuador	8	0.0%
Bangladesh	8	0.0%
Finland	7	0.0%
Mauritius	7	0.0%
Sudan	7	0.0%
Chile	7	0.0%
El Salvador	7	0.0%
Mozambique	6	0.0%
Zambia	6	0.0%
Chad	6	0.0%
Yemen	6	0.0%
Singapore	6	0.0%
Nepal	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
Cyprus	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Namibia	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Costa Rica	4	0.0%
Lao People'S Democratic Republic	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Djibouti	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Swaziland	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	53,242	100.0%
Germany	42,625	80.1%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,774	3.3%
Turkey	1,641	3.1%
Ukraine	634	1.2%
Romania	545	1.0%
Russian Federation	505	0.9%
Greece	432	0.8%
India	397	0.7%
Poland	396	0.7%
Afghanistan	288	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	266	0.5%
Italy	246	0.5%
Bulgaria	224	0.4%
Kazakhstan	221	0.4%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	197	0.4%
Albania	159	0.3%
United States	154	0.3%
Croatia	153	0.3%
Serbia	149	0.3%
Hungary	113	0.2%
Somalia	109	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	99	0.2%
Viet Nam	88	0.2%
Egypt	80	0.2%
Nigeria	73	0.1%
Iraq	73	0.1%
China	68	0.1%
Uncertain	68	0.1%
Spain	60	0.1%
Czech Republic	60	0.1%
Austria	59	0.1%
Brazil	53	0.1%
Malaysia	50	0.1%
France	48	0.1%
Azerbaijan	44	0.1%
Pakistan	44	0.1%
Lithuania	43	0.1%
Slovakia	43	0.1%
Korea, Republic of	42	0.1%
Ethiopia	41	0.1%
Philippines	38	0.1%
Stateless	38	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	37	0.1%
Thailand	37	0.1%
Eritrea	36	0.1%
Tunisia	36	0.1%
Mexico	31	0.1%
Armenia	30	0.1%
Algeria	28	0.1%
Portugal	27	0.1%
Cameroon	26	0.0%
Morocco	25	0.0%
Latvia	24	0.0%
Belarus	21	0.0%
Peru	19	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	18	0.0%
Netherlands	18	0.0%
Lebanon	17	0.0%
Ghana	16	0.0%
Uzbekistan	16	0.0%
Switzerland	15	0.0%
Indonesia	15	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	15	0.0%
United Kingdom	14	0.0%
Georgia	14	0.0%
Jordan	14	0.0%
Japan	13	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	13	0.0%
Kenya	11	0.0%
Cuba	11	0.0%
Montenegro	10	0.0%
Sudan	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Canada	9	0.0%
Sri Lanka	9	0.0%
Nepal	9	0.0%
Denmark	8	0.0%
Sweden	8	0.0%
Togo	8	0.0%
Mauritius	7	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Colombia	7	0.0%
Israel	7	0.0%
Bangladesh	7	0.0%
Zimbabwe	6	0.0%
Honduras	6	0.0%
Singapore	6	0.0%
Finland	5	0.0%
Chile	5	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	5	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
El Salvador	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Djibouti	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	0.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Local business-tax multiplier	370 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁵Official
Local property-tax multiplier	385 %	31 Dec 2022	www.statistikportal.de²⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Schweinfurt

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.

Gerolzhofen as a Schweinfurt alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 2.5% Gerolzhofen vs 6.9% Schweinfurt−64%
Rent: €5.35/m² Gerolzhofen vs €6.23/m² Schweinfurt−14%
Residents: 6,767 Gerolzhofen vs 54,481 Schweinfurt−88%
Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Gerolzhofen vs €3,800 Schweinfurtno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,132 (2025) Gerolzhofen vs 8,677 (2023) Schweinfurtno percentage
Nearest airport: 68.8 km Gerolzhofen vs 86.2 km Schweinfurt−20%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,504.2 Gerolzhofen vs 1,694.1 Schweinfurt−11%

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Bad Salzuflen as a Schweinfurt alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 249 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,645 (2025) Bad Salzuflen vs 8,677 (2023) Schweinfurtno percentage
Nearest airport: 53.1 km Bad Salzuflen vs 86.2 km Schweinfurt−38%
Rent: €5.93/m² Bad Salzuflen vs €6.23/m² Schweinfurt−5%
Median gross pay, region: €3,900 Bad Salzuflen vs €3,800 Schweinfurtsame level
Residents: 53,958 Bad Salzuflen vs 54,481 Schweinfurt−1%

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Tallinn as a Schweinfurt alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 1393 km, 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.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 7.0 µg/m³ Schweinfurt−57%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.23/m² (2022) Schweinfurtno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 86.2 km Schweinfurt−94%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,800 (2024) Schweinfurtno percentage

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Cities near Schweinfurt

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Gerolzhofen Commuting Zone · 18.6 km away

Rent: 5.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Haßfurt 20.0 km away

Rent: 6.28 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Kissingen 20.5 km away

Rent: 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Volkach 20.7 km away

Rent: 5.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hofheim i.UFr. 22.2 km away

Rent: 5.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Münnerstadt 22.7 km away

Rent: 4.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Königsberg i.Bay. 24.0 km away

Rent: 4.96 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Hammelburg 24.9 km away

Rent: 4.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Schweinfurt, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities

Wetzlar54,665 residents Bad Kreuznach54,168 residents Langenhagen54,142 residents Stralsund54,094 residents Bad Salzuflen53,958 residents Hilden55,157 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; Schweinfurt's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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How many people live in Schweinfurt?

The published population was 54,481 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Schweinfurt?

Average net cold rent is 6.23 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 436 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Schweinfurt?

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: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Schweinfurt?

What is the unemployment rate in Schweinfurt?

The unemployment rate is 6.9 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

What is the typical salary around Schweinfurt?

The median gross salary is 3,800 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Schweinfurt a good place to live?

Schweinfurt 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.

Which cities are near Schweinfurt?

Gerolzhofen, Haßfurt, Bad Kissingen, Volkach, Hofheim i.UFr. are near Schweinfurt. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Schweinfurt?

The official country of birth distribution records 34,837 people (65.4%) 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, October 16). Schweinfurt, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0e91180926149b12778cb34a9638d42e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/schweinfurt/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Schweinfurt, Germany: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0e91180926149b12778cb34a9638d42e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/schweinfurt/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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