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Living in Sigmaringen

In 2025, gigabit broadband availability was 57.7%. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.29 per m² per month in June 2026. The regional median gross salary was €4,050 per month at the end of 2024. The population of Sigmaringen, in Germany, was 16,884 at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 73% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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 Sigmaringen?

Average net cold rent is 9.29 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): 9.29 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Sigmaringen20

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

Net rent across major citiesSigmaringen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Sigmaringen 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)9.29 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Sigmaringen20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 557 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.29 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 6.1% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €28,559 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Sigmaringen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Sigmaringen is 6.1%. 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%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8Sigmaringen 6.1%228 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 availability7.54 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability57.74 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident28,559 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita44,313 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,050 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate6.1 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,989 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Sigmaringen 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 100k1,989 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport12 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportFDH13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport51.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sigmaringen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency9

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
Sigmaringen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5254.0PM2.5µg/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 Sigmaringen is 4.0 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/m³104–5Sigmaringen 4.04 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/m³1027–8155 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
PM2.5 — annual mean4 µg/m³country median 8.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency9Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 11.1 · Feb 14.88 · Mar 19.53 · Apr 26.1 · May 28.8 · Jun 31.35 · Jul 31.6 · Aug 31.85 · Sep 26.46 · Oct 22.68 · Nov 18.55 · Dec 12.96 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -17.3 · Feb -19.69 · Mar -22.33 · Apr -6.11 · May -1.15 · Jun 2.03 · Jul 7.03 · Aug 5.16 · Sep 0.58 · Oct -7.06 · Nov -11.76 · Dec -18.84 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.44 · Feb -0.45 · Mar 3.76 · Apr 8.56 · May 12.78 · Jun 16.75 · Jul 18.31 · Aug 17.81 · Sep 13.55 · Oct 9.13 · Nov 3.65 · Dec -0.49 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Sigmaringen by year, µg/m³3.75.26.88.3201420172019202220244.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 42.9% between 2014 and 2024, from 7.0 to 4.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Künzell16,903 residentsKamenz / Kamjenc16,918 residentsBad Wörishofen16,933 residentsHünfeld16,955 residentsHövelhof16,809 residentsBad Bentheim16,798 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 92.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 181.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Sigmaringen?

The published population was 16,884 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Sigmaringen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport80.8%Foreign residents19.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents618 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area92.84 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents3,247 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density181.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population16,884 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents7,207 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share42 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other6,923 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share40.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents3,010 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share17.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Sigmaringen

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
Total17,141100.0%
Germany12,31871.9%
Kazakhstan5002.9%
Romania4192.4%
Poland4042.4%
Russian Federation3832.2%
Turkey3522.1%
Ukraine3502.0%
Syrian Arab Republic3321.9%
Italy2101.2%
Iraq1200.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan1170.7%
Croatia990.6%
Serbia910.5%
Georgia820.5%
Kosovo760.4%
Austria640.4%
Czech Republic580.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina560.3%
Hungary550.3%
Nigeria550.3%
Kyrgyzstan480.3%
Viet Nam430.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of420.2%
Greece370.2%
France360.2%
Bulgaria340.2%
Tunisia330.2%
Not stated320.2%
Switzerland290.2%
United Kingdom290.2%
Uzbekistan290.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of270.2%
Spain240.1%
United States240.1%
Albania230.1%
Eritrea220.1%
Morocco210.1%
Pakistan210.1%
China210.1%
Slovenia180.1%
Algeria170.1%
Moldova, Republic of150.1%
Gambia150.1%
Cameroon150.1%
Somalia140.1%
Togo140.1%
Palestinian territories140.1%
Estonia120.1%
Slovakia120.1%
Guinea120.1%
Philippines120.1%
Latvia110.1%
Netherlands110.1%
India110.1%
Tajikistan110.1%
Thailand110.1%
Brazil100.1%
Sri Lanka100.1%
Lebanon100.1%
Ecuador90.1%
Jordan90.1%
Libya80.0%
Armenia70.0%
Ghana60.0%
Burkina Faso60.0%
Mexico60.0%
Lithuania50.0%
Canada50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Montenegro40.0%
Portugal40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Oman40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Finland30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Gabon30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Equatorial Guinea30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Chile30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Bahrain30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Australia30.0%

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
Total17,141100.0%
Germany13,89281.0%
Syrian Arab Republic3522.1%
Turkey3412.0%
Ukraine3231.9%
Romania3131.8%
Italy2621.5%
Afghanistan1250.7%
Iraq1160.7%
Croatia1150.7%
Poland1030.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo990.6%
Serbia820.5%
Georgia810.5%
Russian Federation620.4%
Hungary600.4%
Uncertain550.3%
Nigeria500.3%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of430.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina400.2%
Bulgaria390.2%
Tunisia330.2%
Greece310.2%
France300.2%
Albania280.2%
Austria280.2%
Spain270.2%
Gambia220.1%
Viet Nam220.1%
Eritrea200.1%
Somalia170.1%
Pakistan170.1%
Switzerland160.1%
Cameroon160.1%
Togo160.1%
China160.1%
Algeria130.1%
Morocco130.1%
Guinea130.1%
Kazakhstan130.1%
Stateless120.1%
India110.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of110.1%
Moldova, Republic of90.1%
United States90.1%
Slovakia80.0%
Libya80.0%
Slovenia70.0%
Armenia70.0%
Thailand70.0%
Latvia60.0%
Burkina Faso60.0%
Sri Lanka60.0%
Palestinian territories60.0%
Jordan50.0%
Portugal40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Azerbaijan40.0%
Philippines40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Gabon30.0%
Kenya30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

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

Is Sigmaringen 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Retirement63%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–74%
Foreign residents3,247 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population16,884 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.29 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Sigmaringen
Fibre-to-the-building availability7.54 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability57.74 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident28,559 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 329.5 %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 Sigmaringen?

The published population was 16,884 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Sigmaringen?

Average net cold rent is 9.29 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 650 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Sigmaringen.

Is the air quality good in Sigmaringen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Sigmaringen?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Sigmaringen?

The median gross salary is 4,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Sigmaringen?

3,247 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Sigmaringen a good place to live?

Sigmaringen 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 Sigmaringen?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,141 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). Sigmaringen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sigmaringen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Sigmaringen, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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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
  4. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  5. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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