Living in Sonneberg

In Sonneberg, rents across existing tenancies average €5.33 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.4% (2022).

Gigabit broadband availability was 73.4% in 2025. Sonneberg is in Germany; its population was 22,843 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary was €3,200 per month at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population22,843people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)3,200EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent5.33EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 8% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate6.44%country median 5.1% — 26% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime6,042incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Neuhaus)

Cheaper rent than 67% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 78% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 97% of German cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.4 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Sonneberg?

Average net cold rent is 5.33 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): 5.33 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSonneberg highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Dortmund€6.00

Sonneberg€5.33

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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 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.33 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	7.4 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Sonneberg³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Sonneberg a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%

Student57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–67%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 320 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.33 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: May 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 6.44% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €25,966 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Sonneberg?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.44 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Sonneberg is 6.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Sonneberg 6.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	19.51 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	73.37 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	25,966 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	30,011 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²²Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	3,200 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	6.44 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Sonneberg?

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

Left over each month€1,621of €2,164 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.	€2,164
Rent, 60 m²€7.40/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Sonneberg · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €5.33/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €444
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	€1,621

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,029 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Sonneberg 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 residents1,029 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSonneberg 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	6,042 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	6 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	ERF	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	71.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sonneberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Neuhaus)¹²

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

106

169

204

209

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103

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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

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3WHO 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 Sonneberg is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Sonneberg 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Neuhaus)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Neuhaus)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Neuhaus)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.6 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 9 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 24.4 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.5 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.5 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.8 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.6 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 6.9 · May 11.5 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.2 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 2 · Dec -1.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Sonneberg-Neufang²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 57 · Feb 44.2 · Mar 45.4 · Apr 39.4 · May 65.2 · Jun 66.5 · Jul 84.9 · Aug 57.9 · Sep 57.2 · Oct 50.4 · Nov 55.7 · Dec 65.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lautertal-Oberlauter²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 51 · Feb 73.4 · Mar 105.8 · Apr 168.6 · May 203.6 · Jun 208.9 · Jul 204.1 · Aug 207.2 · Sep 148.2 · Oct 103.3 · Nov 43.9 · Dec 41.5 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Sonneberg-Neufang²⁴Official · 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)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Traunreut ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.6 °C, Bytom (Poland) ±0.7 °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

The city covered 84.7 km² in 2024. Population density was 269.7 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Sonneberg?

The published population was 22,843 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	597 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	84.69 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,201 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	269.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁵Official
Population	22,843 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	817 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	3.5 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	17,472 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	75.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	4,771 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	20.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Sonneberg

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	23,064	100.0%
Germany	20,435	88.6%
Romania	397	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	317	1.4%
Poland	261	1.1%
Russian Federation	208	0.9%
Ukraine	168	0.7%
Kazakhstan	150	0.7%
Afghanistan	146	0.6%
Czech Republic	91	0.4%
Serbia	76	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	65	0.3%
Croatia	58	0.3%
Hungary	53	0.2%
Viet Nam	48	0.2%
Albania	42	0.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	41	0.2%
Somalia	33	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	31	0.1%
Slovakia	30	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	25	0.1%
Turkey	24	0.1%
Kosovo	22	0.1%
Not stated	20	0.1%
Eritrea	19	0.1%
Spain	18	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	17	0.1%
Austria	17	0.1%
Libya	17	0.1%
Bulgaria	15	0.1%
Azerbaijan	15	0.1%
Uzbekistan	15	0.1%
Italy	14	0.1%
India	11	0.0%
Pakistan	10	0.0%
Thailand	9	0.0%
Greece	8	0.0%
Lithuania	8	0.0%
Algeria	8	0.0%
Georgia	8	0.0%
Philippines	7	0.0%
Nigeria	6	0.0%
France	5	0.0%
Egypt	5	0.0%
United States	5	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Morocco	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
Marshall Islands	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	23,064	100.0%
Germany	20,867	90.5%
Romania	436	1.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	362	1.6%
Afghanistan	179	0.8%
Poland	178	0.8%
Ukraine	154	0.7%
Serbia	70	0.3%
Croatia	69	0.3%
Iraq	66	0.3%
Uncertain	60	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Albania	50	0.2%
Russian Federation	48	0.2%
Hungary	47	0.2%
Viet Nam	46	0.2%
Czech Republic	37	0.2%
Somalia	36	0.2%
Kosovo	33	0.1%
Slovakia	30	0.1%
Bulgaria	27	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	22	0.1%
Turkey	18	0.1%
Eritrea	18	0.1%
Libya	18	0.1%
Italy	15	0.1%
Greece	14	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.0%
Spain	11	0.0%
Algeria	11	0.0%
India	11	0.0%
Nigeria	10	0.0%
Azerbaijan	9	0.0%
Lithuania	8	0.0%
Kazakhstan	6	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	5	0.0%
Stateless	5	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Morocco	4	0.0%
United States	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	98.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	53.9 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	395 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	445 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Sonneberg

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.

Kronach as a Sonneberg alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,130 Kronach vs 6,042 Sonneberg−48%
Rent: €5.90/m² Kronach vs €5.33/m² Sonneberg+11%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,315.2 Kronach vs 1,028.9 Sonneberg+28%
Median gross pay, region: €3,500 Kronach vs €3,200 Sonneberg+9%
Residents: 16,616 Kronach vs 22,843 Sonneberg−27%
Nearest airport: 84.5 km Kronach vs 71.4 km Sonneberg+18%
Unemployment: 6.1% Kronach vs 6.4% Sonneberg−5%

Full comparison More about Kronach

Lahr Schwarzwald as a Sonneberg alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,775 Lahr Schwarzwald vs 22,843 Sonneberg+122%
Rent: €6.81/m² Lahr Schwarzwald vs €5.33/m² Sonnebergno percentage
Nearest airport: 28.5 km Lahr Schwarzwald vs 71.4 km Sonneberg−60%
Median gross pay, region: €4,200 Lahr Schwarzwald vs €3,200 Sonnebergno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,568 Lahr Schwarzwald vs 6,042 Sonneberg+9%
Unemployment: 6.8% Lahr Schwarzwald vs 6.4% Sonneberg+5%

Full comparison More about Lahr Schwarzwald

Cities near Sonneberg

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

Ebersdorf 2.5 km away

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

Neustadt b.Coburg 4.0 km away

Rent: 5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Rödental 12.0 km away

Rent: 5.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Schalkau 12.4 km away

Rent: 4.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Lauscha 14.1 km away

Rent: 4.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Teuschnitz 16.0 km away

Rent: 4.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Kronach 16.7 km away

Rent: 5.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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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; Sonneberg's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Sonneberg?

The published population was 22,843 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Sonneberg?

Average net cold rent is 5.33 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 373 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Sonneberg?

What is the unemployment rate in Sonneberg?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Sonneberg?

The median gross salary is 3,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Sonneberg a good place to live?

Sonneberg 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 Sonneberg?

Ebersdorf, Neustadt bei Coburg, Neustadt b.Coburg, Rödental, Schalkau are near Sonneberg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Sonneberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 20,435 people (88.6%) 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). Sonneberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 603e4a730f0dec794b1665d8241f57ea]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sonneberg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sonneberg-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_a7be8e3b4ea3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sonneberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {603e4a730f0dec794b1665d8241f57ea},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sonneberg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Sonneberg, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sonneberg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 603e4a730f0dec794b1665d8241f57ea; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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