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In Sonnenberg, rents across existing tenancies average €4.75 per m² a month (2022).

At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €4,350 per month. An unemployment rate of 8.3% was measured at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2728 sources

Population7,673people31 Aug 2026Official source · Bevölkerung in den Wiesbadener Ortsbezirken — August 2026
Median gross salary (region)4,350EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024
Average net rent4.75EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 18% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate8.3%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average
Recorded crime7,275incidents per 100,000country median 9,397 — 23% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Cheaper rent than 87% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 81% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Sonnenberg?

Average net cold rent is 4.75 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): 4.75 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Sonnenberg recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€49
Net rent across major citiesSonnenberg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Sonnenberg highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Sonnenberg€4.75
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Mannheim€9.09
Berlin€7.71
Dresden€7.20
Bielefeld€6.72
Duisburg€6.66
Leipzig€6.27
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited48.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps9Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M19Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.75 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate12 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · parent municipality

Is Sonnenberg a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–73%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–72%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–72%
Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–56%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–67%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 285 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.75 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 Sonnenberg?

The unemployment rate is 8.3 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Sonnenberg is 8.3%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2024BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 20242Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate8.3 %31 Dec 2024Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average1Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Sonnenberg?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,350 (BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,969of €2,788 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.€2,788
Rent, 60 m²€12.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.75/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €720
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€1,969
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sonnenberg. 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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Safety

Recorded crime was 7,274.5 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2023.

How safe is Sonnenberg?

Police recorded about 7,275 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)4

Recorded crime across major citiesSonnenberg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Sonnenberg highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424
Frankfurt14,600
Berlin13,900
Cologne12,343
Dortmund12,283
Dusseldorf12,172
Leipzig11,129
Essen9,619
Dresden8,853
Stuttgart8,552
Sonnenberg7,275
Munich6,214
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,275 incidents per 100,000country median 9,39731 Dec 2023Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)4Official

Mobility and administration

Sonnenberg's nearest airport was FRA, 23 km away and offered 239 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport239 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport23 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)FRA3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Sonnenberg's monthly mean temperatures were −1.6°C in January and 15.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 82.7 mm in January and 90.5 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Sonnenberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 (EEA)6

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Sonnenberg is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency (EEA)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.4 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 10.5 · May 14.5 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 20 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.4 · Feb -3.2 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 2.9 · May 6.5 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 11.8 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.5 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.6 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 2 · Apr 6.3 · May 10.1 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -0.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 82.7 · Feb 70.6 · Mar 75.2 · Apr 56.1 · May 89.2 · Jun 81.9 · Jul 90.5 · Aug 73.5 · Sep 83.8 · Oct 85.5 · Nov 84.9 · Dec 96.8 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 49.9 · Feb 74.1 · Mar 118.6 · Apr 177 · May 195.3 · Jun 198.5 · Jul 211.8 · Aug 203.7 · Sep 142 · Oct 96 · Nov 48.6 · Dec 38.9 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO14Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Altenkirchen (Westerwald) ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.2 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±2.4 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±2.4 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±2.4 °C, Drammen (Norway) ±0.9 °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 Sonnenberg?

The published population was 7,673 people in August 2026. Source: Bevölkerung in den Wiesbadener Ortsbezirken — August 20263

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population7,673 people31 Aug 2026Bevölkerung in den Wiesbadener Ortsbezirken — August 20263Official

Alternatives for people set on Sonnenberg

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Sonnenberg from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Sonnenberg

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

Wiesbaden Commuting Zone · 2.8 km away
Rent
9.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary
4,580 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
Taunusstein 8.7 km away
Rent
7.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Eppstein 10.0 km away
Rent
8.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Walluf 10.7 km away
Rent
8.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Mainz 11.4 km away
Rent
10.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-01-01
Salary
4,891 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
Schlangenbad 11.7 km away
Rent
7.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Kirchberg7,678 residentsElsterwerda7,663 residentsBad Liebenstein7,662 residentsBad Wimpfen7,686 residentsBismark (Altmark)7,660 residentsPfronten7,687 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Sonnenberg 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.

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; Sonnenberg's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Sonnenberg part of Wiesbaden?

Sonnenberg is in the published commuting zone of Wiesbaden; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Wiesbaden city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source7

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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 Sonnenberg?

The published population was 7,673 people in August 2026. Source: Bevölkerung in den Wiesbadener Ortsbezirken — August 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Sonnenberg?

Average net cold rent is 4.75 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 333 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Sonnenberg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 (EEA).

How safe is Sonnenberg?

Police recorded about 7,275 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).

What is the unemployment rate in Sonnenberg?

The unemployment rate is 8.3 % (2024). Source: Arbeitslosenquoten — Länder, Kreise und Gemeinden, Gesamt, 2024 annual average.

What is the typical salary around Sonnenberg?

The median gross salary is 4,350 EUR/month. Source: BA Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich — Medianentgelt Kreise Wohnort 2024.

Is Sonnenberg a good place to live?

Sonnenberg 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.

Is Sonnenberg part of Wiesbaden?

Sonnenberg is in the published commuting zone of Wiesbaden; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Sonnenberg?

Wiesbaden, Klarenthal, Nordenstadt, Taunusstein, Eppstein are near Sonnenberg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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