Living in Sottrum

In Sottrum, rents across existing tenancies average €6.45 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.8% (2024).

Sottrum numbered 6,479 residents at the end of 2024. For Sottrum, the regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024. Sottrum recorded annual PM2.5 of 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2314 sources

Population6,479people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)3,750EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent6.45EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 11% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.8%country median 5.1% — 25% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime5,211incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 68% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 80% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Sottrum?

Average net cold rent is 6.45 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): 6.45 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSottrum highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.45 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Sottrum 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–70%

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

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 387 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.45 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 Sottrum?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Sottrum is 3.8%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Sottrum 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.8 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Sottrum?

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

Left over each month€1,981of €2,467 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.	€2,467
Rent, 60 m²€6.45/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €387
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	€1,981

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sottrum Salary needed to live in Sottrum

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sottrum. 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

Job Search

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSottrum 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	5,211 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁰Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Sottrum's nearest airport was BRE, 31 km away and offered 43 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	43 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	31 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BRE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 0.7°C in January to 18.3°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Sottrum?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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

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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Sottrum is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.9 · Feb 15.23 · Mar 20.69 · Apr 25.17 · May 30.16 · Jun 31.07 · Jul 34.09 · Aug 32.89 · Sep 29.33 · Oct 25.31 · Nov 19.88 · Dec 13.45 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.83 · Feb -17.67 · Mar -12.92 · Apr -4.8 · May -0.91 · Jun 3.88 · Jul 7.79 · Aug 6.19 · Sep 3.28 · Oct -4.32 · Nov -8.12 · Dec -17.29 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.72 · Feb 1.36 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 8.84 · May 12.91 · Jun 16.24 · Jul 18.25 · Aug 17.92 · Sep 14.34 · Oct 9.77 · Nov 5.28 · Dec 2 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sottrum?

The published population was 6,479 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	6,479 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹³Official

International community in Sottrum

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	6,259	100.0%
Germany	5,266	84.1%
Russian Federation	205	3.3%
Poland	158	2.5%
Kazakhstan	118	1.9%
Turkey	56	0.9%
Ukraine	52	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	38	0.6%
Romania	32	0.5%
Iraq	26	0.4%
Afghanistan	23	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Netherlands	22	0.4%
Bulgaria	14	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	12	0.2%
Czech Republic	11	0.2%
United Kingdom	11	0.2%
United States	10	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	9	0.1%
Serbia	8	0.1%
China	8	0.1%
Albania	7	0.1%
Belgium	7	0.1%
Switzerland	7	0.1%
Spain	7	0.1%
Côte D'Ivoire	7	0.1%
Thailand	7	0.1%
France	6	0.1%
Italy	6	0.1%
Brazil	6	0.1%
Philippines	6	0.1%
Latvia	5	0.1%
Croatia	4	0.1%
Greece	4	0.1%
Kosovo	4	0.1%
Austria	4	0.1%
Liberia	4	0.1%
Sudan	4	0.1%
Azerbaijan	4	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	4	0.1%
Tajikistan	4	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%
Not stated	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	6,259	100.0%
Germany	5,779	92.3%
Poland	90	1.4%
Ukraine	48	0.8%
Turkey	35	0.6%
Iraq	26	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	26	0.4%
Afghanistan	24	0.4%
Romania	20	0.3%
Netherlands	18	0.3%
Russian Federation	16	0.3%

Show 38 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	15	0.2%
Uncertain	11	0.2%
Croatia	8	0.1%
Kosovo	8	0.1%
Albania	7	0.1%
Italy	7	0.1%
Côte D'Ivoire	7	0.1%
Greece	5	0.1%
Philippines	5	0.1%
Thailand	5	0.1%
China	5	0.1%
Switzerland	4	0.1%
Czech Republic	4	0.1%
Serbia	4	0.1%
Ethiopia	4	0.1%
Liberia	4	0.1%
Sudan	4	0.1%
India	4	0.1%
Stateless	4	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Sottrum

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.

Böblingen as a Sottrum alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €3,750 Sottrum+31%
Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €6.45/m² Sottrumno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 5,211 Sottrum−27%

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Alternative cities in Germany

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

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Glandorf6,483 residents Sinn6,485 residents Tangstedt6,471 residents Bad Brückenau6,470 residents Buttstädt6,470 residents Bietigheim6,468 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Sottrum 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; Sottrum's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Sottrum part of Bremen?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁵

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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 Sottrum?

The published population was 6,479 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Sottrum?

Average net cold rent is 6.45 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 452 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Sottrum?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Sottrum?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Sottrum?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Sottrum a good place to live?

Sottrum 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 Sottrum part of Bremen?

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

How many people born in Germany live in Sottrum?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,266 people (84.1%) 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). Sottrum, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a7e229f2950baba72652b2c754c6d0c5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sottrum/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sottrum, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a7e229f2950baba72652b2c754c6d0c5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/sottrum/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23

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Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
Telekom MagentaMobil M telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15

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