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Living in Spangenberg

In Spangenberg, rents across existing tenancies average €4.61 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.4% (2024).

Spangenberg had 5,967 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 543 in May 2022. There were 112.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population5,967people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Median gross salary (region)3,950EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Average net rent4.61EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 21% belowOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)
Unemployment rate4.4%country median 5.1% — 14% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
Recorded crime3,508incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bebra)

Cheaper rent than 93% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 65% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

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

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

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Spangenberg?

Average net cold rent is 4.61 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): 4.61 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)7
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Spangenberg recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38
Hamburg€9.94
Stuttgart€9.72
Augsburg€9.10
Dortmund€6.00
Spangenberg€4.61
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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 Mbps14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.95 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom MagentaMobil M22Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.61 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.8115 May 2022Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Is Spangenberg 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–71%
Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–72%
Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 277 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.61 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 Spangenberg?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Spangenberg is 4.4%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability83.65 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official
Gigabit broadband availability83.65 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,950 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.4 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

What does a salary buy in Spangenberg?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,950 (Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,056of €2,575 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.€2,575
Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.61/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).− €420
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€2,056
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Spangenberg Salary needed to live in Spangenberg

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Spangenberg. 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

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents112.7 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Spangenberg 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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSpangenberg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Spangenberg highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,508 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise18Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was KSF, 38.6 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 83.7% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportKSF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport38.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

GermanIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Spangenberg.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Spangenberg?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bebra)12

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

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 Spangenberg 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
NO₂ — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bebra)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bebra)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bebra)12Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 11.68 · Feb 15.08 · Mar 18.97 · Apr 26.35 · May 28.11 · Jun 34.4 · Jul 37.56 · Aug 36.76 · Sep 31.3 · Oct 26.34 · Nov 18.74 · Dec 12.77 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -19.12 · Feb -18.92 · Mar -12.47 · Apr -6.95 · May -1.89 · Jun 2.71 · Jul 6.33 · Aug 4.81 · Sep 1.23 · Oct -5.55 · Nov -8.07 · Dec -16.55 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.71 · Feb 0.12 · Mar 3.54 · Apr 8.3 · May 12.49 · Jun 16.38 · Jul 18.81 · Aug 18.43 · Sep 13.99 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 4.14 · Dec 0.54 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Annual mean temperature9.3 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land

Population and city profile

Population density was 61.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Spangenberg?

The published population was 5,967 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area97.71 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)21Official
City area97.71 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis5Official
Foreign residents543 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities24Official
Population density61.07 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.21Official
Population5,967 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents377 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Catholic share6.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other1,980 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
No religion or other, share33.4 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant residents3,568 people31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Protestant share60.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official

International community in Spangenberg

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
Total5,928100.0%
Germany5,17187.2%
Turkey1001.7%
Romania871.5%
Ukraine781.3%
Poland751.3%
Russian Federation721.2%
Syrian Arab Republic560.9%
Kazakhstan410.7%
Czech Republic330.6%
Italy220.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria200.3%
Afghanistan170.3%
Serbia150.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina120.2%
Thailand120.2%
Not stated110.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of90.2%
Kyrgyzstan90.2%
Austria70.1%
Nigeria70.1%
Iraq70.1%
Croatia60.1%
United States50.1%
France40.1%
Kenya40.1%
Estonia30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Moldova, Republic of30.1%
Netherlands30.1%
Switzerland30.1%
Hungary30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Algeria30.1%
Morocco30.1%
Rwanda30.1%
Namibia30.1%
Chile30.1%
Mexico30.1%
Georgia30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
Indonesia30.1%
Philippines30.1%
Taiwan, Province of China30.1%
Uzbekistan30.1%
Australia30.1%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total5,928100.0%
Germany5,38590.8%
Turkey1151.9%
Romania721.2%
Ukraine691.2%
Syrian Arab Republic611.0%
Italy290.5%
Poland270.5%
Afghanistan250.4%
Bulgaria180.3%
Thailand160.3%
Show 27 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina90.2%
Russian Federation80.1%
Serbia80.1%
Stateless70.1%
Croatia60.1%
Algeria60.1%
Iraq60.1%
Nigeria50.1%
Albania40.1%
Netherlands40.1%
Kazakhstan40.1%
Estonia30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Kosovo30.1%
Austria30.1%
Hungary30.1%
United Kingdom30.1%
Kenya30.1%
Cameroon30.1%
Rwanda30.1%
Namibia30.1%
Chile30.1%
Mexico30.1%
United States30.1%
Azerbaijan30.1%
Viet Nam30.1%
Taiwan, Province of China30.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier450 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de23Official
Local property-tax multiplier625 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de23Official

Alternatives for people set on Spangenberg

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.

Helsa as a Spangenberg alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €5.82/m² Helsa vs €4.61/m² Spangenbergno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Helsa vs €3,950 Spangenberg+5%
  • Unemployment: 4.3% Helsa vs 4.4% Spangenbergsame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,473 Helsa vs 3,508 Spangenbergsame level

Cities near Spangenberg

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

Melsungen 8.3 km away
Rent
5.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Waldkappel 15.6 km away
Rent
4.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Helsa 15.7 km away
Rent
5.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Guxhagen 15.8 km away
Rent
5.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Felsberg 17.2 km away
Rent
4.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Großalmerode 17.7 km away
Rent
4.64 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; Spangenberg's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Spangenberg?

The published population was 5,967 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Spangenberg?

Average net cold rent is 4.61 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 323 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Spangenberg?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Bebra).

What is the unemployment rate in Spangenberg?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Spangenberg?

The median gross salary is 3,950 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Spangenberg a good place to live?

Spangenberg 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 Spangenberg?

Melsungen, Hessisch Lichtenau, Rotenburg a. d. Fulda, Waldkappel, Helsa are near Spangenberg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Spangenberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,171 people (87.2%) 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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