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Living in Steinheim

Steinheim is a city in Germany. Gigabit broadband availability was 65.6% in 2025. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €8.37 per m² per month in June 2026. The regional median gross salary was €3,750 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, Steinheim had a population of 12,107.

Higher unemployment than 86% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Steinheim.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Steinheim?

Average net cold rent is 8.37 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): 8.37 EUR/m²/month · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Steinheim, Westfalen20

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

Net rent across major citiesSteinheim highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Steinheim 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)8.37 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Steinheim, Westfalen20Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 502 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.37 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 7.14% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €27,963 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Steinheim?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.14 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Steinheim is 7.1%. 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%6246–8Steinheim 7.1%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 availability61.38 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability65.55 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident27,963 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita32,972 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts16Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,750 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate7.14 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k703.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Steinheim 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 100k703.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport8 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportPAD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport43.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Steinheim. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Steinheim.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Steinheim?

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 Agency9

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
Steinheim average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Steinheim average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100825754387073848362706674JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Steinheim average monthly sunshine, hours0551101652204068122181194205209185150944633JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Steinheim annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5µg/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 Steinheim is 8.0 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/m³104–54 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/m³1558–9Steinheim 8.090 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 mean8 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency9Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.1 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 13.9 · May 17.2 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 18.5 · Oct 13 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 4.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.5 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 3.6 · May 6.8 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 9 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 2.9 · Dec -0.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.9 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 12.3 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 82.3 · Feb 56.9 · Mar 53.5 · Apr 38 · May 69.9 · Jun 72.9 · Jul 83.9 · Aug 83.3 · Sep 62.3 · Oct 69.7 · Nov 66.1 · Dec 73.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 40.2 · Feb 68.2 · Mar 121.6 · Apr 180.9 · May 194 · Jun 204.6 · Jul 209.4 · Aug 184.9 · Sep 150.2 · Oct 94.3 · Nov 45.8 · Dec 33.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�gde-Paenbruch17Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.8 °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 Steinheim by year, µg/m³6.58.811.213.5201420172019202220248.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 38.5% between 2014 and 2024, from 13.0 to 8.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Überherrn12,109 residentsApen12,118 residentsFrohburg12,120 residentsLeutenbach12,093 residentsBurladingen12,124 residentsGeeste12,129 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 160 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Steinheim?

The published population was 12,107 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Steinheim residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93%Foreign residents 7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area75.69 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)15Official
Cars per 1,000 residents689 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality10Official
City area75.69 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)6Official
Foreign residents848 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density160 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population12,107 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents6,055 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share50 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other3,494 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share28.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents2,559 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share21.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Steinheim

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
Total12,106100.0%
Germany10,17484.0%
Kazakhstan3643.0%
Russian Federation3192.6%
Turkey2622.2%
Poland2021.7%
Ukraine1431.2%
Syrian Arab Republic1391.1%
Kyrgyzstan1010.8%
Iraq230.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of220.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
United Kingdom180.1%
Egypt160.1%
Italy120.1%
Romania120.1%
Serbia120.1%
Greece110.1%
Moldova, Republic of110.1%
Afghanistan110.1%
Kosovo100.1%
Portugal100.1%
India100.1%
Belarus90.1%
Nigeria90.1%
Azerbaijan90.1%
Albania80.1%
Spain80.1%
Armenia80.1%
Sri Lanka80.1%
Uzbekistan70.1%
Not stated70.1%
Lithuania60.0%
Netherlands60.0%
Dominican Republic60.0%
Bulgaria50.0%
France50.0%
Hungary50.0%
Eritrea50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Pakistan50.0%
Philippines50.0%
Thailand50.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.0%
Algeria40.0%
Libya40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
China40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Austria30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Congo30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Honduras30.0%
United States30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Saudi Arabia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,106100.0%
Germany11,26093.0%
Turkey2281.9%
Syrian Arab Republic1351.1%
Ukraine870.7%
Poland810.7%
Iraq220.2%
Afghanistan150.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of150.1%
Italy130.1%
Uncertain130.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal110.1%
Romania110.1%
Russian Federation110.1%
Eritrea110.1%
Greece100.1%
Egypt100.1%
Pakistan100.1%
Belarus90.1%
Nigeria90.1%
Azerbaijan90.1%
Spain80.1%
Serbia80.1%
Somalia80.1%
Armenia80.1%
Kazakhstan70.1%
Albania60.0%
Lithuania60.0%
Kosovo60.0%
United Kingdom60.0%
Bulgaria50.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Ghana40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
India40.0%
Thailand40.0%
China40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Palestinian territories30.0%
Korea, Republic of30.0%
Not stated30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Is Steinheim 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–56%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 37–59%
Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–64%
Foreign residents848 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population12,107 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.37 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Steinheim, Westfalen
Fibre-to-the-building availability61.38 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability65.55 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident27,963 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 3–692.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 331.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier416 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier501 %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 Steinheim?

The published population was 12,107 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Steinheim?

Average net cold rent is 8.37 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 586 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Miet-Check.de Mietspiegel Steinheim, Westfalen.

Is the air quality good in Steinheim?

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.

What is the unemployment rate in Steinheim?

The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Steinheim?

The median gross salary is 3,750 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Steinheim?

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

Is Steinheim a good place to live?

Steinheim 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 Steinheim?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,106 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). Steinheim, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/steinheim/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Steinheim, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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