Living in Unterföhring

In Unterföhring, rents across existing tenancies average €12.02 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.2% (2024).

Unterföhring's population was 11,866 at the end of 2024. The regional median gross salary reached €5,050 per month at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population11,866people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)5,050EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent12.02EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 107% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.2%country median 5.1% — 37% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime3,224incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than any other German city that publishes it, lower unemployment than 91% 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 Unterföhring?

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 Unterföhring.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Unterföhring?

Average net cold rent is 12.02 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): 12.02 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 citiesUnterföhring 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 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	12.02 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Unterföhring a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 37–59%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement48%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 35–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 721 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.02 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 Unterföhring?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Unterföhring is 3.2%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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1,332

658

239

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–16

Unterföhring 3.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	5,050 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.2 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Unterföhring?

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

Left over each month€2,330of €3,150 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.	€3,150
Rent, 60 m²€12.02/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €721
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	€2,330

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Unterföhring. 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

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesUnterföhring 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	3,224 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Unterföhring's nearest airport was MUC, 21 km away and offered 191 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	191 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MUC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 0.9°C in January to 19.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 51.9 mm in January and 118.9 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 74.6 hours in January and 241.4 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Unterföhring?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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4°-2°

6°-1°

10°2°

15°5°

19°9°

23°13°

25°15°

25°14°

20°10°

14°6°

8°2°

5°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

107

121

119

117

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

145

186

213

224

241

232

170

123

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.57WHO 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 Unterföhring is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

110

164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Unterföhring 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 15.2 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.8 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 5.3 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.9 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 10.2 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 51.9 · Feb 45.5 · Mar 61.2 · Apr 56 · May 107 · Jun 120.9 · Jul 118.9 · Aug 116.5 · Sep 78.1 · Oct 66.9 · Nov 58.4 · Dec 58.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 74.6 · Feb 95.2 · Mar 145.3 · Apr 186 · May 213 · Jun 223.7 · Jul 241.4 · Aug 232.1 · Sep 169.7 · Oct 123.3 · Nov 74 · Dec 66.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Berlin ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.5 °C, Zürich (Switzerland) ±0.4 °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 Unterföhring?

The published population was 11,866 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	11,866 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Unterföhring

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	11,074	100.0%
Germany	8,414	76.0%
Romania	164	1.5%
Austria	141	1.3%
Poland	140	1.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	120	1.1%
Italy	116	1.0%
India	116	1.0%
Turkey	115	1.0%
Ukraine	99	0.9%
Croatia	95	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	94	0.8%
Russian Federation	89	0.8%
Afghanistan	89	0.8%
Czech Republic	84	0.8%
Bulgaria	80	0.7%
China	69	0.6%
Serbia	59	0.5%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	52	0.5%
Slovakia	47	0.4%
Spain	45	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	39	0.4%
France	33	0.3%
Kosovo	33	0.3%
Brazil	33	0.3%
Eritrea	32	0.3%
Greece	31	0.3%
United Kingdom	28	0.3%
Morocco	28	0.3%
United States	28	0.3%
Tunisia	27	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	24	0.2%
Kazakhstan	23	0.2%
Albania	22	0.2%
Slovenia	21	0.2%
Thailand	21	0.2%
Portugal	19	0.2%
Colombia	16	0.1%
Peru	16	0.1%
Switzerland	15	0.1%
South Africa	15	0.1%
Egypt	14	0.1%
Georgia	14	0.1%
Nigeria	13	0.1%
Viet Nam	13	0.1%
Iraq	13	0.1%
Belarus	12	0.1%
Pakistan	12	0.1%
Japan	11	0.1%
Sweden	9	0.1%
Israel	9	0.1%
Netherlands	8	0.1%
Philippines	8	0.1%
Taiwan, Province of China	8	0.1%
Not stated	8	0.1%
Finland	7	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	7	0.1%
Bangladesh	7	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	6	0.1%
Guatemala	6	0.1%
Mexico	6	0.1%
Azerbaijan	6	0.1%
Lebanon	6	0.1%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Lithuania	5	0.0%
Ethiopia	5	0.0%
Togo	5	0.0%
Chile	5	0.0%
Cuba	5	0.0%
Indonesia	5	0.0%
Mongolia	5	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	5	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Luxembourg	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Paraguay	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Sao Tome and Principe	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	11,074	100.0%
Germany	8,977	81.1%
Austria	141	1.3%
Croatia	134	1.2%
Italy	121	1.1%
Turkey	111	1.0%
India	111	1.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	108	1.0%
Ukraine	99	0.9%
Afghanistan	86	0.8%
Hungary	81	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	72	0.7%
Poland	69	0.6%
Bulgaria	65	0.6%
Russian Federation	65	0.6%
Greece	57	0.5%
Spain	53	0.5%
China	53	0.5%
Serbia	43	0.4%
Slovakia	40	0.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	40	0.4%
Kosovo	34	0.3%
Eritrea	30	0.3%
France	28	0.3%
Portugal	22	0.2%
Albania	21	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	19	0.2%
Czech Republic	17	0.2%
United Kingdom	17	0.2%
Slovenia	16	0.1%
United States	16	0.1%
Thailand	16	0.1%
Tunisia	14	0.1%
Peru	13	0.1%
Viet Nam	13	0.1%
Morocco	12	0.1%
Egypt	12	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	12	0.1%
Netherlands	11	0.1%
Nigeria	11	0.1%
Brazil	11	0.1%
Belarus	10	0.1%
Iraq	10	0.1%
Colombia	9	0.1%
Japan	9	0.1%
Pakistan	9	0.1%
Sweden	7	0.1%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	6	0.1%
Guatemala	6	0.1%
Georgia	6	0.1%
Jordan	6	0.1%
Estonia	5	0.0%
Lithuania	5	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Indonesia	5	0.0%
Belgium	4	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Latvia	4	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Taiwan, Province of China	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Unterföhring 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; Unterföhring'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 Unterföhring?

The published population was 11,866 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Unterföhring?

Average net cold rent is 12.02 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 841 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Unterföhring?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Unterföhring?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Unterföhring?

The median gross salary is 5,050 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Unterföhring a good place to live?

Unterföhring 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 Germany live in Unterföhring?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,414 people (76.0%) 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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  date = {2026-10-16},
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
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Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
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
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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