Living in Scottdale

In Scottdale, unemployment is 5.9% (2024).

Scottdale had a population of 10,698 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 5.93% at the end of 2024. Scottdale had a foreign population of 2,396 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population10,698people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,807EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)

Median rent1,463EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.93%country median 4.6% — 30% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean8.01µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 70% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 76% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Scottdale?

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

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹²Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,456 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,463 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Scottdale 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 worker29%strong on work, weak on safety · range 19–39%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–61%

Retirement35%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 22–48%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

22.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,396 of 10,698 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Scottdale is 5.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Scottdale 5.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,807 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)¹⁷Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate	5.93 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Scottdale?

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

Left over each month€2,122of €3,659 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; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,659
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,456
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,122

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Scottdale. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	686.2 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Scottdale when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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.

Mobility and administration

Scottdale was 10 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	10 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PDK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Scottdale. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Scottdale.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Scottdale stood at 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Scottdale's monthly mean temperatures were 7.1°C in January and 27.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 116.5 mm in January and 120.7 mm in July.

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

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14°4°

19°7°

23°11°

27°16°

31°20°

32°22°

29°19°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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116

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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

PM2.58WHO 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 United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Scottdale is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Scottdale 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.01 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 12.2 · Feb 14.5 · Mar 18.8 · Apr 23.2 · May 27.3 · Jun 30.6 · Jul 32.3 · Aug 31.7 · Sep 28.8 · Oct 23.6 · Nov 17.8 · Dec 13.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 7.4 · Apr 11.4 · May 16.3 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.1 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 13.1 · Apr 17.3 · May 21.8 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 23.8 · Oct 18.1 · Nov 12.3 · Dec 8.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 116.5 · Feb 115.6 · Mar 118.9 · Apr 96.9 · May 90.4 · Jun 115.2 · Jul 120.7 · Aug 109.2 · Sep 97 · Oct 83.4 · Nov 101.1 · Dec 116.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	24.5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	8.01 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,281 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	32.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	17.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Little Rock ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Marugame (Japan) ±1.9 °C, Amagasaki (Japan) ±1.9 °C, Daitō (Japan) ±1.9 °C, Habikino (Japan) ±1.9 °C, Higashiosaka (Japan) ±1.9 °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

At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 8.6 km². Population density was 1,223.2 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport77.6%
Foreign residents22.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	8.62 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	22.73 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,396 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,223 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	10,698 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Scottdale

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.

North Druid Hills as a Scottdale alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 1.5% North Druid Hills vs 5.9% Scottdale−74%
Residents: 20,385 North Druid Hills vs 10,698 Scottdale+91%
Median gross pay, city: €4,913 (2020) North Druid Hills vs €3,807 (2024) Scottdaleno percentage
Foreign residents: 15.7% North Druid Hills vs 22.7% Scottdale−31%
Annual PM2.5: 8.9 µg/m³ North Druid Hills vs 8.0 µg/m³ Scottdale+11%

Full comparison More about North Druid Hills

North Bethesda as a Scottdale alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 864 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 10,698 Scottdale+368%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.9% Scottdale−39%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 22.7% Scottdale+50%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 (2020) North Bethesda vs €3,807 (2024) Scottdaleno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 8.0 µg/m³ Scottdale−27%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Scottdale

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

North Decatur 2.7 km away

Rent: 1,767 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,374 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Belvedere Park 5.1 km away

Rent: 1,417 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,172 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Druid Hills 6.0 km away

Rent: 1,868 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,453 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

North Druid Hills 6.7 km away

Rent: 1,731 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,913 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Candler-McAfee 7.6 km away

Rent: 1,384 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,088 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Scottdale?

The unemployment rate is 5.93 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Scottdale?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.01 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Scottdale?

The published population is 10,698 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Scottdale?

2,396 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Scottdale a good place to live?

Scottdale 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 Scottdale?

Clarkston, North Decatur, Decatur, Belvedere Park, Druid Hills are near Scottdale. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Scottdale, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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