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Heilbronn
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Heilbronn

A Baden-Württemberg city on the Neckar at the centre of a wine-growing region, rebuilt almost entirely after wartime destruction into a modern, functional layout. Automotive suppliers and a large retail and logistics group headquartered here carry an economy that has grown steadily on the back of the region's manufacturing strength.

The place

State
Baden-Württemberg
Population
132,516as of December 2025 ·
Area
99.9 km²
Density
1,327 people per km²
Public holidays a year
12as of January 2026 ·

Work and pay

Unemployment rate
6.9%as of September 2026 ·
Median gross pay
€4,441 a monthas of December 2025 ·

Local taxes and charges

Grunderwerbsteuer
5%
Church tax
8%
Grundsteuer B, Hebesatz
500%as of January 2024 ·
Gewerbesteuer, Hebesatz
420%as of January 2024 ·

Housing

Asking price, apartments
€3,533 per m²as of September 2026 · sourced · immoportal.com
Asking rent, apartments
€13.45 per m² a monthimmoportal.com
Hausgeld
€3.60 per m² a month
Prices, last 12 months
-1.9%
A 70 m² flat
To buy€247,310
Closing costs on top+ €25,522
To rent, cold€942 a month
Asking rent, BBSR (re-lettings)
€12 per m² a monthas of July 2024 ·
Rent in existing tenancies (Zensus 2022)
€8.49 per m² a monthas of May 2022 ·
Vacant flats
4%as of May 2022 ·
Owner-occupiers
43.2%as of May 2022 ·
Paid price, resold flats
–
Paid price, new flats
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Unemployment rate6.9%

Monthly, Bundesagentur für Arbeit.

Median gross pay a month€4,441

Each 31 December, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, full-time employees by workplace.

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