For anyone relocating to Groß-Gerau from overseas, here is the data that matters before you commit: income, jobs, housing, connectivity, taxes and who lives here, straight from German Regionalstatistik, the Zensus 2022 and the Breitbandatlas.
Groß-Gerau is residential commuter country more than a workplace in its own right. What jumps out is the rent: the 8th most expensive of Hesse’s 26 districts.
How Groß-Gerau compares
Where Groß-Gerau ranks against all 400 of Germany’s districts (Kreise); building-land prices are recorded for 394 of them. Each bar fills to the percentile shown; hover for the underlying figure.
See how Groß-Gerau stacks up across Hesse: Cheapest to rent · Safest · Best for families.
Cost of living and housing
14% above DE avg
8% below DE avg
Building plots go for around €387 per m², the 53rd highest of 394 districts with a recorded price, the raw land cost that ultimately works its way into what you pay in rent. The median German district is around €132 per m². The average net cold rent (Nettokaltmiete) is €8.29 per m², about 14% above the German average of €7.28. That is the 2022 census figure for tenants already in place, so a fresh lease on the open market usually costs more. Disposable income per resident runs to €26,095 (309th highest of 400 German districts, 21st in Hesse). That sits roughly 8% below the national average of €28,453. Bear in mind it is nominal: it says nothing about what rent and daily life cost here. At €8.29/m², a 70 m² flat works out to about €580 a month in cold rent (existing-tenancy 2022 level; a new lease costs more). Measured against local incomes, it sits 23rd most affordable in Hesse. By comparison, rent here is roughly 78% of Frankfurt’s (€10.58/m²).
The local housing market
What you are renting into, on the 2022 census: 52.5% of homes are rented rather than owner-occupied; the vacancy rate is 3.3% (roughly in balance); the average home measures 95 m². The stock is 130,511 homes in 57,672 buildings, about 2.3 per building, so this is more houses than apartment blocks. In the latest year 158 new dwellings were completed against 157 permits, a gauge of whether new supply keeps up with demand.
Who lives in Groß-Gerau
Age profile and household make-up from the 2022 census.
Age distribution
26.1% of residents are aged 25 to 45, the age group most newcomers belong to, with 15.4% under 15 and 19.8% at 65 or older. The rest of the 2022 census picture: 33.7% of residents have a migration history (22.3% are foreign nationals); 40.3% of households are single-person; 33.3% of adults hold an Abitur / university-entrance qualification. As a newcomer from abroad you would blend straight in; this is a properly international place. Local schools serve 31,036 pupils. Daycare coverage rises with age: about 1.0% of under-1s, 27.7% of 1 to 2 year olds and 43.2% of 2 to 3 year olds have a place, meaning infants are the squeeze and toddlers far less so.
Jobs and the economy
8% above DE avg
Groß-Gerau roughly balances jobs and residents: 98,393 jobs at local workplaces in 2025, 367 per 1,000 residents. Those jobs are spread across 11,357 registered businesses (2024), a rough measure of how varied the local employers are. Unemployment stands at 6.8% in 2025 (German average 6.3%), roughly one in 15 of the local workforce.
The median full-time worker here earns €4,200 a month gross (6% above the German median of €3,950), before tax and social contributions. Read it alongside, not instead of, the disposable income above: one is gross pay for workers, the other is what each resident has to spend. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2024.
Internet & connectivity
How many households can reach each speed (Breitbandatlas, end of 2025). Gigabit can arrive over fibre or upgraded cable; true fibre (FTTB/H) is broken out separately.
98% of households can get a fixed line of at least 100 Mbit/s, and 76% can reach gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s) speeds (Breitbandatlas, end of 2025). Of that, 28% of households can get true fibre to the building (FTTB/H); the rest of the gigabit coverage runs over upgraded cable. On mobile, 5G reaches 100% of households. If you are keeping a job abroad, a home office works at most addresses here.
Where Groß-Gerau is in Germany
Recorded crime
How much crime the police registered locally, per 100,000 residents.
In 2025 the police logged 4,368 offences per 100,000 residents here (the Häufigkeitszahl), 14% below the German district median of about 5,096. This counts offences registered by the police, not convictions, and is inflated wherever offenders and victims are not residents: city centres, major stations, motorways and airports all push it up. It reflects recorded activity in the area, not how dangerous the place is for the people who live there. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik, BKA 2025.
Local taxes
For most people moving here, local tax is a non-event. The trade-tax multiplier (Gewerbesteuer) is 419%, but it only touches you if you register a business: the tax office sets a base amount, the municipality multiplies it. The property tax (Grundsteuer B) reaches you as a tenant through the service charges (Nebenkosten), and it was reset in the 2025 reform, so there is no settled rate to quote yet.
Moving in and out
growing
The headcount in Groß-Gerau is rising. In 2024, 20,313 moved in and 19,515 moved out, a net of +798. Arrivals outnumber departures, so the rental market stays tight. 1,475 people were naturalised here in 2024, a naturalisation rate of 2.3%. Some 12,180 people here hold or are seeking protection status, about 45.4 per 1,000 residents, the combined asylum, refugee and humanitarian total, with Ukrainians counted here since 2022. Voter turnout last time around was 81.6%.
Just arrived in Groß-Gerau? Sort these first
As a more rural district, at about 592 people per km², Groß-Gerau all but needs a car. Line up insurance and a bank account before you arrive.
FAQ: relocating to Groß-Gerau
What does it cost to live in Groß-Gerau?
The average net cold rent is €8.29 per m² (14% above the €7.28 German average), from existing 2022 tenancies, so a new lease runs higher. Disposable income per resident is €26,095 (309th highest of 400 German districts, 21st in Hesse). That sits roughly 8% below the national average of €28,453. Building land is around €387 per m², which feeds into local rents. It is not adjusted for local prices, so treat it as a headline only.
What is the job market like in Groß-Gerau?
Groß-Gerau has 98,393 jobs (367 per 1,000 residents, including commuters) and 6.8% unemployment, roughly one in 15 of the local workforce, against 6.3% across Germany.
Will broadband in Groß-Gerau support remote work?
98% of households can get a fixed line of at least 100 Mbit/s, 76% gigabit of which 28% true fibre (FTTB/H); 5G mobile reaches 100% (Breitbandatlas, end of 2025), so remote work is fine at most addresses.
Is a car necessary in Groß-Gerau?
Groß-Gerau has about 592 residents per km². As a more rural district that usually means a car is essential for commuting and errands.
How well does Groß-Gerau suit families?
What the data shows: 15.4% of residents are under 15, local schools serve 31,036 pupils, daycare reaches about 43.2% of two-to-three-year-olds.
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Source: Regionaldatenbank Deutschland (regionalstatistik.de), Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder; supplementary data via Destatis GENESIS-Online. Housing, household, education and migration figures from the Zensus 2022. Broadband coverage from the Breitbandatlas (© MIG, BMDV). Recorded crime from the Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (BKA, 2025). Median full-time gross wages from the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (2024). Years per field: population 2024, jobs and unemployment 2025, income 2023, businesses, building activity and land 2024, naturalisations 2024, childcare 2025; rent, vacancy, ownership, dwelling size, single-person households, education and migration 2022 (Zensus); broadband end of 2025 (Breitbandatlas). · How we built this ›