Overall score
Use the Fürth profile to compare affordability, transport access, and metro-integration resilience alongside Franconian peers such as Nuremberg, Würzburg, and Augsburg.
Overall60/100
Affordability57/100
Air quality58/100
Energy57/100
Germany / Central Europe
Fürth City Intelligence
Fürth is a city in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, immediately adjacent to Nuremberg at the confluence of the Rednitz and Pegnitz rivers, with a manufacturing and services profile and U-Bahn and rail integration into the Nuremberg metro area. Fürth is a central europe city of about ~129K in Germany. On the composite city-intelligence score, Fürth sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (60/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- ~129K
Image credit: Image: Kamran Salimi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall city intelligence
Mixed60/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Data confidence
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
Verified utility layers
See country hub
Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.
Fürth data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 60/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 57/100 | Fürth's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 58/100 | Fürth's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 57/100 | Fürth's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 58/100 | Fürth's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 59/100 | Fürth's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 56/100 | Fürth's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 56/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety80/100
Low crime82/100
Personal safety82/100
Night safety78/100
Road safety77/100
Fürth ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (80/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life83/100
Healthcare87/100
Education84/100
Green space97/100
Cleanliness83/100
Infrastructure88/100
Mobility68/100
Fürth has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness83/100
Education84/100
Green space97/100
Overall safety80/100
Fürth scores very high for family living (83/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability72/100
Walkability81/100
Cycling71/100
Infrastructure88/100
Fürth is high for remote workers (72/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability78/100
Healthcare87/100
Cleanliness83/100
Outdoor lifestyle63/100
Fürth is high for retirement (78/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Fürth
Local public safety guidance for Fürth, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 reaches fire and ambulance dispatch nationwide. |
| Police | 11024/7 | — |
| Fire and ambulance | 11224/7 | — |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Fürth, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Germany emergency profile.
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- European Commission: 112 — The European emergency number
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Fürth
Healthcare context for Fürth, with national-level information from Germany where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Fürth, see the Germany healthcare profile.
Healthcare sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
- Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit): Federal Ministry of Health, Germany
Used as the primary attribution for German public-health context.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Fürth
Local mobility context for Fürth, with national-level context from Germany where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Fürth, see the Germany transport profile.
Transport sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
- Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr: Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Used as the primary federal attribution for German national transport context.
- Deutsche Bahn AG: Deutsche Bahn
Used as the primary attribution for German national rail operator information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Fürth. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Fürth
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Fürth will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Fürth air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Explore Fürth modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Fürth
Fürth's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality in Fürth
Fürth's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy in Fürth
Fürth's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety in Fürth
Fürth's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed in Fürth
Fürth's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk in Fürth
Fürth's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Fürth
Cost of living estimates for Fürth — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Fürth
Climate profile for Fürth — Humid Continental climate, annual average 8.6°C, comfort score 65/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Fürth
Economy and jobs profile for Fürth — industrial city, economy score 73/100, key industries including manufacturing, automotive, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Fürth
Education profile for Fürth — regional education center, education score 67/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement in Fürth
Healthcare and retirement profile for Fürth — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 70/100, retirement score 70/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Visual guide to Fürth
Source-attributed visual context for Fürth using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning guide for Fürth
Weekend trip planning checklist for Fürth — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Nearby weekend places from Fürth
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Fürth
Estimate a monthly budget for Fürth using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Fürth
Plan a trip budget for Fürth using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Fürth
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Fürth. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Nuremberg, Germany
Same region · about 7 km from Fürth. Explore Nuremberg's city intelligence profile.
Erlangen, Germany
Same region · about 13 km from Fürth. Explore Erlangen's city intelligence profile.
Bamberg, Germany
Same region · about 47 km from Fürth. Explore Bamberg's city intelligence profile.
Würzburg, Germany
Mountain cluster · about 84 km from Fürth. Explore Würzburg's city intelligence profile.
Ingolstadt, Germany
Same region · about 86 km from Fürth. Explore Ingolstadt's city intelligence profile.
Regensburg, Germany
Lake cluster · about 94 km from Fürth. Explore Regensburg's city intelligence profile.
Augsburg, Germany
Lake cluster · about 124 km from Fürth. Explore Augsburg's city intelligence profile.
Heilbronn, Germany
Same region · about 134 km from Fürth. Explore Heilbronn's city intelligence profile.
Ulm, Germany
Same region · about 140 km from Fürth. Explore Ulm's city intelligence profile.
Fulda, Germany
Same region · about 152 km from Fürth. Explore Fulda's city intelligence profile.
Related collections
Regional discovery collections that include Fürth — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
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Themed collections
Theme-first discovery collections that include Fürth — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
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Germany Mountain Escapes
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Interpretation
Use the Fürth profile to compare affordability, transport access, and metro-integration resilience alongside Franconian peers such as Nuremberg, Würzburg, and Augsburg. Its standout dimensions are internet speed (59/100) and air quality (58/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (56/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Germany country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Fürth appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.