At the same time the signs of social upward mobility are becoming increasingly visible in the Jewish quarter. When Gustav Schwab, a well-known writer, visits Jebenhausen in 1823, he observes the strikingly urban appearance of this part of the village where he meets fashionably-clad and well-fed people instead of wretched farmers.

By 1850 most of the cottages of the early years have been replaced by solid, spacious buildings. The homes of some of Jebenhausen's Jewish textile manufacturers are certainly impressive. However, not all are affluent. Lack of economic prospects and legal discrimination have led many young people and even entire families to seek a better life across the ocean in America.

After the revolution of 1848 Jews are allowed to settle in Wuerttemberg's major towns. Many move from Jebenhausen to near-by Goeppingen, to Stuttgart or Esslingen. The last decades of the 19th century see the rapid decline of the Jewish community.