Living in Altheim

In Altheim, unemployment is 4.8% (2024).

Altheim is a city in Austria, with a population of 5,092 at the start of 2025. At the end of 2024, the unemployment rate was 4.8%.

Last checked 2026-09-2419 sources

Population5,092people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,404EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent6.9EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate4.8%country median 4.8% — about the sameOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,350incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Altheim?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustriaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Altheim.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesAltheim highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Vienna€7.90

Innsbruck€7.58

Salzburg€6.92

Graz€6.33

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Internet 100¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	9.9 EUR/month	30 Apr 2026	bob Flex 100GB⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.9 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁷Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	461.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁷Official · regional context

Is Altheim a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–70%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–72%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–71%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–68%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Altheim?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Altheim is 4.8%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Altheim 4.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	76.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,404 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.8 %country median 4.8% — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Altheim?

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

Left over each month€2,053of €2,507 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.	€2,507
Rent, 60 m²€6.90/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €414
Internet€30 · official · A1 Internet 100 · 2026-09-30	− €30
Mobile plan€10 · official · bob Flex 100GB · 2026-04-30	− €10
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,053

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Altheim Salary needed to live in Altheim

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich (AMS)

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

Safety

How safe is Altheim?

Police recorded about 3,350 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,350 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹¹Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

ÖIF German-learning and integration centres — Welcome Program

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For migrants and newcomers.

GermanIn Person, Online

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ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes — State Language Course

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn PersonSubsidised

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Altheim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)⁸

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

PM2.59WHO 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 AustriaAnnual PM2.5 in Altheim is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Altheim 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Altheim?

The published population was 5,092 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.7%
Foreign residents19.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	22.65 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	18.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹²Official
Foreign residents	983 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	224.8 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁹Official
Population	5,092 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Altheim

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	5,074	100.0%
Austria	4,058	80.0%
Non-Austria	1,016	20.0%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	651	12.8%
EU Member States (26)	642	12.7%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	378	7.4%
Third countries	365	7.2%
Europe including Türkiye	287	5.7%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	264	5.2%
Germany	227	4.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	213	4.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	167	3.3%
Hungary	67	1.3%
Asia	51	1.0%
Serbia	45	0.9%
Türkiye	37	0.7%
Syria	15	0.3%
Ukraine	14	0.3%
Croatia	13	0.3%
America	10	0.2%
Africa	9	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	9	0.2%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	8	0.2%
Latin America	7	0.1%
North America	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Citizenship

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	5,074	100.0%
Austria	4,091	80.6%
Non-Austria	983	19.4%
EU Member States (26)	689	13.6%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	689	13.6%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	453	8.9%
Third countries	294	5.8%
Romania	258	5.1%
Europe including Türkiye	239	4.7%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	236	4.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	196	3.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	144	2.8%
Hungary	84	1.7%
Asia	43	0.8%
Serbia	34	0.7%
Türkiye	27	0.5%
Croatia	21	0.4%
Syria	19	0.4%
Ukraine	14	0.3%
Africa	6	0.1%
America	6	0.1%
Latin America	6	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	2,250 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Altheim

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Altheim from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Altheim

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

Simbach a.Inn Germany · 15.7 km away

Rent: 5.79 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Griesbach i.Rottal Germany · 22.4 km away

Rent: 6.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Austria

Other cities in Austria to compare with Altheim, nearest in population first.

All Austria cities

Wöllersdorf-Steinabrückl5,094 residents Eggendorf5,096 residents Kramsach5,088 residents Mittelberg5,077 residents Raaba-Grambach5,060 residents St. Peter in der Au5,128 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Altheim 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.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Übergangsstufen (transition classes for pupils with insufficient German). How to enrol a child (bmbwf.gv.at).

A country-wide rule for Austria; Altheim's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Altheim?

The published population was 5,092 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Altheim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Altheim?

What is the unemployment rate in Altheim?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Altheim?

The median gross salary is 3,404 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Altheim a good place to live?

Altheim 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 Altheim?

Braunau am Inn, Simbach a.Inn, Mattighofen, Ried im Innkreis, Bad Griesbach i.Rottal are near Altheim. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Population total live in Altheim?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,074 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Altheim, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version df7075a65328b233988636af836b30bd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/altheim/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Altheim, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {df7075a65328b233988636af836b30bd},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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