Living in Axams

In Axams, unemployment is 2.1% (2024).

At the end of 2024, the unemployment rate was 2.1%. The population of Axams, in Austria, was 6,361 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population6,361people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,039EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent9.6EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate2.1%country median 4.8% — 56% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,495incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 10.0 — 10% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than any other Austrian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 78% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 Axams.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 citiesAxams 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)	9.6 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	618.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Axams a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–72%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–78%

Student40%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 28–52%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–77%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Axams?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Axams is 2.1%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Axams 2.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	78.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,039 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.1 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Axams?

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

Left over each month€1,693of €2,309 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.	€2,309
Rent, 60 m²€9.60/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €576
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	€1,693

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Axams. 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)

Job Search

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

Safety

How safe is Axams?

Police recorded about 3,495 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 tables¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,495 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	6 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	INN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	6 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Axams. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Axams.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Axams?

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 Agency⁷

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

114

121

135

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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 Axams 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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Axams 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 3.75 · Feb 3.59 · Mar 13.48 · Apr 17.15 · May 22.43 · Jun 30.19 · Jul 25.18 · Aug 24.89 · Sep 22.29 · Oct 20.51 · Nov 13.23 · Dec 5.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.98 · Feb -29.74 · Mar -29.32 · Apr -18.67 · May -8.64 · Jun -5.23 · Jul -0.92 · Aug -2.09 · Sep -11.59 · Oct -15.67 · Nov -22.16 · Dec -29.19 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -9.22 · Feb -8.64 · Mar -4.59 · Apr 0.97 · May 5.47 · Jun 9.74 · Jul 11.41 · Aug 11.09 · Sep 6.91 · Oct 2.88 · Nov -2.4 · Dec -7.55 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 46.6 · Feb 36.8 · Mar 54.1 · Apr 54.5 · May 85.9 · Jun 114.2 · Jul 121.4 · Aug 134.9 · Sep 83 · Oct 67.8 · Nov 59.1 · Dec 54.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

7.6

9.5

11.5

13.4

9.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 30.8% between 2015 and 2024, from 13.0 to 9.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Axams?

The published population was 6,361 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.1%
Foreign residents11.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	22.16 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	11.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	758 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	287 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	6,361 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Axams

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	6,343	100.0%
Austria	5,490	86.6%
Non-Austria	853	13.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	654	10.3%
EU Member States (26)	621	9.8%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	479	7.6%
Germany	305	4.8%
Third countries	199	3.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	142	2.2%
Europe including Türkiye	94	1.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	64	1.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	34	0.5%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	33	0.5%
Romania	31	0.5%
America	27	0.4%
Hungary	25	0.4%
Syria	24	0.4%
Türkiye	19	0.3%
North America	14	0.2%
Latin America	13	0.2%
Ukraine	13	0.2%
Africa	10	0.2%
Serbia	10	0.2%
Croatia	8	0.1%
Oceania	3	0.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	1	0.0%

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	6,343	100.0%
Austria	5,585	88.0%
Non-Austria	758	12.0%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	606	9.6%
EU Member States (26)	574	9.0%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	425	6.7%
Germany	270	4.3%
Third countries	152	2.4%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	149	2.3%
Europe including Türkiye	66	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	61	1.0%
Romania	34	0.5%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	32	0.5%
Hungary	27	0.4%
Syria	26	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	15	0.2%
Croatia	15	0.2%
Türkiye	14	0.2%
Ukraine	13	0.2%
America	12	0.2%
Serbia	8	0.1%
Africa	7	0.1%
Latin America	6	0.1%
North America	6	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	5	0.1%
Oceania	1	0.0%

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	2,803 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Axams

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Zirl as an Axams alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 14.3% Zirl vs 11.8% Axams+21%
Nearest airport: 8.0 km Zirl vs 6.0 km Axams+33%
Residents: 8,250 Zirl vs 6,361 Axams+30%
Rent: €9.60/m² Zirl vs €9.60/m² Axamssame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,039 Zirl vs €3,039 Axamssame level
Unemployment: 2.1% Zirl vs 2.1% Axamssame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,495 Zirl vs 3,495 Axamssame level

Full comparison More about Zirl

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as an Axams alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 239 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 105,256 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 6,361 Axams+1555%
Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 2.1% Axams+248%
Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €9.60/m² Axams−39%
Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 11.8% Axams+81%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 3,495 Axamsno percentage
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 6.0 km Axams−50%
Annual PM2.5: 10.8 µg/m³ Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 9.0 µg/m³ Axams+20%

Full comparison More about Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Cities near Axams

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

Innsbruck Commuting Zone · 9.6 km away

Rent: 7.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2005-12-31

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

St. Florian6,318 residents Sankt Barbara im Mürztal6,412 residents Laa an der Thaya6,280 residents Lichtenegg6,465 residents Traismauer6,481 residents Horn6,492 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Axams 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; Axams's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Axams part of Innsbruck?

Axams is in the published commuting zone of Innsbruck; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Innsbruck city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁰

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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 Axams?

The published population was 6,361 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Axams?

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.

How safe is Axams?

What is the unemployment rate in Axams?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Axams?

The median gross salary is 3,039 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Axams a good place to live?

Axams 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.

Is Axams part of Innsbruck?

Axams is in the published commuting zone of Innsbruck; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Axams?

Innsbruck, Völs, Zirl, Neustift im Stubaital, Rum are near Axams. 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 Axams?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,343 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Axams, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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bob Flex 100GB newsroom.a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-23
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