Living in Bad Gleichenberg

In Bad Gleichenberg, unemployment is 4.4% (2024).

The city covered 38.8 km² in 2025. Population density was 134.9 people per km² in 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.4% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 529 at the start of 2026. Monthly precipitation was 25.9 mm in January and 105 mm in July. At the start of 2025, Bad Gleichenberg had a population of 5,232.

Last checked 2026-09-2417 sources

Population5,232people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,296EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent7.4EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate4.4%country median 4.8% — 7% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,053incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Bad Gleichenberg?

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 Bad Gleichenberg.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 citiesBad Gleichenberg 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)	7.4 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	474.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Bad Gleichenberg a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–69%

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

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–70%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–69%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Gleichenberg?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Bad Gleichenberg is 4.4%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–12

Bad Gleichenberg 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	73.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,296 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.4 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Bad Gleichenberg?

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

Left over each month€1,968of €2,452 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.	€2,452
Rent, 60 m²€7.40/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €444
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	€1,968

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bad Gleichenberg. 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 Bad Gleichenberg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Bad Gleichenberg?

Police recorded about 3,053 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 tables¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,053 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹²Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bad Gleichenberg. 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

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.9°C in January and 20.7°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

4°-4°

7°-3°

12°0°

18°5°

22°9°

25°13°

27°15°

22°11°

16°6°

9°2°

4°-3°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

113

105

108

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

109

160

202

233

244

273

256

191

135

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM1018WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂6WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in AustriaWhere Bad Gleichenberg lands among 60 measured cities

6–79–1011–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2022–23

Bad Gleichenberg 18.0

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — AT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Klöch bei Bad Radkersburg)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	18 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — AT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Fürstenfeld Ungartorweg)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.55 · Feb 6.57 · Mar 11.78 · Apr 17.64 · May 21.55 · Jun 25.34 · Jul 27.25 · Aug 26.69 · Sep 21.55 · Oct 15.67 · Nov 9.09 · Dec 3.81 °C	31 Dec 2020	GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — mean monthly daily maximum 2m air temperature, Bad Gleichenberg, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4 · Feb -3.24 · Mar 0.35 · Apr 4.88 · May 9.37 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 14.86 · Aug 14.52 · Sep 10.52 · Oct 5.86 · Nov 2.02 · Dec -2.89 °C	31 Dec 2020	GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — mean monthly daily minimum 2m air temperature, Bad Gleichenberg, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.9 · Feb 0.785 · Mar 5.19 · Apr 10.67 · May 15.18 · Jun 19.13 · Jul 20.74 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 14.96 · Oct 9.66 · Nov 4.84 · Dec -0.156 °C	31 Dec 2020	GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — monthly mean 2m air temperature, Bad Gleichenberg, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 25.89 · Feb 39.5 · Mar 42.92 · Apr 55.12 · May 88.63 · Jun 112.9 · Jul 105 · Aug 107.9 · Sep 86.7 · Oct 70.22 · Nov 62.48 · Dec 48.3 mm	31 Dec 2020	GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — monthly precipitation total, Bad Gleichenberg, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 80.52 · Feb 109.4 · Mar 159.6 · Apr 201.9 · May 232.6 · Jun 244.1 · Jul 273.4 · Aug 255.6 · Sep 191.2 · Oct 135.1 · Nov 71.41 · Dec 65.52 hours	31 Dec 2020	GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — monthly sunshine duration total, Bad Gleichenberg, 1991-2020¹⁰Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bad Gleichenberg?

The published population was 5,232 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	38.78 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	9.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Foreign residents	529 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	134.9 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	5,232 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Bad Gleichenberg

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	5,202	100.0%
Austria	4,580	88.0%
Non-Austria	622	12.0%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	337	6.5%
EU Member States (26)	313	6.0%
Third countries	285	5.5%
Europe including Türkiye	231	4.4%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	194	3.7%
Ukraine	154	3.0%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	119	2.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	102	2.0%
Romania	55	1.1%
Hungary	53	1.0%
Asia	29	0.6%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	24	0.5%
Croatia	15	0.3%
Africa	14	0.3%
Türkiye	12	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.2%
America	10	0.2%
Serbia	10	0.2%
Latin America	7	0.1%
North America	3	0.1%
Oceania	1	0.0%
Syria	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	5,202	100.0%
Austria	4,673	89.8%
Non-Austria	529	10.2%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	286	5.5%
EU Member States (26)	273	5.2%
Third countries	243	4.7%
Europe including Türkiye	203	3.9%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	180	3.5%
Ukraine	157	3.0%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	93	1.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	83	1.6%
Hungary	64	1.2%
Romania	52	1.0%
Asia	22	0.4%
Africa	17	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	13	0.2%
Türkiye	13	0.2%
Croatia	11	0.2%
Serbia	8	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0.0%
Oceania	1	0.0%
Syria	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	2,347 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Bad Gleichenberg

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.

Gnas as a Bad Gleichenberg alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 2.5% Gnas vs 4.4% Bad Gleichenberg−43%
Foreign residents: 2.6% Gnas vs 9.9% Bad Gleichenberg−74%
Residents: 5,969 Gnas vs 5,232 Bad Gleichenberg+14%
Rent: €7.40/m² Gnas vs €7.40/m² Bad Gleichenbergsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,296 Gnas vs €3,296 Bad Gleichenbergsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,053 Gnas vs 3,053 Bad Gleichenbergsame level

Full comparison More about Gnas

Villach as a Bad Gleichenberg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 160 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 65,749 Villach vs 5,232 Bad Gleichenberg+1157%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 4.4% Bad Gleichenberg+91%
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 9.9% Bad Gleichenberg+144%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €7.40/m² Bad Gleichenberg−20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 3,053 Bad Gleichenbergno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,296 Bad Gleichenbergsame level

Full comparison More about Villach

Cities near Bad Gleichenberg

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Waidhofen an der Thaya5,236 residents Grieskirchen5,226 residents St. Marien5,240 residents Andorf5,221 residents Lenzing5,252 residents Kirchberg in Tirol5,206 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bad Gleichenberg 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; Bad Gleichenberg'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 Bad Gleichenberg?

The published population was 5,232 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is Bad Gleichenberg?

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Gleichenberg?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bad Gleichenberg?

The median gross salary is 3,296 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

How many foreign residents live in Bad Gleichenberg?

529 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten.

Is Bad Gleichenberg a good place to live?

Bad Gleichenberg 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 Bad Gleichenberg?

Gnas, Feldbach, Fehring are near Bad Gleichenberg. 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 Bad Gleichenberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,202 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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A1 Internet 100 a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence statistik.at · checked 2025-01-01
Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten statistik.at · checked 2026-01-01
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
Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-24
EEA air quality statistics — AT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Klöch bei Bad Radkersburg) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA air quality statistics — AT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Fürstenfeld Ungartorweg) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — mean monthly daily maximum 2m air temperature, Bad Gleichenberg, 1991-2020 GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations · dataset.api.hub.geosphere.at · checked 2026-07-27

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Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
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