Living in Bad Hofgastein

In Bad Hofgastein, unemployment is 3.8% (2024).

For Bad Hofgastein, the unemployment rate was 3.8% at the end of 2024. The population of Bad Hofgastein, in Austria, was 6,677 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2417 sources

Population6,677people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,113EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent9.5EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate3.8%country median 4.8% — 20% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime4,556incidents 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 Hofgastein?

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 Hofgastein.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 Hofgastein 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)	9.5 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	610.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Bad Hofgastein a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–72%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–75%

Student41%strong on cost, weak on education · range 29–53%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–72%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Hofgastein?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹³

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Bad Hofgastein is 3.8%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Bad Hofgastein 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	77.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,113 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.8 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Bad Hofgastein?

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

Left over each month€1,738of €2,347 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.	€2,347
Rent, 60 m²€9.50/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €570
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	€1,738

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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Bad Hofgastein?

Police recorded about 4,556 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 tables¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,556 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁴Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

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

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6°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

150

128

169

163

165

157

174

175

130

142

159

156

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

133

136

161

147

155

158

170

168

154

166

112

118

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -8.6 · Feb -10.2 · Mar -7.2 · Apr -4.2 · May -0.3 · Jun 3.7 · Jul 5.8 · Aug 5.8 · Sep 1.9 · Oct -0.9 · Nov -4.9 · Dec -7.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -13.2 · Feb -15.4 · Mar -11.8 · Apr -9.1 · May -4.6 · Jun -1.1 · Jul 0.9 · Aug 1.3 · Sep -2.2 · Oct -4.8 · Nov -9.2 · Dec -12.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -11.3 · Feb -12 · Mar -9.8 · Apr -6.7 · May -2.5 · Jun 1.3 · Jul 3.4 · Aug 3.6 · Sep -0.1 · Oct -3 · Nov -7.1 · Dec -10.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 149.5 · Feb 128.3 · Mar 169.3 · Apr 163.3 · May 164.8 · Jun 156.8 · Jul 173.6 · Aug 175 · Sep 130.4 · Oct 142 · Nov 159.1 · Dec 155.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 132.9 · Feb 136.2 · Mar 160.7 · Apr 146.9 · May 154.5 · Jun 158.4 · Jul 170.1 · Aug 167.5 · Sep 153.5 · Oct 165.7 · Nov 112.4 · Dec 118 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Bad Aibling (Germany) ±7.7 °C, Kolbermoor (Germany) ±7.7 °C, Miesbach (Germany) ±7.7 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±10.8 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±11.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bad Hofgastein?

The published population was 6,677 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.3%
Foreign residents18.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	103.8 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	18.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,251 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	64.36 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁷Official
Population	6,677 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Bad Hofgastein

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	6,698	100.0%
Austria	5,459	81.5%
Non-Austria	1,239	18.5%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	779	11.6%
EU Member States (26)	758	11.3%
Third countries	460	6.9%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	428	6.4%
Europe including Türkiye	336	5.0%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	330	4.9%
Germany	256	3.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	201	3.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	108	1.6%
Asia	97	1.4%
Türkiye	91	1.4%
Serbia	48	0.7%
Croatia	42	0.6%
Romania	37	0.6%
Syria	29	0.4%
Ukraine	23	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	21	0.3%
Africa	13	0.2%
America	11	0.2%
Latin America	9	0.1%
North America	2	0.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	2	0.0%
Oceania	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	6,698	100.0%
Austria	5,447	81.3%
Non-Austria	1,251	18.7%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	809	12.1%
EU Member States (26)	796	11.9%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	473	7.1%
Third countries	442	6.6%
Europe including Türkiye	346	5.2%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	323	4.8%
Germany	247	3.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	228	3.4%
Türkiye	109	1.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	92	1.4%
Asia	83	1.2%
Serbia	58	0.9%
Croatia	50	0.7%
Romania	41	0.6%
Syria	30	0.4%
Ukraine	22	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	13	0.2%
Africa	7	0.1%
America	5	0.1%
Latin America	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	3,070 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Bad Hofgastein

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.

Villach as a Bad Hofgastein alternative in the same country

83 km away, better on 3 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 6,677 Bad Hofgastein+885%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 3.8% Bad Hofgastein+121%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €9.50/m² Bad Hofgastein−38%
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 18.1% Bad Hofgastein+34%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 4,556 Bad Hofgasteinno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,113 Bad Hofgastein+5%

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Cities near Bad Hofgastein

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Garsten6,674 residents Frastanz6,670 residents Frohnleiten6,690 residents Lochau6,696 residents Neumarkt am Wallersee6,657 residents Seeboden am Millstätter See6,706 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bad Hofgastein 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 Hofgastein'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 Hofgastein?

The published population was 6,677 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is Bad Hofgastein?

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Hofgastein?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bad Hofgastein?

The median gross salary is 3,113 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

How many foreign residents live in Bad Hofgastein?

1,251 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten.

Is Bad Hofgastein a good place to live?

Bad Hofgastein 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 Hofgastein?

St. Johann im Pongau is near Bad Hofgastein. 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 Hofgastein?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,698 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). Bad Hofgastein, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0f952b7f1a897985bcb6dff5f339a91b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/bad-hofgastein/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Bad Hofgastein, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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
Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-24
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