Living in Bad Ischl

In Bad Ischl, unemployment is 3.5% (2024).

Bad Ischl is a city in Austria, with a population of 14,107 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.5% at the end of 2024. Monthly precipitation was 122.7 mm in January and 212.1 mm in July.

Last checked 2026-09-2418 sources

Population14,107people1 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 rate3.5%country median 4.8% — 26% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,606incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³country median 10.0 — 40% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data

Lower unemployment than 81% of Austrian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 Ischl.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 Ischl 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 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	461.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Bad Ischl a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

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

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

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–73%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Ischl?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹²

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Bad Ischl is 3.5%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Bad Ischl 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	76.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,404 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.5 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹²Official

What does a salary buy in Bad Ischl?

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 Bad Ischl Salary needed to live in Bad Ischl

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Bad Ischl?

Police recorded about 3,606 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 tables¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,606 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹³Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1°C in January and 18.5°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Bad Ischl?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data⁷

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

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

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16°4°

20°8°

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25°13°

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15°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

123

100

136

165

185

212

183

164

117

109

123

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

126

165

180

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149

126

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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

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

PM109WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Bad Ischl is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Bad Ischl 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — AT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bad Ischl, Rettenbachwaldstraße)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — AT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bad Ischl, Rettenbachwaldstraße)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data⁷Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.66 · Feb 5.16 · Mar 10.06 · Apr 15.85 · May 20.04 · Jun 23.17 · Jul 24.98 · Aug 24.75 · Sep 19.61 · Oct 14.83 · Nov 8.26 · Dec 3.23 °C	31 Dec 2020	GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — mean monthly daily maximum 2m air temperature, Bad Ischl, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.55 · Feb -2.73 · Mar 0.437 · Apr 4.15 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.88 · Jul 13.36 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 9.78 · Oct 5.81 · Nov 1.28 · Dec -2.31 °C	31 Dec 2020	GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — mean monthly daily minimum 2m air temperature, Bad Ischl, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.997 · Feb 0.347 · Mar 4.14 · Apr 9.02 · May 13.57 · Jun 16.98 · Jul 18.45 · Aug 18.05 · Sep 13.56 · Oct 9.19 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.003 °C	31 Dec 2020	GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — monthly mean 2m air temperature, Bad Ischl, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 122.7 · Feb 100.2 · Mar 135.9 · Apr 97.73 · May 164.9 · Jun 185.3 · Jul 212.1 · Aug 183.2 · Sep 163.9 · Oct 116.8 · Nov 109 · Dec 122.9 mm	31 Dec 2020	GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — monthly precipitation total, Bad Ischl, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 67.57 · Feb 90.9 · Mar 126.4 · Apr 164.8 · May 180 · Jun 177.2 · Jul 198.4 · Aug 204.4 · Sep 149.2 · Oct 126.3 · Nov 78.5 · Dec 54.63 hours	31 Dec 2020	GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — monthly sunshine duration total, Bad Ischl, 1991-2020¹¹Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 163.1 km² in 2025. Population density was 86.5 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Bad Ischl?

The published population was 14,107 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.1%
Foreign residents14.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	163.1 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	14.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	2,104 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	86.52 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.¹⁰Official
Population	14,107 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Bad Ischl

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	14,137	100.0%
Austria	11,751	83.1%
Non-Austria	2,386	16.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,194	8.4%
Third countries	1,192	8.4%
EU Member States (26)	1,126	8.0%
Europe including Türkiye	865	6.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	599	4.2%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	527	3.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	448	3.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	437	3.1%
Asia	215	1.5%
Türkiye	213	1.5%
Romania	167	1.2%
Hungary	142	1.0%
Croatia	116	0.8%
Ukraine	82	0.6%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	68	0.5%
Serbia	67	0.5%
America	66	0.5%
Latin America	50	0.4%
Syria	45	0.3%
Africa	41	0.3%
North America	16	0.1%
Oceania	4	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	14,137	100.0%
Austria	12,033	85.1%
Non-Austria	2,104	14.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,428	10.1%
EU Member States (26)	1,371	9.7%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	943	6.7%
Third countries	676	4.8%
Croatia	495	3.5%
Europe including Türkiye	447	3.2%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	428	3.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	350	2.5%
Asia	180	1.3%
Türkiye	166	1.2%
Romania	151	1.1%
Hungary	150	1.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	125	0.9%
Ukraine	77	0.5%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	57	0.4%
Serbia	46	0.3%
Syria	43	0.3%
America	30	0.2%
Latin America	20	0.1%
Africa	16	0.1%
North America	10	0.1%
Oceania	3	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	6,936 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Bad Ischl

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.

Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee as a Bad Ischl alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 2.6% Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee vs 3.5% Bad Ischl−26%
Foreign residents: 7.4% Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee vs 14.5% Bad Ischl−49%
Residents: 7,575 Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee vs 14,107 Bad Ischl−46%
Rent: €6.90/m² Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee vs €6.90/m² Bad Ischlsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,404 Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee vs €3,404 Bad Ischlsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,606 Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee vs 3,606 Bad Ischlsame level

Full comparison More about Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee

Cities near Bad Ischl

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Wörgl14,412 residents Wals-Siezenheim14,413 residents Korneuburg13,805 residents Schwaz14,480 residents Feldkirchen in Kärnten14,528 residents Hard13,639 residents

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

The published population was 14,107 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Bad Ischl?

How safe is Bad Ischl?

What is the unemployment rate in Bad Ischl?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Bad Ischl?

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

Is Bad Ischl a good place to live?

Bad Ischl 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 Ischl?

Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee, Ebensee am Traunsee, Altmünster are near Bad Ischl. 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 Ischl?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,137 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 Ischl, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cdfa09feec5347b49148ec8cf189a6bf]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/bad-ischl/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bad Ischl, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cdfa09feec5347b49148ec8cf189a6bf},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/bad-ischl/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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 Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-26
EEA air quality statistics — AT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Bad Ischl, Rettenbachwaldstraße) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA air quality statistics — AT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bad Ischl, Rettenbachwaldstraße) 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

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GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations — mean monthly daily maximum 2m air temperature, Bad Ischl, 1991-2020 GeoSphere Austria climate station monthly observations · dataset.api.hub.geosphere.at · checked 2026-07-27
Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables bundeskanzleramt.gv.at · checked 2026-09-24
Statistik Austria data.statistik.gv.at · checked 2026-08-07
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q250984 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q252674 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q443039 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q699616 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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