Living in Braunau am Inn

In Braunau am Inn, unemployment is 9.4% (2024).

Annual PM10 was 12.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Braunau am Inn is in Austria; its population was 17,604 at the start of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual NO₂ was 12.6 µg/m³. The city covered 24.8 km² in 2025. Population density was 708.5 people per km² in 2025. The unemployment rate was 9.4% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population17,604people1 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 rate9.4%country median 4.8% — 98% aboveOfficial 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 · EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Braunau Zentrum, Kolpingplatz)

Higher unemployment than 97% of Austrian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 78% of Austrian cities that publish it.

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Braunau am Inn?

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

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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 citiesBraunau am Inn 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 Braunau am Inn a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–67%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student63%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–74%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–62%

Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Braunau am Inn?

The unemployment rate is 9.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹³

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Braunau am Inn is 9.4%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Braunau am Inn 9.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	70 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,404 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	9.4 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Braunau am Inn?

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

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Braunau am Inn. 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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Safety

How safe is Braunau am Inn?

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 tables¹⁴

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 tables¹⁴Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Braunau am Inn. 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.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Braunau am Inn?

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: EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Braunau Zentrum, Kolpingplatz)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

PM1012.5WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12.6WHO 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 Braunau am Inn 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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Braunau am Inn 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12.62 µg/m³country median 14.2	31 Dec 2024	Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.¹⁰Official
NO₂ — latest reading	8 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean.¹²Official
PM10 — annual mean	12.48 µg/m³country median 15.6	31 Dec 2024	Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.¹¹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Braunau Zentrum, Kolpingplatz)⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Braunau am Inn?

The published population was 17,604 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport69.1%
Foreign residents30.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	24.85 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	30.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	5,439 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	708.5 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	17,604 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Braunau am Inn

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	17,534	100.0%
Austria	11,798	67.3%
Non-Austria	5,736	32.7%
Third countries	2,995	17.1%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	2,741	15.6%
EU Member States (26)	2,710	15.5%
Europe including Türkiye	1,841	10.5%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	1,690	9.6%
Romania	1,077	6.1%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	1,020	5.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	976	5.6%
Germany	890	5.1%
Serbia	674	3.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	515	2.9%
Syria	394	2.2%
Türkiye	218	1.2%
Hungary	191	1.1%
Croatia	138	0.8%
Ukraine	102	0.6%
Africa	93	0.5%
America	78	0.4%
Latin America	64	0.4%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	31	0.2%
North America	14	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	5	0.0%
Oceania	2	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	17,534	100.0%
Austria	12,095	69.0%
Non-Austria	5,439	31.0%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	2,751	15.7%
EU Member States (26)	2,724	15.5%
Third countries	2,688	15.3%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	1,897	10.8%
Europe including Türkiye	1,642	9.4%
Romania	1,233	7.0%
Asia	920	5.2%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	827	4.7%
Germany	714	4.1%
Serbia	701	4.0%
Syria	429	2.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	395	2.3%
Hungary	245	1.4%
Türkiye	180	1.0%
Croatia	178	1.0%
Ukraine	98	0.6%
Africa	73	0.4%
America	46	0.3%
Latin America	43	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	27	0.2%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	7	0.0%
North America	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	8,181 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Braunau am Inn

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.

Altheim as a Braunau am Inn alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 4.8% Altheim vs 9.4% Braunau am Inn−49%
Residents: 5,092 Altheim vs 17,604 Braunau am Inn−71%
Foreign residents: 18.7% Altheim vs 30.9% Braunau am Inn−39%
Rent: €6.90/m² Altheim vs €6.90/m² Braunau am Innsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,404 Altheim vs €3,404 Braunau am Innsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,350 Altheim vs 3,350 Braunau am Innsame level
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Altheim vs 9.0 µg/m³ Braunau am Innsame level

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Villach as a Braunau am Inn alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 192 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 65,749 Villach vs 17,604 Braunau am Inn+273%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €6.90/m² Braunau am Inn−14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 3,350 Braunau am Innno percentage
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 30.9% Braunau am Inn−22%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 9.4% Braunau am Inn−11%
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,404 Braunau am Inn−4%

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Cities near Braunau am Inn

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

Simbach a.Inn Germany · 1.1 km away

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

Burghausen Germany · 18.0 km away

Rent: 6.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Pfarrkirchen Germany · 21.5 km away

Rent: 6.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Griesbach i.Rottal Germany · 24.6 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 Braunau am Inn, nearest in population first.

All Austria cities

Hohenems17,432 residents Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer17,299 residents Stockerau17,210 residents Ansfelden18,271 residents Tulln an der Donau16,951 residents Telfs16,439 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Braunau am Inn 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).

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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 Braunau am Inn?

The published population was 17,604 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Braunau am Inn?

How safe is Braunau am Inn?

What is the unemployment rate in Braunau am Inn?

The unemployment rate is 9.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Braunau am Inn?

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

Is Braunau am Inn a good place to live?

Braunau am Inn 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 Braunau am Inn?

Simbach a.Inn, Altheim, Burghausen, Mattighofen, Pfarrkirchen are near Braunau am Inn. 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 Braunau am Inn?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,534 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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  title = {Braunau am Inn, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
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bob Flex 100GB newsroom.a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
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Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
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