Living in Frastanz

In Frastanz, unemployment is 5.7% (2024).

For Frastanz, the foreign population was 1,500 at the start of 2026. Frastanz had a population of 6,670 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population6,670people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,286EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

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

Unemployment rate5.7%country median 4.8% — 20% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime5,351incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 10.0 — 20% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 67% of Austrian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 88% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 Frastanz.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 citiesFrastanz 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)	9.3 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	619.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Frastanz a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–71%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on education · range 31–53%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Frastanz?

The unemployment rate is 5.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Frastanz is 5.7%. 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

Frastanz 5.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	73 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,286 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.7 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Frastanz?

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

Left over each month€1,849of €2,446 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.	€2,446
Rent, 60 m²€9.30/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €558
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	€1,849

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

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,290 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at)¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Frastanz 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,290 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Frastanz?

Police recorded about 5,351 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 tables¹⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,351 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁶Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	HOH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	19 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Frastanz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁸

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

116

130

144

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

131

156

168

181

197

183

147

114

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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

PM2.58WHO 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 Frastanz is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

4–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1516–17

Frastanz 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁸Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8 · Feb 10.04 · Mar 15.86 · Apr 20.55 · May 25.17 · Jun 27.82 · Jul 35.83 · Aug 28.98 · Sep 24.75 · Oct 24.82 · Nov 17.5 · Dec 9.15 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.75 · Feb -28.73 · Mar -28.01 · Apr -17.13 · May -6.69 · Jun -2.4 · Jul 1.23 · Aug 0.68 · Sep -5.74 · Oct -13.23 · Nov -20.4 · Dec -23.77 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.8 · Feb -5.28 · Mar -1.04 · Apr 4.07 · May 8.44 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.34 · Aug 13.9 · Sep 9.79 · Oct 5.76 · Nov 0.35 · Dec -4.28 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 41.1 · Feb 33.8 · Mar 54.4 · Apr 56.7 · May 90.2 · Jun 116.4 · Jul 130.3 · Aug 144.4 · Sep 95.8 · Oct 67.7 · Nov 55.7 · Dec 53.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 71.9 · Feb 91.6 · Mar 130.6 · Apr 156.4 · May 168.2 · Jun 181 · Jul 197 · Aug 182.8 · Sep 147 · Oct 114.3 · Nov 67.5 · Dec 55.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading

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

7.7

9.2

10.8

12.3

8.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 33.3% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 8.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 32.3 km² in 2025.

How many people live in Frastanz?

The published population was 6,670 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport77.5%
Foreign residents22.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	32.26 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	22.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,500 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	206.7 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	6,670 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Frastanz

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	6,673	100.0%
Austria	4,996	74.9%
Non-Austria	1,677	25.1%
Third countries	997	14.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	680	10.2%
Europe including Türkiye	679	10.2%
EU Member States (26)	614	9.2%
Türkiye	407	6.1%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	307	4.6%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	307	4.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	249	3.7%
Asia	217	3.3%
Romania	112	1.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	107	1.6%
Hungary	77	1.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	66	1.0%
Syria	63	0.9%
America	50	0.7%
Ukraine	49	0.7%
Africa	47	0.7%
Latin America	45	0.7%
Serbia	36	0.5%
Croatia	35	0.5%
North America	5	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	4	0.1%

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	6,673	100.0%
Austria	5,173	77.5%
Non-Austria	1,500	22.5%
Third countries	752	11.3%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	748	11.2%
EU Member States (26)	683	10.2%
Europe including Türkiye	518	7.8%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	347	5.2%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	336	5.0%
Türkiye	309	4.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	275	4.1%
Asia	178	2.7%
Romania	123	1.8%
Hungary	88	1.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	65	1.0%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	65	1.0%
Syria	64	1.0%
Ukraine	50	0.7%
Croatia	40	0.6%
Africa	35	0.5%
Serbia	32	0.5%
America	21	0.3%
Latin America	17	0.3%
North America	4	0.1%

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	2,801 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Frastanz

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.

Altach as a Frastanz alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 4.4% Altach vs 5.7% Frastanz−23%
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Altach vs 19.0 km Frastanz−74%
Foreign residents: 13.2% Altach vs 22.5% Frastanz−41%
Residents: 7,198 Altach vs 6,670 Frastanz+8%
Rent: €9.30/m² Altach vs €9.30/m² Frastanzsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,286 Altach vs €3,286 Frastanzsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,351 Altach vs 5,351 Frastanzsame level

Full comparison More about Altach

Wels as a Frastanz alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 345 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 65,482 Wels vs 6,670 Frastanz+882%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 7,421.2 Wels vs 1,290.0 Frastanz+475%
Unemployment: 9.2% Wels vs 5.7% Frastanz+61%
Rent: €6.90/m² Wels vs €9.30/m² Frastanz−26%
Foreign residents: 34.1% Wels vs 22.5% Frastanz+52%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,756 Wels vs 5,351 Frastanzno percentage
Nearest airport: 14.0 km Wels vs 19.0 km Frastanz−26%

Full comparison More about Wels

Cities near Frastanz

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

Oberriet (SG) Switzerland · 11.5 km away

Rent: 13.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Buchs (SG) Switzerland · 12.8 km away

Rent: 15.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Grabs Switzerland · 13.5 km away

Rent: 13.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Garsten6,674 residents Bad Hofgastein6,677 residents Neumarkt am Wallersee6,657 residents Frohnleiten6,690 residents Lochau6,696 residents Seeboden am Millstätter See6,706 residents

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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; Frastanz'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 Frastanz?

The published population was 6,670 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Frastanz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Frastanz?

What is the unemployment rate in Frastanz?

The unemployment rate is 5.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Frastanz?

The median gross salary is 3,286 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Frastanz a good place to live?

Frastanz 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 Frastanz?

Feldkirch, Rankweil, Nenzing, Oberriet (SG), Buchs (SG) are near Frastanz. 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 Frastanz?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,673 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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