Living in Gratkorn

In Gratkorn, unemployment is 5.9% (2024).

Gratkorn, a city in Austria, had a population of 8,279 at the start of 2025. For Gratkorn, the foreign population count was 1,248 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population8,279people1 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 rate5.9%country median 4.8% — 24% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,476incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³country median 10.0 — 20% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 72% of Austrian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 94% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 Gratkorn.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 citiesGratkorn 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 Gratkorn a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%

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

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–72%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–65%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gratkorn?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Gratkorn is 5.9%. 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

Gratkorn 5.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	76.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,296 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.9 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Gratkorn?

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

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Gratkorn?

Police recorded about 3,476 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 tables¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,476 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	11 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	GRZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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 Gratkorn.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gratkorn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁷

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

114

118

126

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.512WHO 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 Gratkorn is 12.0 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

Gratkorn 12.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.49 · Feb 19.4 · Mar 21.62 · Apr 27.25 · May 32.45 · Jun 36.29 · Jul 38.01 · Aug 39.04 · Sep 32.73 · Oct 26.09 · Nov 21.69 · Dec 15.63 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -22.06 · Feb -18.37 · Mar -15.96 · Apr -4.7 · May -0.7 · Jun 2.29 · Jul 7.26 · Aug 5.78 · Sep 1.07 · Oct -8.24 · Nov -11.31 · Dec -19.65 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.26 · Feb 0.24 · Mar 4.57 · Apr 10.01 · May 14.78 · Jun 19.26 · Jul 21.35 · Aug 20.63 · Sep 15.25 · Oct 10.02 · Nov 4.69 · Dec -0.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 18.7 · Feb 28.9 · Mar 33.8 · Apr 54.3 · May 88.7 · Jun 114.1 · Jul 117.7 · Aug 125.6 · Sep 95.5 · Oct 67.2 · Nov 55 · Dec 41.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official

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

9.5

11.8

14.2

16.5

12.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 20.0% between 2015 and 2024, from 15.0 to 12.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 34.6 km² in 2025.

How many people live in Gratkorn?

The published population was 8,279 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.9%
Foreign residents15.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	34.61 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	13.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,248 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	239.2 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	8,279 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Gratkorn

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	8,301	100.0%
Austria	6,948	83.7%
Non-Austria	1,353	16.3%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	704	8.5%
EU Member States (26)	691	8.3%
Third countries	649	7.8%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	506	6.1%
Europe including Türkiye	479	5.8%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	185	2.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	180	2.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	180	2.2%
Germany	141	1.7%
Croatia	129	1.6%
Ukraine	127	1.5%
Asia	105	1.3%
Hungary	83	1.0%
Africa	42	0.5%
Serbia	33	0.4%
Türkiye	29	0.3%
America	22	0.3%
Latin America	16	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	13	0.2%
Syria	12	0.1%
North America	6	0.1%
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	8,301	100.0%
Austria	7,053	85.0%
Non-Austria	1,248	15.0%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	770	9.3%
EU Member States (26)	764	9.2%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	615	7.4%
Third countries	478	5.8%
Europe including Türkiye	362	4.4%
Romania	233	2.8%
Croatia	196	2.4%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	149	1.8%
Ukraine	128	1.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	112	1.3%
Germany	99	1.2%
Hungary	95	1.1%
Asia	84	1.0%
Africa	22	0.3%
Serbia	18	0.2%
Türkiye	18	0.2%
Syria	12	0.1%
America	10	0.1%
Latin America	10	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	6	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	3,841 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Gratkorn

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.

Feldkirchen bei Graz as a Gratkorn alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 22.9% Feldkirchen bei Graz vs 13.5% Gratkorn+70%
Unemployment: 4.8% Feldkirchen bei Graz vs 5.9% Gratkorn−19%
Residents: 7,299 Feldkirchen bei Graz vs 8,279 Gratkorn−12%
Rent: €7.40/m² Feldkirchen bei Graz vs €7.40/m² Gratkornsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,296 Feldkirchen bei Graz vs €3,296 Gratkornsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,476 Feldkirchen bei Graz vs 3,476 Gratkornsame level

Full comparison More about Feldkirchen bei Graz

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a Gratkorn alternative in the same country

98 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 105,256 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 8,279 Gratkorn+1171%
Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €7.40/m² Gratkorn−20%
Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 13.5% Gratkorn+58%
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 17.0 km Gratkorn−82%
Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 5.9% Gratkorn+24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 3,476 Gratkornno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 10.8 µg/m³ Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 12.0 µg/m³ Gratkorn−10%

Full comparison More about Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Cities near Gratkorn

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

Graz Commuting Zone · 10.4 km away

Rent: 6.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2005-12-31

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Kitzbühel8,281 residents Freistadt8,270 residents Seiersberg8,255 residents Zirl8,250 residents Himberg8,324 residents Ebenthal in Kärnten8,224 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gratkorn 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; Gratkorn's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Gratkorn part of Graz?

Gratkorn is in the published commuting zone of Graz; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Graz city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁰

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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 Gratkorn?

The published population was 8,279 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Gratkorn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 Gratkorn?

What is the unemployment rate in Gratkorn?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Gratkorn?

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

Is Gratkorn a good place to live?

Gratkorn 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.

Is Gratkorn part of Graz?

Gratkorn is in the published commuting zone of Graz; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Gratkorn?

Graz, Gratwein-Straßengel, Hitzendorf, Seiersberg, Seiersberg-Pirka are near Gratkorn. 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 Gratkorn?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,301 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). Gratkorn, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 66eefa5dbb20d70f25f32aaf0224bef2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/gratkorn/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gratkorn, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {66eefa5dbb20d70f25f32aaf0224bef2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/gratkorn/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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