Living in Hohenems

In Hohenems, unemployment is 5.9% (2024).

For Hohenems, the unemployment rate was 5.9% at the end of 2024. At the start of 2025, Hohenems had a population of 17,432.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population17,432people1 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 rate5.9%country median 4.8% — 24% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime6,974incidents 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 72% 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 Hohenems?

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 Hohenems.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 citiesHohenems 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 Hohenems a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%

Student41%strong on cost, weak on education · range 30–52%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–64%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hohenems?

The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Hohenems is 5.9%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Hohenems 5.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	74.1 %	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	5.9 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Hohenems?

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

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	907 beds per 100,000	3 Aug 2026	Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at)¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hohenems 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 residents907 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Hohenems?

Police recorded 6,974 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	6,974 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	3 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

103

157

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174

185

138

105

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

132

168

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227

209

154

101

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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

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

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Hohenems 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 11.86 · Feb 15.5 · Mar 19.18 · Apr 25.63 · May 27.32 · Jun 31.54 · Jul 32.16 · Aug 32.6 · Sep 26.75 · Oct 23.91 · Nov 19.37 · Dec 13.67 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -17.93 · Feb -21.31 · Mar -23.21 · Apr -7.43 · May -1.92 · Jun 2.68 · Jul 7.12 · Aug 5.95 · Sep 0.58 · Oct -6.84 · Nov -13.76 · Dec -17.33 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.42 · Feb -0.7 · Mar 3.65 · Apr 8.35 · May 12.45 · Jun 16.57 · Jul 18.18 · Aug 17.75 · Sep 13.58 · Oct 9.47 · Nov 3.89 · Dec -0.36 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 66.8 · Feb 64.2 · Mar 87.3 · Apr 102.9 · May 156.5 · Jun 170.2 · Jul 174.4 · Aug 185.3 · Sep 137.8 · Oct 104.8 · Nov 92.7 · Dec 90.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 56.7 · Feb 79.4 · Mar 131.8 · Apr 167.5 · May 185.5 · Jun 200 · Jul 226.7 · Aug 209.4 · Sep 153.9 · Oct 101.3 · Nov 58.8 · Dec 47.5 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

How many people live in Hohenems?

The published population was 17,432 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport76.8%
Foreign residents23.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	29.19 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	22.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	4,038 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	597.2 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	17,432 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Hohenems

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	17,668	100.0%
Austria	13,201	74.7%
Non-Austria	4,467	25.3%
Third countries	2,700	15.3%
Europe including Türkiye	1,988	11.3%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,767	10.0%
EU Member States (26)	1,610	9.1%
Türkiye	1,258	7.1%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	837	4.7%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	773	4.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	708	4.0%
Asia	458	2.6%
Serbia	246	1.4%
Romania	240	1.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	234	1.3%
Syria	179	1.0%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	157	0.9%
Africa	146	0.8%
Hungary	136	0.8%
Ukraine	112	0.6%
America	97	0.5%
Croatia	90	0.5%
Latin America	81	0.5%
North America	16	0.1%
Oceania	6	0.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	5	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	17,668	100.0%
Austria	13,630	77.1%
Non-Austria	4,038	22.9%
Third countries	2,251	12.7%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,787	10.1%
EU Member States (26)	1,691	9.6%
Europe including Türkiye	1,640	9.3%
Türkiye	1,074	6.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	893	5.1%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	798	4.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	651	3.7%
Asia	423	2.4%
Romania	283	1.6%
Serbia	224	1.3%
Syria	191	1.1%
Hungary	180	1.0%
Croatia	134	0.8%
Africa	128	0.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	126	0.7%
Ukraine	104	0.6%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	96	0.5%
America	47	0.3%
Latin America	42	0.2%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	7	0.0%
Oceania	6	0.0%
North America	5	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	7,426 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Hohenems

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 Hohenems alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 4.4% Altach vs 5.9% Hohenems−25%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,351 Altach vs 6,974 Hohenems−23%
Foreign residents: 13.2% Altach vs 22.4% Hohenems−41%
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Altach vs 3.0 km Hohenems+67%
Residents: 7,198 Altach vs 17,432 Hohenems−59%
Rent: €9.30/m² Altach vs €9.30/m² Hohenemssame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,286 Altach vs €3,286 Hohenemssame level

Full comparison More about Altach

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a Hohenems alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 361 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 105,256 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 17,432 Hohenems+504%
Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €9.30/m² Hohenems−37%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,550.1 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 907.0 Hohenems+71%
Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 5.9% Hohenems+24%
Annual PM2.5: 10.8 µg/m³ Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 8.0 µg/m³ Hohenems+35%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 6,974 Hohenemsno percentage
Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 22.4% Hohenems−5%

Full comparison More about Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Cities near Hohenems

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

Diepoldsau Switzerland · 2.2 km away

Rent: 13.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Widnau Switzerland · 4.5 km away

Rent: 14.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Balgach Switzerland · 6.3 km away

Rent: 14.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Rebstein Switzerland · 7.3 km away

Rent: 14.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Au (SG) Switzerland · 7.8 km away

Rent: 15.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Austria

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Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer17,299 residents Braunau am Inn17,604 residents Stockerau17,210 residents Tulln an der Donau16,951 residents Ansfelden18,271 residents Telfs16,439 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; Hohenems'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 Hohenems?

The published population was 17,432 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Hohenems?

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 Hohenems?

What is the unemployment rate in Hohenems?

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

What is the typical salary around Hohenems?

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

Is Hohenems a good place to live?

Hohenems 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 Hohenems?

Diepoldsau, Altach, Götzis, Widnau, Balgach are near Hohenems. 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 Hohenems?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,668 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 = {Hohenems, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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