Living in Imst

In Imst, unemployment is 4.2% (2024).

Imst, a city in Austria, had a population of 11,183 at the start of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual NO₂ was 18.9 µg/m³. The city covered 113.3 km² in 2025. Population density was 98.7 people per km² in 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.2% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2419 sources

Population11,183people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,039EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent9.6EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate4.2%country median 4.8% — 12% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime5,897incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Heiterwang Ort L355)

Lower unemployment than 66% of Austrian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 96% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 Imst.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 citiesImst 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)	9.6 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	618.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Imst a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on education · range 27–47%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%

Retirement46%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–56%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Imst?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Imst is 4.2%. 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

Imst 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	75.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,039 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.2 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Imst?

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

Left over each month€1,693of €2,309 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.	€2,309
Rent, 60 m²€9.60/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €576
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	€1,693

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

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	95.2 beds per 100,000	3 Aug 2026	Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at)⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Imst 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 residents95.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Imst?

Police recorded about 5,897 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	5,897 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	ANT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	40 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM10 was 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Imst?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Heiterwang Ort L355)⁷

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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂18.9WHO 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 Imst is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Imst 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	18.93 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.¹¹Official
NO₂ — latest reading	14 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.¹³Official
PM10 — annual mean	12.99 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.¹²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Heiterwang Ort L355)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 3.84 · Feb 4.49 · Mar 12.24 · Apr 16.04 · May 20.32 · Jun 24.91 · Jul 24.88 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 22.52 · Oct 18.04 · Nov 13.69 · Dec 6.5 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.74 · Feb -30.68 · Mar -30.11 · Apr -19.55 · May -9.94 · Jun -5.9 · Jul -1.97 · Aug -2.73 · Sep -11.69 · Oct -14.87 · Nov -21.6 · Dec -31.77 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -9.32 · Feb -8.83 · Mar -4.91 · Apr 0.47 · May 5.1 · Jun 9.39 · Jul 11.09 · Aug 10.78 · Sep 6.74 · Oct 2.72 · Nov -2.76 · Dec -7.71 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Imst?

The published population was 11,183 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.3%
Foreign residents19.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	113.3 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	20.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,199 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	98.66 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁸Official
Population	11,183 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Imst

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	11,076	100.0%
Austria	8,560	77.3%
Non-Austria	2,516	22.7%
Third countries	1,450	13.1%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,066	9.6%
EU Member States (26)	1,034	9.3%
Europe including Türkiye	1,019	9.2%
Türkiye	647	5.8%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	522	4.7%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	512	4.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	390	3.5%
Asia	293	2.6%
Hungary	150	1.4%
Syria	142	1.3%
Ukraine	133	1.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	114	1.0%
Romania	96	0.9%
Africa	88	0.8%
Serbia	47	0.4%
America	35	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	32	0.3%
Latin America	28	0.3%
Croatia	25	0.2%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	13	0.1%
North America	7	0.1%
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	11,076	100.0%
Austria	8,877	80.1%
Non-Austria	2,199	19.9%
Third countries	1,143	10.3%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,056	9.5%
EU Member States (26)	1,029	9.3%
Europe including Türkiye	771	7.0%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	591	5.3%
Türkiye	468	4.2%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	438	4.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	337	3.0%
Asia	280	2.5%
Hungary	181	1.6%
Syria	139	1.3%
Ukraine	131	1.2%
Romania	109	1.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	86	0.8%
Africa	70	0.6%
Croatia	28	0.3%
Serbia	28	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	27	0.2%
America	19	0.2%
Latin America	13	0.1%
North America	6	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	2	0.0%
Oceania	1	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	4,822 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Imst

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.

Innsbruck as an Imst alternative in the same region

50 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,014.4 Innsbruck vs 95.2 Imst+966%
Residents: 132,499 Innsbruck vs 11,183 Imst+1085%
Rent: €7.58/m² (2005) Innsbruck vs €9.60/m² (2025) Imstno percentage
Nearest airport: 4.0 km Innsbruck vs 40.0 km Imst−90%
Unemployment: 5.2% Innsbruck vs 4.2% Imst+24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,565 Innsbruck vs 5,897 Imstno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,039 Innsbruck vs €3,039 Imstsame level

Full comparison More about Innsbruck

Villach as an Imst alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 245 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,382.4 Villach vs 95.2 Imst+1352%
Residents: 65,749 Villach vs 11,183 Imst+488%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 4.2% Imst+100%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €9.60/m² Imst−39%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 5,897 Imstno percentage
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 20.3% Imst+19%
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,039 Imst+8%

Full comparison More about Villach

Cities near Imst

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Waidhofen an der Ybbs11,062 residents Trofaiach11,030 residents Völkermarkt10,902 residents Gleisdorf11,533 residents Zwettl-Niederösterreich10,771 residents Bischofshofen10,743 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; Imst'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 Imst?

The published population was 11,183 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Imst?

How safe is Imst?

What is the unemployment rate in Imst?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Imst?

The median gross salary is 3,039 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Imst a good place to live?

Imst 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 Imst?

Landeck is near Imst. 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 Imst?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,076 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 = {Imst, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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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 statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Heiterwang Ort L355) 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
Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at) khstrukturdaten.goeg.at · checked 2026-08-03
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03

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Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means. eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means. eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean. luft.umweltbundesamt.at · checked 2026-07-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
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Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q254107 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q660183 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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