Living in Kitzbühel

In Kitzbühel, unemployment is 4.7% (2024).

Kitzbühel's population was 8,281 at the start of 2025. For Kitzbühel, the unemployment rate was 4.7% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population8,281people1 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 rate4.7%country median 4.8% — about the sameOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime4,733incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 10.0 — 10% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Kitzbühel.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 citiesKitzbühel 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 Kitzbühel a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%

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

Student39%strong on cost, weak on education · range 27–51%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–68%

Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kitzbühel?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹²

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Kitzbühel is 4.7%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Kitzbühel 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	70 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,039 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.7 %country median 4.8% — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹²Official

What does a salary buy in Kitzbühel?

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 Kitzbühel Salary needed to live in Kitzbühel

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kitzbühel. 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 Kitzbühel?

Police recorded 4,733 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 tables¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,733 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	SZG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	60 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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: European Environment Agency⁷

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

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 Kitzbühel 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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Kitzbühel 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.73 · Feb 10.1 · Mar 17.86 · Apr 24.06 · May 26.63 · Jun 30.69 · Jul 31.43 · Aug 31.43 · Sep 27.24 · Oct 23.62 · Nov 17.81 · Dec 9.89 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.87 · Feb -23.55 · Mar -29.01 · Apr -12.18 · May -4.77 · Jun -0.8 · Jul 2.17 · Aug 0.92 · Sep -5.97 · Oct -12.78 · Nov -18.13 · Dec -26.31 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.98 · Feb -4.35 · Mar -0.34 · Apr 4.73 · May 9.09 · Jun 13.21 · Jul 14.84 · Aug 14.58 · Sep 10.15 · Oct 6.13 · Nov 1.06 · Dec -3.46 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official

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

8.8

9.9

11.1

12.2

9.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 25.0% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 9.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kitzbühel?

The published population was 8,281 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport72.2%
Foreign residents27.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	57.97 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	27 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	2,304 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	142.8 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	8,281 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Kitzbühel

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	8,284	100.0%
Austria	5,756	69.5%
Non-Austria	2,528	30.5%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,853	22.4%
EU Member States (26)	1,728	20.9%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	1,212	14.6%
Germany	1,006	12.1%
Third countries	675	8.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	516	6.2%
Europe including Türkiye	427	5.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	159	1.9%
Hungary	155	1.9%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	125	1.5%
Asia	115	1.4%
Romania	87	1.1%
Ukraine	85	1.0%
Türkiye	81	1.0%
America	74	0.9%
Croatia	65	0.8%
Serbia	52	0.6%
Africa	44	0.5%
Latin America	39	0.5%
North America	35	0.4%
Oceania	15	0.2%
Syria	3	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	8,284	100.0%
Austria	5,980	72.2%
Non-Austria	2,304	27.8%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,876	22.6%
EU Member States (26)	1,770	21.4%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	1,158	14.0%
Germany	944	11.4%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	612	7.4%
Third countries	428	5.2%
Europe including Türkiye	298	3.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	176	2.1%
Croatia	149	1.8%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	106	1.3%
Ukraine	90	1.1%
Romania	85	1.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	73	0.9%
Asia	71	0.9%
Türkiye	62	0.7%
Serbia	53	0.6%
America	43	0.5%
North America	25	0.3%
Latin America	18	0.2%
Africa	8	0.1%
Oceania	8	0.1%
Syria	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	4,191 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Kitzbühel

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.

Ebbs as a Kitzbühel alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.2% Ebbs vs 4.7% Kitzbühel−53%
Foreign residents: 17.2% Ebbs vs 27.0% Kitzbühel−36%
Residents: 5,966 Ebbs vs 8,281 Kitzbühel−28%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,379 Ebbs vs 4,733 Kitzbühel−7%
Rent: €9.60/m² Ebbs vs €9.60/m² Kitzbühelsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,039 Ebbs vs €3,039 Kitzbühelsame level

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Wels as a Kitzbühel alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 144 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 8,281 Kitzbühel+691%
Unemployment: 9.2% Wels vs 4.7% Kitzbühel+96%
Rent: €6.90/m² Wels vs €9.60/m² Kitzbühel−28%
Nearest airport: 14.0 km Wels vs 60.0 km Kitzbühel−77%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,756 Wels vs 4,733 Kitzbühelno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,404 Wels vs €3,039 Kitzbühel+12%
Foreign residents: 34.1% Wels vs 27.0% Kitzbühel+26%

Full comparison More about Wels

Cities near Kitzbühel

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Gratkorn8,279 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 Kitzbühel 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; Kitzbühel's school authority applies it locally.

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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 Kitzbühel?

The published population was 8,281 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Kitzbühel?

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: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Kitzbühel?

What is the unemployment rate in Kitzbühel?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Kitzbühel?

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

Is Kitzbühel a good place to live?

Kitzbühel 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 Kitzbühel?

Kirchberg in Tirol, St. Johann in Tirol, Hopfgarten im Brixental, Mittersill, Kufstein are near Kitzbühel. 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 Kitzbühel?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,284 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 = {Kitzbühel, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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bob Flex 100GB newsroom.a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
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