Living in Kuchl

In Kuchl, unemployment is 2.6% (2024).

Kuchl is a city in Austria, with a population of 7,512 at the start of 2025. The foreign population count was 902 at the start of 2026. For Kuchl, the unemployment rate was 2.6% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population7,512people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,113EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent9.5EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate2.6%country median 4.8% — 45% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,554incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lower unemployment than 92% 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 Kuchl?

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 Kuchl.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 citiesKuchl 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)	9.5 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁷Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	610.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁷Official · regional context

Is Kuchl 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–74%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–52%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–76%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kuchl?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Kuchl is 2.6%. 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

Kuchl 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	79.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,113 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.6 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Kuchl?

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

Left over each month€1,738of €2,347 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.	€2,347
Rent, 60 m²€9.50/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €570
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	€1,738

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Kuchl?

Police recorded about 3,554 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	3,554 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁶Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kuchl?

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 (EEA)⁸

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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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 Kuchl 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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Kuchl 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 15.7 · May 19.3 · Jun 23.2 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.6 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 4.3 · May 8.3 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 10.1 · May 14.4 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 15 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Ebersbach an der Fils (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Holzgerlingen (Germany) ±0.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kuchl?

The published population was 7,512 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88%
Foreign residents12%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	47.13 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	11.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	902 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	159.4 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.¹⁰Official
Population	7,512 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Kuchl

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	7,557	100.0%
Austria	6,654	88.1%
Non-Austria	903	11.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	507	6.7%
EU Member States (26)	495	6.6%
Third countries	396	5.2%
Europe including Türkiye	308	4.1%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	306	4.0%
Germany	268	3.5%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	189	2.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	173	2.3%
Türkiye	69	0.9%
Hungary	54	0.7%
Asia	48	0.6%
Croatia	48	0.6%
Romania	40	0.5%
Serbia	29	0.4%
America	27	0.4%
Ukraine	20	0.3%
Latin America	17	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	12	0.2%
Syria	12	0.2%
Africa	10	0.1%
North America	10	0.1%
Oceania	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	7,557	100.0%
Austria	6,655	88.1%
Non-Austria	902	11.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	589	7.8%
EU Member States (26)	580	7.7%
Third countries	313	4.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	310	4.1%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	270	3.6%
Europe including Türkiye	244	3.2%
Germany	232	3.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	154	2.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	116	1.5%
Hungary	71	0.9%
Türkiye	70	0.9%
Asia	45	0.6%
Romania	42	0.6%
Serbia	23	0.3%
Ukraine	20	0.3%
Syria	17	0.2%
America	16	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	9	0.1%
Latin America	8	0.1%
North America	8	0.1%
Africa	7	0.1%
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	3,000 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Kuchl

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.

Wals-Siezenheim as a Kuchl alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 14,413 Wals-Siezenheim vs 7,512 Kuchl+92%
Unemployment: 2.0% Wals-Siezenheim vs 2.6% Kuchl−23%
Foreign residents: 15.7% Wals-Siezenheim vs 11.8% Kuchl+33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,871 Wals-Siezenheim vs 3,554 Kuchl+9%
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Wals-Siezenheim vs 8.0 µg/m³ Kuchl−13%
Rent: €9.50/m² Wals-Siezenheim vs €9.50/m² Kuchlsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,113 Wals-Siezenheim vs €3,113 Kuchlsame level

Full comparison More about Wals-Siezenheim

Villach as a Kuchl alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 124 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 65,749 Villach vs 7,512 Kuchl+775%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 2.6% Kuchl+223%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €9.50/m² Kuchl−38%
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 11.8% Kuchl+105%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 3,554 Kuchlno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,113 Kuchl+5%

Full comparison More about Villach

Cities near Kuchl

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

Salzburg Commuting Zone · 20.6 km away

Rent: 6.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2005-12-31

Schönau am Königssee Germany · 12.5 km away

Rent: 7.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Bad Reichenhall Germany · 22.9 km away

Rent: 7.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Ferlach7,513 residents Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel7,544 residents Langenlois7,477 residents Mattersburg7,554 residents Ebensee am Traunsee7,452 residents Kottingbrunn7,451 residents

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

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

Is Kuchl part of Salzburg?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹¹

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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 Kuchl?

The published population was 7,512 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Kuchl?

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 (EEA).

How safe is Kuchl?

What is the unemployment rate in Kuchl?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Kuchl?

The median gross salary is 3,113 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Kuchl a good place to live?

Kuchl 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 Kuchl part of Salzburg?

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

Which cities are near Kuchl?

Salzburg, Hallein, Schönau am Königssee, Grödig, Elsbethen are near Kuchl. 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 Kuchl?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,557 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). Kuchl, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 327caa39f7100feac9c3b2dd7a19e1ce]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/kuchl/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kuchl, 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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