Living in Lenzing

In Lenzing, unemployment is 5.5% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 5.5% at the end of 2024. For Lenzing, the foreign population count was 869 at the start of 2026. The population of Lenzing, in Austria, was 5,252 at the start of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population5,252people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,404EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent6.9EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate5.5%country median 4.8% — 16% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,407incidents 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 · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data

Higher unemployment than 63% of Austrian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 78% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 Lenzing.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 citiesLenzing 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)	6.9 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	461.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Lenzing a good place to live?

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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%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–71%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–66%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Lenzing?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Lenzing is 5.5%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Lenzing 5.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	74.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,404 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.5 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Lenzing?

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

Left over each month€2,053of €2,507 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.	€2,507
Rent, 60 m²€6.90/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €414
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	€2,053

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Lenzing?

Police recorded about 3,407 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 tables¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,407 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹²Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

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: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data⁷

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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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

138

111

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105

172

202

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203

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130

126

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

105

111

141

174

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202

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107

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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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12WHO 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 Lenzing 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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Lenzing 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — AT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Lenzing Hauptstraße)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — AT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Lenzing Hauptstraße)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data⁷Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 5.8 · May 10.1 · Jun 14 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Feuerkogel¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.3 · Feb -6.4 · Mar -3.5 · Apr -0.1 · May 3.9 · Jun 7.4 · Jul 8.9 · Aug 9.1 · Sep 6 · Oct 2.9 · Nov -1.2 · Dec -4.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Feuerkogel¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.8 · Feb -3.3 · Mar -1 · Apr 2.8 · May 7.2 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 8.8 · Oct 5.9 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Feuerkogel¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 138.2 · Feb 110.9 · Mar 151.2 · Apr 105.2 · May 171.6 · Jun 201.7 · Jul 230.8 · Aug 202.8 · Sep 175.6 · Oct 130.2 · Nov 126.3 · Dec 144.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Feuerkogel¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 104.8 · Feb 110.6 · Mar 141.2 · Apr 173.7 · May 185.4 · Jun 176.5 · Jul 195.6 · Aug 201.7 · Sep 155.6 · Oct 148.3 · Nov 107.4 · Dec 95.8 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Feuerkogel¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.0 °C, Titisee-Neustadt (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Bad Aibling (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Kolbermoor (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Miesbach (Germany) ±1.2 °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

The city covered 8.9 km² in 2025. Population density was 590.9 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Lenzing?

The published population was 5,252 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83.5%
Foreign residents16.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	8.89 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	16.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Foreign residents	869 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	590.9 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	5,252 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Lenzing

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	5,306	100.0%
Austria	4,266	80.4%
Non-Austria	1,040	19.6%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	545	10.3%
EU Member States (26)	534	10.1%
Third countries	495	9.3%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	392	7.4%
Europe including Türkiye	345	6.5%
Romania	271	5.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	169	3.2%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	142	2.7%
Germany	115	2.2%
Asia	102	1.9%
Türkiye	53	1.0%
Serbia	35	0.7%
Hungary	30	0.6%
America	26	0.5%
Latin America	25	0.5%
Croatia	24	0.5%
Africa	20	0.4%
Syria	19	0.4%
Ukraine	15	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	11	0.2%
Oceania	2	0.0%
North America	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	5,306	100.0%
Austria	4,437	83.6%
Non-Austria	869	16.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	511	9.6%
EU Member States (26)	509	9.6%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	390	7.4%
Third countries	358	6.7%
Europe including Türkiye	252	4.7%
Romania	245	4.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	119	2.2%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	119	2.2%
Germany	94	1.8%
Asia	76	1.4%
Croatia	51	1.0%
Hungary	40	0.8%
Türkiye	38	0.7%
Serbia	26	0.5%
America	17	0.3%
Latin America	16	0.3%
Ukraine	14	0.3%
Africa	12	0.2%
Syria	11	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	2	0.0%
North America	1	0.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	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	2,477 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Lenzing

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.

Vöcklamarkt as a Lenzing alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 3.4% Vöcklamarkt vs 5.5% Lenzing−38%
Foreign residents: 14.0% Vöcklamarkt vs 16.3% Lenzing−14%
Residents: 5,192 Vöcklamarkt vs 5,252 Lenzing−1%
Rent: €6.90/m² Vöcklamarkt vs €6.90/m² Lenzingsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,404 Vöcklamarkt vs €3,404 Lenzingsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,407 Vöcklamarkt vs 3,407 Lenzingsame level

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Cities near Lenzing

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

St. Marien5,240 residents Leobendorf5,265 residents Waidhofen an der Thaya5,236 residents Schrems5,272 residents Bad Gleichenberg5,232 residents Grieskirchen5,226 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lenzing 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; Lenzing'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 Lenzing?

The published population was 5,252 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Lenzing?

How safe is Lenzing?

What is the unemployment rate in Lenzing?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Lenzing?

The median gross salary is 3,404 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Lenzing a good place to live?

Lenzing 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 Lenzing?

Seewalchen am Attersee, Timelkam, Vöcklabruck, Regau, Vöcklamarkt are near Lenzing. 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 Lenzing?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,306 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 = {Lenzing, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
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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 Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-26
EEA air quality statistics — AT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Lenzing Hauptstraße) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA air quality statistics — AT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Lenzing Hauptstraße) 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

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