Living in Mürzzuschlag

In Mürzzuschlag, unemployment is 6.3% (2024).

Mürzzuschlag's population was 7,819 at the start of 2025. For Mürzzuschlag, the unemployment rate was 6.3% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population7,819people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,296EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent7.4EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate6.3%country median 4.8% — 33% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime4,015incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

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

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 Mürzzuschlag.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 citiesMürzzuschlag 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)	7.4 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	474.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Mürzzuschlag a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–70%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student63%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–74%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Mürzzuschlag?

The unemployment rate is 6.3 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Mürzzuschlag is 6.3%. 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

Mürzzuschlag 6.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	69.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,296 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.3 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Mürzzuschlag?

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

Left over each month€1,968of €2,452 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.	€2,452
Rent, 60 m²€7.40/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €444
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	€1,968

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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Mürzzuschlag?

Police recorded about 4,015 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 tables¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,015 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	11 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	GRZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	71 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

Annual NO₂ was 11.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual PM10 was 16.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

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

PM1016.2WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂11.4WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in AustriaWhere Mürzzuschlag lands among 60 measured cities

6–79–1011–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2022–23

Mürzzuschlag 16.2

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	11.4 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.⁹Official
NO₂ — latest reading	6 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.¹¹Official
PM10 — annual mean	16.24 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.¹⁰Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.71 · Feb 14.93 · Mar 19.14 · Apr 23.77 · May 28.94 · Jun 30.81 · Jul 32.84 · Aug 34.02 · Sep 30.69 · Oct 24.22 · Nov 17.29 · Dec 11.75 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.39 · Feb -19.58 · Mar -21.56 · Apr -8.5 · May -2.93 · Jun 0.68 · Jul 4.27 · Aug 4.11 · Sep -1.48 · Oct -9.83 · Nov -13 · Dec -19.97 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.34 · Feb -2.36 · Mar 1.62 · Apr 6.85 · May 11.36 · Jun 15.54 · Jul 17.44 · Aug 16.98 · Sep 11.96 · Oct 7.45 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -2.03 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 51.3 km² in 2025. Population density was 152.3 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Mürzzuschlag?

The published population was 7,819 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.8%
Foreign residents14.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	51.33 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	14.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,109 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	152.3 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁷Official
Population	7,819 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Mürzzuschlag

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	7,648	100.0%
Austria	6,468	84.6%
Non-Austria	1,180	15.4%
Third countries	666	8.7%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	514	6.7%
EU Member States (26)	508	6.6%
Europe including Türkiye	464	6.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	395	5.2%
Romania	158	2.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	150	2.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	149	1.9%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	113	1.5%
Germany	92	1.2%
Hungary	91	1.2%
Ukraine	75	1.0%
Türkiye	59	0.8%
Croatia	42	0.5%
Africa	34	0.4%
Syria	34	0.4%
Serbia	32	0.4%
America	14	0.2%
Latin America	10	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	6	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	5	0.1%
North America	4	0.1%

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	7,648	100.0%
Austria	6,539	85.5%
Non-Austria	1,109	14.5%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	579	7.6%
EU Member States (26)	574	7.5%
Third countries	530	6.9%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	488	6.4%
Europe including Türkiye	336	4.4%
Asia	163	2.1%
Croatia	159	2.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	146	1.9%
Hungary	100	1.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	86	1.1%
Ukraine	73	1.0%
Germany	71	0.9%
Türkiye	47	0.6%
Syria	41	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	34	0.4%
Africa	22	0.3%
Serbia	20	0.3%
America	9	0.1%
Latin America	6	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	5	0.1%
North America	3	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	3,976 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Mürzzuschlag

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.

Kindberg as a Mürzzuschlag alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.8% Kindberg vs 6.3% Mürzzuschlag−40%
Foreign residents: 8.2% Kindberg vs 14.6% Mürzzuschlag−44%
Nearest airport: 57.0 km Kindberg vs 71.0 km Mürzzuschlag−20%
Residents: 8,149 Kindberg vs 7,819 Mürzzuschlag+4%
Rent: €7.40/m² Kindberg vs €7.40/m² Mürzzuschlagsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,296 Kindberg vs €3,296 Mürzzuschlagsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,015 Kindberg vs 4,015 Mürzzuschlagsame level

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Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a Mürzzuschlag alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 151 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 105,256 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 7,819 Mürzzuschlag+1246%
Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €7.40/m² Mürzzuschlag−20%
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 71.0 km Mürzzuschlag−96%
Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 14.6% Mürzzuschlag+46%
Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 6.3% Mürzzuschlag+16%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 4,015 Mürzzuschlagno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €3,296 Mürzzuschlagsame level

Full comparison More about Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Cities near Mürzzuschlag

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Sieghartskirchen7,813 residents Vorchdorf7,867 residents Pottendorf7,770 residents Landeck7,711 residents Pasching7,931 residents Pressbaum7,932 residents

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

The published population was 7,819 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is Mürzzuschlag?

What is the unemployment rate in Mürzzuschlag?

The unemployment rate is 6.3 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Mürzzuschlag?

The median gross salary is 3,296 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

How many foreign residents live in Mürzzuschlag?

1,109 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten.

Is Mürzzuschlag a good place to live?

Mürzzuschlag 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 Mürzzuschlag?

Krieglach, Sankt Barbara im Mürztal, Kindberg, Gloggnitz are near Mürzzuschlag. 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 Mürzzuschlag?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,648 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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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
Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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

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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
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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
Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables bundeskanzleramt.gv.at · checked 2026-09-24
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