Living in Perg

In Perg, unemployment is 5% (2024).

For Perg, the unemployment rate was 5% at the end of 2024. At the start of 2025, Perg had a population of 9,482.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population9,482people1 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%country median 4.8% — 5% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,217incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³country median 10.0 — 10% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Perg.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 citiesPerg 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 Perg 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–72%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–72%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–67%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Perg?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹³

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Perg is 5.0%. 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

Perg 5.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	77 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official
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 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Perg?

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 Perg Salary needed to live in Perg

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Perg?

Police recorded about 3,217 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 tables¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,217 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	8 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Nearest airport	LNZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	33 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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 Perg.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Perg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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

PM2.511WHO 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 Perg is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Perg 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.49 · Feb 14.95 · Mar 19.92 · Apr 24.84 · May 28.03 · Jun 30.62 · Jul 33.09 · Aug 33.98 · Sep 32.23 · Oct 23.53 · Nov 17.86 · Dec 13.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.98 · Feb -21 · Mar -19.08 · Apr -7.11 · May -2.52 · Jun 1.63 · Jul 5.88 · Aug 5.54 · Sep -0.7 · Oct -6.77 · Nov -12.57 · Dec -21.06 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.26 · Feb -1.97 · Mar 2.22 · Apr 7.67 · May 12.21 · Jun 16.26 · Jul 18.11 · Aug 17.78 · Sep 12.79 · Oct 7.87 · Nov 2.76 · Dec -1.65 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official

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

9.6

11.5

13.5

15.4

11.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 26.7% between 2015 and 2024, from 15.0 to 11.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Perg?

The published population was 9,482 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport78.8%
Foreign residents21.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	26.46 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	20.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,006 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	358.3 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	9,482 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Perg

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	9,519	100.0%
Austria	7,399	77.7%
Non-Austria	2,120	22.3%
Third countries	1,177	12.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	943	9.9%
EU Member States (26)	935	9.8%
Europe including Türkiye	924	9.7%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	774	8.1%
Romania	521	5.5%
Türkiye	378	4.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	221	2.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	161	1.7%
Hungary	143	1.5%
Germany	114	1.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	106	1.1%
Ukraine	78	0.8%
Syria	64	0.7%
Serbia	40	0.4%
Croatia	15	0.2%
America	14	0.1%
Africa	10	0.1%
Latin America	10	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	8	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	6	0.1%
North America	4	0.0%
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	9,519	100.0%
Austria	7,513	78.9%
Non-Austria	2,006	21.1%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,039	10.9%
EU Member States (26)	1,033	10.9%
Third countries	967	10.2%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	896	9.4%
Europe including Türkiye	749	7.9%
Romania	574	6.0%
Türkiye	272	2.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	205	2.2%
Hungary	187	2.0%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	137	1.4%
Germany	96	1.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	85	0.9%
Ukraine	79	0.8%
Syria	66	0.7%
Croatia	30	0.3%
Serbia	23	0.2%
Africa	7	0.1%
America	6	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	6	0.1%
Latin America	5	0.1%
North America	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	4,145 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Perg

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.

Engerwitzdorf as a Perg alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 1.8% Engerwitzdorf vs 5.0% Perg−64%
Foreign residents: 5.4% Engerwitzdorf vs 20.4% Perg−74%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,215 Engerwitzdorf vs 3,217 Perg−31%
Residents: 9,099 Engerwitzdorf vs 9,482 Perg−4%
Rent: €6.90/m² Engerwitzdorf vs €6.90/m² Pergsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,404 Engerwitzdorf vs €3,404 Pergsame level

Full comparison More about Engerwitzdorf

Innsbruck as a Perg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 266 km, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 132,499 Innsbruck vs 9,482 Perg+1297%
Rent: €7.58/m² (2005) Innsbruck vs €6.90/m² (2025) Pergno percentage
Nearest airport: 4.0 km Innsbruck vs 33.0 km Perg−88%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,565 Innsbruck vs 3,217 Pergno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,039 Innsbruck vs €3,404 Perg−11%
Unemployment: 5.2% Innsbruck vs 5.0% Perg+4%

Full comparison More about Innsbruck

Budapest as a Perg alternative in another country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €16.94/m² (2026) Budapest vs €6.90/m² (2025) Pergno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €2,534 (2026) Budapest vs €3,404 (2024) Pergno percentage
Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 33.0 km Perg−45%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 11.0 µg/m³ Perg+18%

Full comparison More about Budapest

Cities near Perg

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Köflach9,489 residents Rum9,493 residents Finkenstein am Faaker See9,466 residents Guntramsdorf9,450 residents Voitsberg9,547 residents Judenburg9,607 residents

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

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

Is Perg part of Linz?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁰

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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 Perg?

The published population was 9,482 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Perg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Perg?

What is the unemployment rate in Perg?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Perg?

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

Is Perg a good place to live?

Perg 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 Perg part of Linz?

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

Which cities are near Perg?

Schwertberg, St. Valentin, Enns, Pregarten, Haag are near Perg. 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 Perg?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,519 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Perg, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f5ae61279c8c1acac547d8da68bc1a93},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/perg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
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European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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