Living in Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab

In Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab, unemployment is 3.4% (2024).

Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab is a city in Austria, with a population of 5,681 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.4% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 362 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2422 sources

Population5,681people1 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 rate3.4%country median 4.8% — 28% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,240incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab.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 citiesSankt Ruprecht an der Raab 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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–76%

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

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–73%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab is 3.4%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	80 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,296 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.4 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab. 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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

Police recorded about 3,240 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	3,240 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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab. 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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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)⁷

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

PM2.510WHO 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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

The published population was 5,681 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	41.07 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	6.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Foreign residents	362 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	138.3 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁹Official
Population	5,681 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab

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	5,659	100.0%
Austria	5,247	92.7%
Non-Austria	412	7.3%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	293	5.2%
EU Member States (26)	285	5.0%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	206	3.6%
Third countries	119	2.1%
Romania	116	2.0%
Europe including Türkiye	82	1.4%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	79	1.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	58	1.0%
Ukraine	56	1.0%
Hungary	41	0.7%
Asia	22	0.4%
America	11	0.2%
Croatia	10	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	8	0.1%
Latin America	8	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	0.1%
Africa	4	0.1%
Türkiye	4	0.1%
North America	3	0.1%
Serbia	1	0.0%
Syria	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	5,659	100.0%
Austria	5,297	93.6%
Non-Austria	362	6.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	264	4.7%
EU Member States (26)	256	4.5%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	205	3.6%
Romania	114	2.0%
Third countries	98	1.7%
Europe including Türkiye	76	1.3%
Ukraine	59	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	51	0.9%
Hungary	49	0.9%
Germany	36	0.6%
Asia	12	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	8	0.1%
America	7	0.1%
Croatia	6	0.1%
Latin America	6	0.1%
Africa	3	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.1%
Türkiye	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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	2,263 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab

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.

Villach as a Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 151 km, better on 2 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 5,681 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab+1057%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 3.4% Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab+147%
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 6.6% Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab+267%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €7.40/m² Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab−20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 3,240 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raabno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,296 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raabsame level

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Cities near Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab

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

Graz Commuting Zone · 19.3 km away

Rent: 6.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2005-12-31

Alternative cities in Austria

Other cities in Austria to compare with Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab, nearest in population first.

All Austria cities

Wernberg5,662 residents Mühlau5,652 residents Ybbs an der Donau5,648 residents Bergheim5,717 residents Mittersill5,723 residents Melk5,725 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab 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; Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab part of Graz?

Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab is in the published commuting zone of Graz; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Graz 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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

The published population was 5,681 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

What is the unemployment rate in Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

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

Is Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab a good place to live?

Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab 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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab part of Graz?

Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab is in the published commuting zone of Graz; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

Graz, Eggersdorf bei Graz, Gleisdorf, Weiz, Hart bei Graz are near Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab. 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 Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,659 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). Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab, Austria: population, rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9eda1abc5e7eab1b6eb42a5227ab2e66]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/sankt-ruprecht-an-der-raab/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab, Austria: population, rent, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9eda1abc5e7eab1b6eb42a5227ab2e66},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/sankt-ruprecht-an-der-raab/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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