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Living in St. Pölten

In St. Pölten, unemployment is 9.1% (2024).

The population of St. Pölten, in Austria, was 59,767 at the start of 2025. The median age was 44 years in 2024. For St. Pölten, the unemployment rate was 9.1% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0224 sources

Population59,767people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence
Median gross salary (region)3,495EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024
Average net rent6.7EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3
Unemployment rate9.1%country median 4.8% — 92% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities
Recorded crime7,904incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023Official source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 — Kriminalität, Anhang 3 / Kriminalitätsbericht 2023
PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³country median 10.0 — about the sameOfficial source · Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to St. Pölten?

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 St. Pölten.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
St. Pölten recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€52
Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€10
Net rent across major citiesSt. Pölten highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with St. Pölten highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Vienna€7.90
Innsbruck€7.58
Salzburg€6.92
Graz€6.33
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026A1 Internet 1001Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB9.9 EUR/month30 Apr 2026bob Flex 100GB4Official · national market
Monthly transport pass52.4 EUR/month30 Sept 2026VOR St. Pölten LUP monthly ticket16Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.7 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)473.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context

Is St. Pölten 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–61%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–66%
Family43%strong on housing, weak on education · range 34–52%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in St. Pölten?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities12

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in St. Pölten is 9.1%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate70.2 %31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria14Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,495 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 20245Official · regional context
Unemployment rate9.1 %country median 4.8%31 Dec 2024Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities12Official

What does a salary buy in St. Pölten?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,495 (Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,067of €2,562 take-home
  • Rent
  • Transport
  • 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.€2,562
Rent, 60 m²€6.70/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31− €402
Public transport pass€52 · official · VOR St. Pölten LUP monthly ticket · 2026-09-30− €52
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city—
Internet€30 · official · A1 Internet 100 · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€10 · official · bob Flex 100GB · 2026-04-30− €10
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€2,067
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to St. Pölten. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service

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Safety

How safe is St. Pölten?

Police recorded about 7,904 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, Anhang 3 / Kriminalitätsbericht 202313

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,904 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023Sicherheitsbericht 2023 — Kriminalität, Anhang 3 / Kriminalitätsbericht 202313Official

Language courses and integration in St. Pölten

2 exact course-location records are linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 16.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in St. Pölten?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.10

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

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 St. Pölten is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean16.58 µg/m³country median 14.231 Dec 2024Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.8Official
NO₂ — latest reading10 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official 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 mean15.82 µg/m³country median 15.6 — about the same31 Dec 2024Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.9Official
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³country median 10.0 — about the same31 Dec 2024Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.10Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 108.4 km² in 2025. Population density was 551.1 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in St. Pölten?

The published population was 59,767 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area108.4 km²1 Jan 2025Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry7Official
Foreign-resident share22.3 %31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria14Official
Foreign residents13,486 people1 Jan 2026Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten3Official
Population density551.1 people/km²1 Jan 2025Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.7Official
Population59,767 people1 Jan 2025Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2Official

International community in St. Pölten

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 groupPeopleShare
Population total60,112100.0%
Austria44,60374.2%
Non-Austria15,50925.8%
Third countries10,96218.2%
Europe including Türkiye6,54510.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)4,5477.6%
EU Member States (26)4,4497.4%
Asia3,6006.0%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)3,1205.2%
Türkiye2,1823.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Syria1,5092.5%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)1,3292.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,1842.0%
Romania1,1581.9%
Ukraine9221.5%
Germany8941.5%
Hungary7421.2%
Africa5000.8%
Serbia4580.8%
America2650.4%
Latin America2020.3%
Croatia1750.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom980.2%
North America630.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless420.1%
Oceania100.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Population total60,112100.0%
Austria46,62677.6%
Non-Austria13,48622.4%
Third countries8,98614.9%
Europe including Türkiye5,0718.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)4,5007.5%
EU Member States (26)4,4187.3%
Asia3,3845.6%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)3,2495.4%
Syria1,5562.6%
Show 16 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Türkiye1,3032.2%
Romania1,2142.0%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)1,1691.9%
Ukraine9301.5%
Hungary8541.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina7821.3%
Germany7001.2%
Serbia3500.6%
Croatia3340.6%
Africa3000.5%
America1630.3%
Latin America1140.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom820.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless600.1%
North America490.1%
Oceania80.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households27,614 households31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria14Official
Median age44 years1 Jan 2024Statistik Austria OGD (OGD_ake100_hvd_ogdonly_HVD_ALQUO_1) — NUTS-2 unemployment15Official · bundesland fallback

Alternatives for people set on St. Pölten

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.

Krems an der Donau as a St. Pölten alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 7.0% Krems an der Donau vs 9.1% St. Pölten−23%
  • Residents: 25,473 Krems an der Donau vs 59,767 St. Pölten−57%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,183 Krems an der Donau vs 7,904 St. Pöltenno percentage
  • Foreign residents: 21.6% Krems an der Donau vs 22.3% St. Pölten−3%
  • Rent: €6.70/m² Krems an der Donau vs €6.70/m² St. Pöltensame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,495 Krems an der Donau vs €3,495 St. Pöltensame level
Full comparisonMore about Krems an der Donau

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a St. Pölten alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 202 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €6.70/m² St. Pölten−12%
  • Residents: 105,256 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 59,767 St. Pölten+76%
  • Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 9.1% St. Pölten−20%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €3,495 St. Pölten−7%
  • Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 22.3% St. Pölten−4%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 7,904 St. Pöltensame level
Full comparisonMore about Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Cities near St. Pölten

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities
Wels65,482 residentsVillach65,749 residentsDornbirn52,108 residentsWiener Neustadt49,156 residentsSteyr38,036 residentsFeldkirch36,708 residents

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St. Pölten in rankings

#5 of 12 in Safest cities in Austria by recorded crime #9 of 29 in Largest cities in Austria #14 of 29 in Cities with cleanest air in Austria #15 of 28 in Most international cities in Austria #24 of 28 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Austria

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in St. Pölten 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; St. Pölten'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 St. Pölten?

The published population was 59,767 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in St. Pölten?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means..

How safe is St. Pölten?

Police recorded about 7,904 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, Anhang 3 / Kriminalitätsbericht 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in St. Pölten?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around St. Pölten?

The median gross salary is 3,495 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is St. Pölten a good place to live?

St. Pölten 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 St. Pölten?

Wilhelmsburg, Herzogenburg, Böheimkirchen, Traismauer, Melk are near St. Pölten. 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 St. Pölten?

The official country of birth distribution records 60,112 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). St. Pölten, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 07bfdb5d7842a1736c717d2415165703]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/st-polten/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {St. Pölten, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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