Living in Stainz

In Stainz, unemployment is 3.9% (2024).

Stainz is in Austria; its population was 8,783 at the start of 2025. At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 468.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population8,783people1 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 rate3.9%country median 4.8% — 18% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime2,803incidents 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 Stainz?

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 Stainz.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 citiesStainz 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 Stainz 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–71%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

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

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–71%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Stainz?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Stainz is 3.9%. 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

Stainz 3.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	77.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,296 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.9 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Stainz?

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

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Stainz?

Police recorded about 2,803 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 tables¹⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,803 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁶Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Stainz. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Stainz.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Stainz?

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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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7°-5°

11°-1°

17°4°

20°8°

25°12°

26°14°

25°13°

21°9°

15°5°

9°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

114

118

126

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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

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

4–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1516–17

Stainz 10.0

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
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.1 · Feb 7 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 16.8 · May 20.4 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 25.6 · Aug 25.2 · Sep 20.9 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.6 · Feb -4.9 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 3.8 · May 8.3 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 4.7 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -4.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.3 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 10.3 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 19.8 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 4.7 · Dec -0.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 18.7 · Feb 28.9 · Mar 33.8 · Apr 54.3 · May 88.7 · Jun 114.1 · Jul 117.7 · Aug 125.6 · Sep 95.5 · Oct 67.2 · Nov 55 · Dec 41.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Trostberg (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 92.8 km² in 2025. Population density was 94.6 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Stainz?

The published population was 8,783 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	92.84 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	5.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	468 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	94.61 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	8,783 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Stainz

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	8,877	100.0%
Austria	8,281	93.3%
Non-Austria	596	6.7%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	414	4.7%
EU Member States (26)	390	4.4%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	214	2.4%
Third countries	182	2.1%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	176	2.0%
Germany	157	1.8%
Europe including Türkiye	81	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	70	0.8%
Romania	54	0.6%
Croatia	43	0.5%
Hungary	38	0.4%
Ukraine	25	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	24	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	18	0.2%
America	16	0.2%
Africa	14	0.2%
Latin America	11	0.1%
Syria	10	0.1%
Türkiye	9	0.1%
Serbia	8	0.1%
North America	5	0.1%
Oceania	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	8,877	100.0%
Austria	8,409	94.7%
Non-Austria	468	5.3%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	334	3.8%
EU Member States (26)	320	3.6%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	192	2.2%
Third countries	134	1.5%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	128	1.4%
Germany	115	1.3%
Europe including Türkiye	64	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	55	0.6%
Romania	49	0.6%
Hungary	44	0.5%
Croatia	37	0.4%
Ukraine	23	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	14	0.2%
Türkiye	13	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	0.1%
America	9	0.1%
Africa	6	0.1%
Latin America	5	0.1%
Syria	5	0.1%
North America	4	0.0%
Serbia	4	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	3,845 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Stainz

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 Stainz alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 113 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 8,783 Stainz+649%
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 5.3% Stainz+357%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 3.9% Stainz+115%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €7.40/m² Stainz−20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 2,803 Stainzno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,296 Stainzsame level

Full comparison More about Villach

Cities near Stainz

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

Graz Commuting Zone · 23.7 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 Stainz, nearest in population first.

All Austria cities

Maria Enzersdorf8,802 residents Bruck an der Leitha8,687 residents Neusiedl am See8,885 residents Neulengbach8,675 residents Berndorf8,919 residents Wolfurt8,954 residents

How does Stainz compare?

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

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

Is Stainz part of Graz?

Stainz 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 Stainz?

The published population was 8,783 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Stainz?

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 Stainz?

What is the unemployment rate in Stainz?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Stainz?

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

Is Stainz a good place to live?

Stainz 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 Stainz part of Graz?

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

Which cities are near Stainz?

Graz, Deutschlandsberg, Lieboch, Premstätten, Hitzendorf are near Stainz. 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 Stainz?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,877 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). Stainz, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d7f38985b2c20eca3892ea295b67b090]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/stainz/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Stainz, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d7f38985b2c20eca3892ea295b67b090},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/stainz/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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