Living in Tamsweg

In Tamsweg, unemployment is 3.4% (2024).

For Tamsweg, the unemployment rate was 3.4% at the end of 2024. The population of Tamsweg, in Austria, was 5,784 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2413 sources

Population5,784people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,113EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent9.5EUR/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 crime5,420incidents 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 Tamsweg?

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 Tamsweg.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 citiesTamsweg 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)	9.5 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	610.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Tamsweg a good place to live?

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Remote worker67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–76%

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–78%

Student45%strong on cost, weak on education · range 34–56%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–76%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tamsweg?

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

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Tamsweg is 3.4%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Tamsweg 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	77.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,113 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 Tamsweg?

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

Left over each month€1,738of €2,347 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
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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.	€2,347
Rent, 60 m²€9.50/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €570
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	€1,738

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tamsweg. 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)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Tamsweg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Tamsweg?

Police recorded about 5,420 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	5,420 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 Tamsweg. 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 10.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual PM10 was 12 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

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂10.6WHO 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 Tamsweg lands among 60 measured cities

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Tamsweg 12.0

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10.62 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.⁸Official
NO₂ — latest reading	7 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.¹⁰Official
PM10 — annual mean	12.04 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.⁹Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 117.5 km² in 2025. Population density was 49.2 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Tamsweg?

The published population was 5,784 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.3%
Foreign residents12.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	117.5 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	12.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Foreign residents	737 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	49.25 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	5,784 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Tamsweg

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	5,719	100.0%
Austria	4,973	87.0%
Non-Austria	746	13.0%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	416	7.3%
EU Member States (26)	409	7.2%
Third countries	330	5.8%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	290	5.1%
Europe including Türkiye	267	4.7%
Ukraine	136	2.4%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	119	2.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	97	1.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	95	1.7%
Croatia	94	1.6%
Hungary	78	1.4%
Asia	54	0.9%
Romania	35	0.6%
Syria	10	0.2%
Türkiye	8	0.1%
America	7	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	7	0.1%
Latin America	5	0.1%
Serbia	5	0.1%
North America	2	0.0%
Africa	1	0.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	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	5,719	100.0%
Austria	4,982	87.1%
Non-Austria	737	12.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	467	8.2%
EU Member States (26)	463	8.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	356	6.2%
Third countries	270	4.7%
Europe including Türkiye	222	3.9%
Croatia	146	2.6%
Ukraine	142	2.5%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	107	1.9%
Hungary	88	1.5%
Germany	83	1.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	54	0.9%
Asia	43	0.8%
Romania	41	0.7%
Serbia	9	0.2%
Syria	9	0.2%
America	4	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	4	0.1%
Latin America	3	0.1%
Türkiye	3	0.1%
Africa	1	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	2,523 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Tamsweg

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 Tamsweg alternative in the same region

56 km away, better on 3 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 5,784 Tamsweg+1037%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 3.4% Tamsweg+147%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €9.50/m² Tamsweg−38%
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 12.9% Tamsweg+88%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 5,420 Tamswegno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,113 Tamsweg+5%

Full comparison More about Villach

St. Pölten as a Tamsweg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 182 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 59,767 St. Pölten vs 5,784 Tamsweg+933%
Unemployment: 9.1% St. Pölten vs 3.4% Tamsweg+168%
Rent: €6.70/m² St. Pölten vs €9.50/m² Tamsweg−29%
Foreign residents: 22.3% St. Pölten vs 12.9% Tamsweg+73%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,904 St. Pölten vs 5,420 Tamswegno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,495 St. Pölten vs €3,113 Tamsweg+12%

Full comparison More about St. Pölten

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Hart5,784 residents Paternion5,778 residents Wölfnitz5,794 residents Lieboch5,754 residents Wildon5,745 residents Radenthein5,742 residents

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

The published population was 5,784 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is Tamsweg?

What is the unemployment rate in Tamsweg?

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

What is the typical salary around Tamsweg?

The median gross salary is 3,113 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

How many foreign residents live in Tamsweg?

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

Is Tamsweg a good place to live?

Tamsweg 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.

How many people born in Population total live in Tamsweg?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,719 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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  title = {Tamsweg, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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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
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
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

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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
Statistik Austria data.statistik.gv.at · checked 2026-08-07

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