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Living in Herisau

In Herisau, unemployment is 1.8% (2022).

The resident counts list 11,869 Swiss permanent residents and 69 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, Herisau had a population of 15,943.

Last checked 2026-10-1031 sources

Population15,943people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent14.59EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Unemployment rate1.8%country median 2.3% — 22% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime5,882incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 49% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Appenzell Ausserrhoden 2025

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Herisau?

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 SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Herisau.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Herisau recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB11Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)14.59 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)6Official · regional context

Is Herisau 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 worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 54–74%
Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–80%
Student38%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 27–49%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–63%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Herisau?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Herisau is 1.8%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)6,952 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch22Official
Unemployment rate1.8 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Herisau?

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

regional median gross pay: €6,952 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,834of €5,836 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; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€5,836
Rent, 60 m²€14.59/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €875
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€4,834
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Herisau Salary needed to live in Herisau

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Herisau?

Police recorded about 5,882 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Appenzell Ausserrhoden 202510

Recorded crime across major citiesHerisau highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Herisau highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,882 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Appenzell Ausserrhoden 202510Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Nearest airportACH3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Distance to nearest airport24 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Herisau. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Herisau.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.9 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 12.2 · May 16.5 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 12.4 · Nov 7 · Dec 3.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.3 · Feb -2 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.2 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 8.1 · May 12.2 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 66.8 · Feb 64.2 · Mar 87.3 · Apr 102.9 · May 156.5 · Jun 170.2 · Jul 174.4 · Aug 185.3 · Sep 137.8 · Oct 104.8 · Nov 92.7 · Dec 90.4 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 56.7 · Feb 79.4 · Mar 131.8 · Apr 167.5 · May 185.5 · Jun 200 · Jul 226.7 · Aug 209.4 · Sep 153.9 · Oct 101.3 · Nov 58.8 · Dec 47.5 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Heide (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±0.9 °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

How many people live in Herisau?

The published population was 15,943 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source16

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents539.1 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS14Official
City area25.21 km²2017Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2017, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².4Official
Foreign non-permanent residents69 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Foreign residents4,074 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.12Official
Non-permanent residents69 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Population density632.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2017; area observed_at=2017).4Official
Population15,943 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source16Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Swiss permanent residents11,869 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official

International community in Herisau

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total62100.0%
Abroad5995.2%
In Switzerland34.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total16,100100.0%
In Switzerland11,64972.4%
Abroad4,45127.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Citizenship

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total16,100100.0%
Switzerland11,90173.9%
Germany6293.9%
Italy4392.7%
Serbia3242.0%
Türkiye3232.0%
Portugal2961.8%
Eritrea2031.3%
Kosovo1531.0%
Austria1480.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Spain1390.9%
Ukraine1270.8%
Syria1210.8%
Afghanistan1150.7%
Sri Lanka1110.7%
Slovakia890.6%
Greece880.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina830.5%
Hungary790.5%
Croatia780.5%
Romania750.5%
Poland520.3%
North Macedonia490.3%
China370.2%
Netherlands330.2%
Iraq330.2%
Iran280.2%
Czechia220.1%
Somalia220.1%
Slovenia210.1%
Brazil210.1%
Philippines210.1%
Bulgaria200.1%
Thailand170.1%
Montenegro130.1%
Tunisia130.1%
Sweden120.1%
United Kingdom100.1%
Russia100.1%
France80.0%
Ethiopia80.0%
Belgium70.0%
Ireland60.0%
Algeria60.0%
Dominican Republic60.0%
Colombia60.0%
Mexico60.0%
No indication50.0%
Finland50.0%
India50.0%
Lithuania40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Japan40.0%
Turkmenistan40.0%
Albania30.0%
Liechtenstein30.0%
Norway30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Panama30.0%
Peru30.0%
United States30.0%
Vietnam30.0%
Burundi20.0%
Cameroon20.0%
Nigeria20.0%
Zimbabwe20.0%
Uganda20.0%
Pakistan20.0%
Stateless10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Belarus10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Egypt10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Canada10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
Israel10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Lebanon10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Armenia10.0%
New Zealand10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Alternatives for people set on Herisau

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.

Luzern as a Herisau alternative in the same country

82 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 15,943 Herisau+441%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €14.59/m² (2024) Herisauno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 24.0 km Herisau−79%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 5,882 Herisauno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €6,952 Herisau+7%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 1.8% Herisau−6%
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Herisau

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

St. Gallen Commuting Zone · 8.6 km away
Rent
15.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Gossau (SG) 4.1 km away
Rent
13.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Gaiserwald 6.2 km away
Rent
15.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Flawil 6.5 km away
Rent
13.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Wittenbach 11.8 km away
Rent
13.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Neckertal 12.4 km away
Rent
10.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Herisau, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Liestal16,034 residentsBinningen16,053 residentsHorw15,817 residentsLangenthal16,141 residentsArbon16,354 residentsLocarno16,374 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Herisau under the national coverage rules.

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 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Herisau's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Herisau part of St. Gallen?

Herisau is in the published commuting zone of St. Gallen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. St. Gallen city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5

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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 Herisau?

The published population was 15,943 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How safe is Herisau?

Police recorded about 5,882 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Appenzell Ausserrhoden 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Herisau?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Herisau?

The median gross salary is 6,952 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How many foreign residents live in Herisau?

4,074 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Herisau a good place to live?

Herisau 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 Herisau part of St. Gallen?

Herisau is in the published commuting zone of St. Gallen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Herisau?

St. Gallen, Gossau (SG), Gaiserwald, Flawil, Teufen (AR) are near Herisau. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Herisau?

The official country of birth distribution records 62 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Herisau, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 30147cb18e0e5f6ab1e3ca221581165c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/3001-herisau/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Herisau, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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