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Living in Sargans

In Sargans, rent averages €15.89 per m² a month (2021).

Sargans is a city in Switzerland, with a population of 6,615 at the end of 2024. The resident counts list 4,504 Swiss permanent residents and 22 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1027 sources

Population6,615people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent15.89EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2021Official source · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23
Recorded crime8,711incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 24% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton St.Gallen 2025

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

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 Sargans.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Sargans?

Average net cold rent is about 15.89 EUR/m² per month (2021-2023), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 15.89 EUR/m²/month · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-231
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Sargans 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 S11Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB7Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)15.89 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2021Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-231Official

Is Sargans 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–67%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%
Student31%strong on cost, weak on education · range 21–41%
Family33%strong on family, weak on education · range 24–42%
Retirement44%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 33–55%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 953 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 15.89 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2021-2023

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)6,952 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch18Official

What does a salary buy in Sargans?

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€4,756of €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€15.89/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23 · 2021-12-31− €953
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€4,756
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sargans Salary needed to live in Sargans

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sargans. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Sargans?

Police recorded about 8,711 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 Kanton St.Gallen 20256

Recorded crime across major citiesSargans highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Sargans 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 residents8,711 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton St.Gallen 20256Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights3Official
Nearest airportACH3 Aug 2026OurAirports4Official
Distance to nearest airport49 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports4Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sargans. 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 Sargans.

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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 4.5 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 15.7 · May 19.8 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 5.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.1 · Feb -1.3 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 5.6 · May 9.7 · Jun 13 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 10.9 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -1.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 10.4 · May 14.4 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 70.6 · Feb 56.3 · Mar 77.7 · Apr 72.3 · May 99.4 · Jun 119 · Jul 124.8 · Aug 145.6 · Sep 94.5 · Oct 80.1 · Nov 79.3 · Dec 79.3 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 71.9 · Feb 91.6 · Mar 130.6 · Apr 156.4 · May 168.2 · Jun 181 · Jul 197 · Aug 182.8 · Sep 147 · Oct 114.3 · Nov 67.5 · Dec 55.3 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Reims (France) ±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

How many people live in Sargans?

The published population was 6,615 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents543.8 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS10Official
City area9.46 km²2019Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2019, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².2Official
Foreign non-permanent residents22 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20245Official
Foreign residents2,111 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.8Official
Non-permanent residents22 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20245Official
Population density699.3 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=2019; area observed_at=2019).2Official
Population6,615 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source12Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20245Official
Swiss permanent residents4,504 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20245Official

International community in Sargans

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 - total8100.0%
Abroad8100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total6,670100.0%
In Switzerland4,49267.3%
Abroad2,17832.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total8100.0%
Germany337.5%
Italy225.0%
Portugal112.5%
Slovenia112.5%
Ukraine112.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Alternatives for people set on Sargans

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.

Biel/Bienne as a Sargans alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 166 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 56,896 Biel/Bienne vs 6,615 Sargans+760%
  • Rent: €14.52/m² Biel/Bienne vs €15.89/m² Sargans−9%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 15,776 Biel/Bienne vs 8,711 Sargansno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 31.0 km Biel/Bienne vs 49.0 km Sargans−37%
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biel/Bienne vs €6,952 Sargans+5%
Full comparisonMore about Biel/Bienne

Cities near Sargans

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

Mels 1.8 km away
Rent
14.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Vilters-Wangs 3.6 km away
Rent
14.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Wartau 5.1 km away
Rent
13.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Bad Ragaz 7.1 km away
Rent
16.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Sevelen 8.8 km away
Rent
15.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Flums 8.8 km away
Rent
13.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Walenstadt 12.6 km away
Rent
14.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Buchs (SG) 13.3 km away
Rent
15.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Vétroz6,605 residentsMoudon6,646 residentsFrenkendorf6,651 residentsOberägeri6,578 residentsPorrentruy6,574 residentsUetikon am See6,663 residents

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

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

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Sargans?

The published population was 6,615 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How much does it cost to rent in Sargans?

Average net cold rent is about 15.89 EUR/m² per month (2021-2023), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,112 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23.

How safe is Sargans?

Police recorded about 8,711 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 Kanton St.Gallen 2025.

What is the typical salary around Sargans?

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

How many foreign residents live in Sargans?

2,111 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Sargans a good place to live?

Sargans 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 Sargans?

Mels, Vilters-Wangs, Wartau, Bad Ragaz, Sevelen are near Sargans. 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 Sargans?

The official country of birth distribution records 8 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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