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Living in Gossau (SG)

In Gossau (SG), rent averages €13.93 per m² a month (2021) and unemployment is 1.6% (2022).

For Gossau (SG), the resident counts list 14,296 Swiss permanent residents and 46 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. The population of Gossau (SG), in Switzerland, was 18,633 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1030 sources

Population18,633people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent13.93EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2021Official source · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23
Unemployment rate1.6%country median 2.3% — 30% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime5,881incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 49% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton St.Gallen 2025

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Gossau (SG)?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Gossau (SG)?

Average net cold rent is about 13.93 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): 13.93 EUR/m²/month · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-233
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Gossau (SG) 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 S19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB15Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)13.93 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2021Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-233Official

Is Gossau (SG) 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–66%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%
Student31%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 21–41%
Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–56%
Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–56%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 836 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 13.93 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

What is the unemployment rate in Gossau (SG)?

The unemployment rate is 1.6 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Gossau (SG) is 1.6%. 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.ch21Official
Unemployment rate1.6 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Gossau (SG)?

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€4,874of €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€13.93/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23 · 2021-12-31− €836
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€4,874
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Gossau (SG) Salary needed to live in Gossau (SG)

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gossau (SG). 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

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

Safety

How safe is Gossau (SG)?

Police recorded about 5,881 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 202514

Recorded crime across major citiesGossau (SG) highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Gossau (SG) 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 residents5,881 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton St.Gallen 202514Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport24 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)ACH3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gossau (SG). 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

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

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

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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 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
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 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
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 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
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 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
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 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading

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 Gossau (SG)?

The published population was 18,633 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source20

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents553.7 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS18Official
City area27.44 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 residents46 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202413Official
Foreign residents4,337 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.16Official
Non-permanent residents46 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202413Official
Population density679 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
Population18,633 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source20Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202413Official
Swiss permanent residents14,296 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202413Official

International community in Gossau (SG)

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

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total18,943100.0%
In Switzerland13,95973.7%
Abroad4,98426.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total63100.0%
Abroad6095.2%
In Switzerland34.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total18,943100.0%
Switzerland14,42976.2%
Germany5312.8%
Italy4632.4%
Serbia4632.4%
Portugal4012.1%
North Macedonia2741.4%
Kosovo2431.3%
Türkiye1991.1%
Ukraine1841.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Austria1560.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1500.8%
Eritrea1210.6%
Croatia1130.6%
Spain1120.6%
Afghanistan1120.6%
Romania960.5%
Hungary830.4%
Poland710.4%
Sri Lanka650.3%
Greece640.3%
Syria620.3%
Slovenia570.3%
Slovakia410.2%
China370.2%
Somalia290.2%
Brazil270.1%
Iraq240.1%
Bulgaria210.1%
Vietnam200.1%
France170.1%
Tunisia160.1%
Thailand150.1%
Philippines140.1%
Czechia130.1%
Netherlands120.1%
Nigeria110.1%
Montenegro100.1%
India100.1%
Iran100.1%
Latvia80.0%
Colombia80.0%
Albania70.0%
United Kingdom70.0%
Ecuador70.0%
Malaysia70.0%
Indonesia60.0%
Mongolia60.0%
Liechtenstein50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Burundi50.0%
Kenya50.0%
South Africa50.0%
Egypt50.0%
Mexico50.0%
United States50.0%
Finland40.0%
Russia40.0%
Angola40.0%
Stateless30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Nepal30.0%
No indication20.0%
Ireland20.0%
Sweden20.0%
Moldova20.0%
Ghana20.0%
Morocco20.0%
Tanzania20.0%
Bolivia20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Japan20.0%
Belgium10.0%
Denmark10.0%
Norway10.0%
Lithuania10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Congo (Kinshasa)10.0%
Burkina Faso10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Chile10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Peru10.0%
Bhutan10.0%
Pakistan10.0%
South Korea10.0%
Bangladesh10.0%
Australia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Alternatives for people set on Gossau (SG)

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.

Zürich as a Gossau (SG) alternative in the same region

54 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 436,551 Zürich vs 18,633 Gossau (SG)+2243%
  • Rent: €26.18/m² (2026) Zürich vs €13.93/m² (2021) Gossau (SG)no percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Zürich vs €6,952 Gossau (SG)+13%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 11,613 Zürich vs 5,881 Gossau (SG)no percentage

Cities near Gossau (SG)

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

St. Gallen Commuting Zone · 9.6 km away
Rent
15.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Flawil 4.1 km away
Rent
13.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Gaiserwald 6.0 km away
Rent
15.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Uzwil 9.5 km away
Rent
13.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Oberuzwil 9.6 km away
Rent
14.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Gossau (SG), nearest in population first.

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How does Gossau (SG) compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gossau (SG) 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; Gossau (SG)'s school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Gossau (SG) part of St. Gallen?

Gossau (SG) 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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Gossau (SG)?

The published population was 18,633 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How much does it cost to rent in Gossau (SG)?

Average net cold rent is about 13.93 EUR/m² per month (2021-2023), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 975 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 Gossau (SG)?

Police recorded about 5,881 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 unemployment rate in Gossau (SG)?

The unemployment rate is 1.6 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Gossau (SG)?

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

How many foreign residents live in Gossau (SG)?

4,337 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Gossau (SG) a good place to live?

Gossau (SG) 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 Gossau (SG) part of St. Gallen?

Gossau (SG) is in the published commuting zone of St. Gallen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Gossau (SG)?

St. Gallen, Herisau, Flawil, Gaiserwald, Bischofszell are near Gossau (SG). 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 Gossau (SG)?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,943 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). Gossau (SG), Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ccedff7894ee718d861b8598c72f89f8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/3443-gossau-sg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Gossau (SG), Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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