Living in Baden

In Baden, unemployment is 2.3% (2022).

The resident counts list 16,762 Swiss permanent residents and 340 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, Baden had a population of 23,853.

Last checked 2026-09-2431 sources

Population23,853people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,512EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent17.53EUR/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 rate2.3%country median 2.3% — about the sameOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO

Recorded crime9,391incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 18% belowOfficial source · Aargau 2025 municipality crime tables: StGB, BetmG and AIG

PM2.5, annual mean10.3µg/m³country median 8.8 — 17% aboveOfficial source · cdn.who.int

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

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 Baden.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	17.53 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	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)⁶Official · regional context

Is Baden 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–72%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–78%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 25–47%

Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–57%

Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–56%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Baden?

The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO²

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Baden is 2.3%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–78–99–1011–12

Baden 2.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,512 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch²²Official
Unemployment rate	2.3 %country median 2.3% — about the same	31 Dec 2022	Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO²Official

What does a salary buy in Baden?

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

Left over each month€5,088of €6,266 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.	€6,266
Rent, 60 m²€17.53/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	− €1,052
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	€5,088

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Baden. 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

Open the Switzerland service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Baden?

Police recorded about 9,391 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Aargau 2025 municipality crime tables: StGB, BetmG and AIG¹

Recorded crime across major citiesBaden highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,391 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Aargau 2025 municipality crime tables: StGB, BetmG and AIG¹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	137 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Nearest airport	ZRH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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 Baden.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Baden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.3 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int³

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

0°

4°-2°

6°-2°

11°1°

15°4°

19°8°

23°12°

25°14°

25°13°

20°10°

14°6°

8°2°

4°-1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

115

112

116

109

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

139

178

195

216

238

219

159

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hours

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

PM2.510.3WHO 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 SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Baden is 10.3 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

2–36–77–88–99–1010–1116–1717–18

Baden 10.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10.3 µg/m³country median 8.8	31 Dec 2021	cdn.who.int³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.8 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.4 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8 · Dec 4.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -2.2 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 3.9 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 1.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 63.1 · Feb 55.2 · Mar 65.4 · Apr 73.1 · May 114.8 · Jun 112.4 · Jul 115.6 · Aug 108.8 · Sep 79.2 · Oct 80 · Nov 74.2 · Dec 80.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 51.4 · Feb 81.4 · Mar 138.9 · Apr 178.1 · May 194.8 · Jun 215.8 · Jul 237.5 · Aug 218.5 · Sep 159.3 · Oct 94.7 · Nov 50.9 · Dec 40.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.6 °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 Baden?

The published population was 23,853 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport70.3%
Foreign residents29.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	487.4 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹⁴Official
City area	14.69 km²	2021	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2021, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².⁴Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	340 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	7,091 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹²Official
Non-permanent residents	340 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Population density	1,624 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2020-2025; FJ=2021; area observed_at=2021).⁴Official
Population	23,853 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁶Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Swiss permanent residents	16,762 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official

International community in Baden

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 group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	319	100.0%
Abroad	314	98.4%
In Switzerland	5	1.6%

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 group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	24,012	100.0%
In Switzerland	15,124	63.0%
Abroad	8,888	37.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	319	100.0%
Germany	94	29.5%
Poland	25	7.8%
Italy	24	7.5%
Spain	21	6.6%
Netherlands	15	4.7%
India	15	4.7%
Czechia	12	3.8%
Romania	10	3.1%
Ukraine	10	3.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Portugal	8	2.5%
China	8	2.5%
Greece	7	2.2%
Austria	6	1.9%
France	5	1.6%
Sweden	5	1.6%
Türkiye	5	1.6%
Bulgaria	4	1.3%
Croatia	4	1.3%
United Kingdom	3	0.9%
Norway	3	0.9%
Brazil	3	0.9%
Canada	3	0.9%
Mexico	3	0.9%
United States	3	0.9%
Ireland	2	0.6%
Slovenia	2	0.6%
Iran	2	0.6%
Singapore	2	0.6%
Albania	1	0.3%
Belgium	1	0.3%
Finland	1	0.3%
Luxembourg	1	0.3%
Malta	1	0.3%
Hungary	1	0.3%
Slovakia	1	0.3%
Serbia	1	0.3%
North Macedonia	1	0.3%
Kenya	1	0.3%
Egypt	1	0.3%
Eritrea	1	0.3%
Dominican Republic	1	0.3%
Sri Lanka	1	0.3%
Thailand	1	0.3%

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

Alternatives for people set on Baden

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.

Wettingen as a Baden alternative in the same region

2 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,788 Wettingen vs 9,391 Baden−38%
Unemployment: 2.7% Wettingen vs 2.3% Baden+17%
Residents: 21,856 Wettingen vs 23,853 Baden−8%
Nearest airport: 17.0 km Wettingen vs 18.0 km Baden−6%
Rent: €17.53/m² Wettingen vs €17.53/m² Badensame level
Median gross pay, region: €7,512 Wettingen vs €7,512 Badensame level

Full comparison More about Wettingen

St. Gallen as a Baden alternative in the same country

81 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 78,863 St. Gallen vs 23,853 Baden+231%
Rent: €15.01/m² (2021) St. Gallen vs €17.53/m² (2024) Badenno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 7.4 µg/m³ St. Gallen vs 10.3 µg/m³ Baden−28%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,783 St. Gallen vs 9,391 Badenno percentage
Unemployment: 2.0% St. Gallen vs 2.3% Baden−13%
Median gross pay, region: €6,952 St. Gallen vs €7,512 Baden−7%

Full comparison More about St. Gallen

Cities near Baden

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

Zürich Commuting Zone · 20.7 km away

Rent: 26.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-04-01

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities

Kreuzlingen23,407 residents Nyon23,351 residents Bülach24,508 residents Horgen24,549 residents Baar25,004 residents Aarau22,710 residents

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Baden in rankings

#20 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Switzerland

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

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

Is Baden part of Winterthur?

Baden is in the published commuting zone of Winterthur; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Winterthur 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 Baden?

The published population was 23,853 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Baden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.3 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int.

How safe is Baden?

What is the unemployment rate in Baden?

The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Baden?

The median gross salary is 7,512 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Baden a good place to live?

Baden 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 Baden part of Winterthur?

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

Which cities are near Baden?

Zürich, Wettingen, Obersiggenthal, Neuenhof, Fislisbach are near Baden. 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 Baden?

The official country of birth distribution records 319 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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