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Living in Arbon

In Arbon, unemployment is 3.5% (2022).

Arbon, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 16,354 at the end of 2024. For Arbon, the foreign population was 5,965 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2431 sources

Population16,354people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent15.64EUR/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 rate3.5%country median 2.3% — 52% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime5,703incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9

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

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 Arbon.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Arbon 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)15.64 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 Arbon 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 53–75%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–79%
Student42%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 30–54%
Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–73%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €938 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 15.64 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

36.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 5,965 of 16,354 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Arbon is 3.5%. 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 rate3.5 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Arbon?

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€4,771of €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€15.64/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− €938
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€4,771
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Arbon Salary needed to live in Arbon

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Arbon. 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 Arbon. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesArbon highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Arbon 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 residents5,703 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T910Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Nearest airportACH3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Distance to nearest airport10 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents538.1 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS14Official
City area6.06 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 residents147 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Foreign residents5,965 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.12Official
Non-permanent residents147 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Population density2,699 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
Population16,354 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 residents10,389 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official

International community in Arbon

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 - total16,407100.0%
In Switzerland10,09161.5%
Abroad6,31638.5%

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

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total159100.0%
Abroad15899.4%
In Switzerland10.6%

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 - total16,407100.0%
Switzerland10,38063.3%
Germany1,2957.9%
Italy7924.8%
Türkiye3962.4%
Austria3161.9%
North Macedonia3151.9%
Poland2951.8%
Kosovo2511.5%
Hungary2491.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Eritrea2091.3%
Portugal2051.2%
Serbia2031.2%
Croatia1621.0%
Spain1230.7%
Romania1120.7%
Slovakia1100.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina930.6%
Syria810.5%
Ukraine800.5%
Afghanistan660.4%
Slovenia630.4%
Sri Lanka530.3%
Bulgaria470.3%
Czechia400.2%
Brazil400.2%
Somalia290.2%
China280.2%
Thailand270.2%
Iraq230.1%
Greece220.1%
Iran210.1%
India170.1%
Netherlands160.1%
France140.1%
Russia140.1%
Colombia140.1%
Sweden110.1%
Vietnam110.1%
Peru90.1%
United Kingdom80.0%
Liechtenstein80.0%
Congo (Kinshasa)80.0%
Tunisia80.0%
Montenegro70.0%
Algeria70.0%
Sudan70.0%
Ethiopia60.0%
Cameroon60.0%
Kenya60.0%
Venezuela60.0%
Albania50.0%
Moldova50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
United States50.0%
Mongolia50.0%
Philippines50.0%
Belgium40.0%
Ireland40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Morocco40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Côte d'Ivoire30.0%
Chile30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Lithuania20.0%
Ecuador20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Indonesia20.0%
Lebanon20.0%
South Korea20.0%
Azerbaijan20.0%
Georgia20.0%
Stateless10.0%
No indication10.0%
Estonia10.0%
Latvia10.0%
Angola10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Guinea10.0%
Tanzania10.0%
Togo10.0%
Egypt10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Canada10.0%
Japan10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Pakistan10.0%
Bangladesh10.0%
Kyrgyzstan10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Arbon

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.

Romanshorn as an Arbon alternative in the same region

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

  • Unemployment: 2.8% Romanshorn vs 3.5% Arbon−20%
  • Nearest airport: 16.0 km Romanshorn vs 10.0 km Arbon+60%
  • Residents: 11,945 Romanshorn vs 16,354 Arbon−27%
  • Rent: €15.64/m² Romanshorn vs €15.64/m² Arbonsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €6,952 Romanshorn vs €6,952 Arbonsame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,703 Romanshorn vs 5,703 Arbonsame level
Full comparisonMore about Romanshorn

Luzern as an Arbon alternative in the same country

99 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 16,354 Arbon+427%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 3.5% Arbon−51%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €15.64/m² (2024) Arbonno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 5,703 Arbonno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 10.0 km Arbon−50%
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €6,952 Arbon+7%
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Arbon

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

St. Gallen Commuting Zone · 11.2 km away
Rent
15.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Goldach 4.5 km away
Rent
14.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Rorschach 6.2 km away
Rent
14.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Wittenbach 6.9 km away
Rent
13.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Rorschacherberg 7.5 km away
Rent
14.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Locarno16,374 residentsSchwyz16,446 residentsEinsiedeln16,532 residentsLyss16,558 residentsLangenthal16,141 residentsPratteln16,576 residents

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

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

Is Arbon part of St. Gallen?

Arbon 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 much does it cost to rent in Arbon?

Average net cold rent is 15.64 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,095 a month before utilities. 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).

What is the typical salary around Arbon?

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

What is the unemployment rate in Arbon?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 %. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

How safe is Arbon?

Police recorded 5,703 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9.

How many people live in Arbon?

The published population is 16,354 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Arbon?

5,965 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Arbon a good place to live?

Arbon 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 Arbon part of St. Gallen?

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

Which cities are near Arbon?

St. Gallen, Goldach, Egnach, Rorschach, Wittenbach are near Arbon. 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 Arbon?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,407 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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  3. Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23 sg.ch · checked 2026-10-12
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