Living in Frauenfeld

In Frauenfeld, unemployment is 2.1% (2022).

Frauenfeld, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 27,099 at the end of 2024. For Frauenfeld, the foreign population was 7,476 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population27,099people31 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 rate2.1%country median 2.3% — 9% belowOfficial 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 Frauenfeld?

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 Frauenfeld.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 S¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	15.64 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)⁵Official · regional context

Is Frauenfeld 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 worker66%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 55–77%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%

Student41%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 29–53%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–77%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–69%

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?

27.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,476 of 27,099 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 Frauenfeld is 2.1%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–78–99–1011–12

Frauenfeld 2.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	6,952 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch²¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.1 %country median 2.3%	31 Dec 2022	Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO¹Official

What does a salary buy in Frauenfeld?

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

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 Frauenfeld Salary needed to live in Frauenfeld

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFrauenfeld 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	5,703 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9⁹Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	137 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Nearest airport	ZRH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Frauenfeld.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

3°-3°

5°-3°

10°0°

14°3°

19°7°

22°11°

24°13°

19°9°

14°5°

7°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

125

124

126

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

131

164

181

206

225

205

148

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.3 · Feb 4.9 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 14.4 · May 18.7 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 23.8 · Sep 19 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 3.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.8 · Feb -3.1 · Mar -0.1 · Apr 2.7 · May 7.2 · Jun 11 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 8.8 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.4 · Feb 1 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 8.6 · May 13 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18 · Sep 13.6 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 74.8 · Feb 71 · Mar 79.8 · Apr 85 · May 124.7 · Jun 124 · Jul 124.1 · Aug 126 · Sep 90.5 · Oct 88.9 · Nov 83.2 · Dec 96.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.8 · Feb 76.8 · Mar 130.5 · Apr 163.8 · May 180.6 · Jun 205.5 · Jul 225.3 · Aug 205 · Sep 148.4 · Oct 94.2 · Nov 51.2 · Dec 38.9 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±0.7 °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

By nationality

National passport72.4%
Foreign residents27.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	591.6 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹³Official
City area	27.4 km²	2017	Exact 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 km².³Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	161 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Foreign residents	7,476 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹¹Official
Non-permanent residents	161 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Population density	989 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 (2013-2018; FJ=2017; area observed_at=2017).³Official
Population	27,099 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁵Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Swiss permanent residents	19,623 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official

International community in Frauenfeld

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 group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	27,201	100.0%
In Switzerland	18,816	69.2%
Abroad	8,385	30.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	205	100.0%
Abroad	198	96.6%
In Switzerland	7	3.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	205	100.0%
Romania	34	16.6%
Germany	29	14.1%
Spain	21	10.2%
Afghanistan	17	8.3%
Poland	15	7.3%
Portugal	13	6.3%
Hungary	8	3.9%
Italy	6	2.9%
Ukraine	6	2.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Slovakia	5	2.4%
Somalia	5	2.4%
Bulgaria	4	2.0%
North Macedonia	4	2.0%
Brazil	4	2.0%
Finland	3	1.5%
Greece	3	1.5%
Ethiopia	3	1.5%
Türkiye	2	1.0%
Serbia	2	1.0%
Eritrea	2	1.0%
Sri Lanka	2	1.0%
No indication	1	0.5%
Belgium	1	0.5%
Netherlands	1	0.5%
Austria	1	0.5%
Croatia	1	0.5%
Algeria	1	0.5%
Cameroon	1	0.5%
Congo (Kinshasa)	1	0.5%
Morocco	1	0.5%
Egypt	1	0.5%
Argentina	1	0.5%
Dominican Republic	1	0.5%
Colombia	1	0.5%
Mexico	1	0.5%
Pakistan	1	0.5%
Philippines	1	0.5%
Thailand	1	0.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Alternatives for people set on Frauenfeld

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.

Winterthur as a Frauenfeld alternative in the same region

14 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: 120,376 Winterthur vs 27,099 Frauenfeld+344%
Rent: €17.90/m² (2023) Winterthur vs €15.64/m² (2024) Frauenfeldno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Winterthur vs €6,952 Frauenfeld+13%
Nearest airport: 14.0 km Winterthur vs 29.0 km Frauenfeld−52%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,988 Winterthur vs 5,703 Frauenfeldno percentage
Unemployment: 1.9% Winterthur vs 2.1% Frauenfeld−10%

Full comparison More about Winterthur

Luzern as a Frauenfeld alternative in the same country

72 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 27,099 Frauenfeld+218%
Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €15.64/m² (2024) Frauenfeldno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 29.0 km Frauenfeld−83%
Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 2.1% Frauenfeld−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 5,703 Frauenfeldno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €6,952 Frauenfeld+7%

Full comparison More about Luzern

Cities near Frauenfeld

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

Winterthur Commuting Zone · 14.2 km away

Rent: 17.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities

Bulle27,101 residents Meyrin27,059 residents Wetzikon (ZH)26,977 residents Montreux26,955 residents Wetzikon27,371 residents Dietikon28,295 residents

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Frauenfeld in rankings

#16 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Switzerland

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

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

Is Frauenfeld part of Winterthur?

Frauenfeld 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. Source⁴

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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 Frauenfeld?

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 Frauenfeld?

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

What is the unemployment rate in Frauenfeld?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 %. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

How safe is Frauenfeld?

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 Frauenfeld?

The published population is 27,099 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Frauenfeld?

7,476 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Frauenfeld a good place to live?

Frauenfeld 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 Frauenfeld part of Winterthur?

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

Which cities are near Frauenfeld?

Winterthur, Aadorf, Elgg, Wiesendangen, Münchwilen (TG) are near Frauenfeld. 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 Frauenfeld?

The official country of birth distribution records 27,201 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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