Living in Ebnat-Kappel
In Ebnat-Kappel, rent averages €11.58 per m² a month (2021).
Ebnat-Kappel, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 5,323 at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 905 at the end of 2024.
Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Ebnat-Kappel?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| 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) | 11.58 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2021 | Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-231Official |
Is Ebnat-Kappel 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About €695 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 11.58 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?
17% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 905 of 5,323 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 6,952 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch16Official |
What does a salary buy in Ebnat-Kappel?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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€11.58/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23 · 2021-12-31 | − €695 |
| 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 | €5,015 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ebnat-Kappel. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
arbeit.swiss — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ebnat-Kappel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,561 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T99Official · regional context |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ebnat-Kappel. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation
SEM and cantons
For migrants, refugees.
fide language promotion system — State Language Course
State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)
For adult migrants.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.1 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 13.8 · May 17.9 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.3 · Aug 23 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 3.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.8 · Feb -4.7 · Mar -1.4 · Apr 1.6 · May 5.9 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 11.5 · Aug 11.3 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 4.2 · Nov -0.4 · Dec -3.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 7.8 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 3.3 · Dec -0.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 131.6 · Feb 117.1 · Mar 142.2 · Apr 121.4 · May 177.1 · Jun 182.6 · Jul 196 · Aug 194.8 · Sep 151.9 · Oct 122.1 · Nov 129.3 · Dec 152 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 127.8 · Feb 132.3 · Mar 155.3 · Apr 161.8 · May 162.7 · Jun 159.5 · Jul 168.1 · Aug 170.9 · Sep 157.7 · Oct 160.7 · Nov 118.4 · Dec 111.5 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±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
By nationality
National passport83%Foreign residents17%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 515.2 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS13Official |
| City area | 43.51 km² | 2019 | Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016-19, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².2Official |
| Foreign non-permanent residents | 24 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official |
| Foreign residents | 905 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.11Official |
| Non-permanent residents | 24 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official |
| Population density | 122.3 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=2016-19; area observed_at=2019).2Official |
| Population | 5,323 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 | 4,418 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official |
International community in Ebnat-Kappel
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 | 33 | 100.0% |
| Abroad | 33 | 100.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Country of birth
Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth - total | 5,353 | 100.0% |
| In Switzerland | 4,389 | 82.0% |
| Abroad | 964 | 18.0% |
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 | 33 | 100.0% |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 39.4% |
| Somalia | 8 | 24.2% |
| Ethiopia | 5 | 15.2% |
| Eritrea | 3 | 9.1% |
| Türkiye | 1 | 3.0% |
| Croatia | 1 | 3.0% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 3.0% |
| Syria | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Alternatives for people set on Ebnat-Kappel
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 an Ebnat-Kappel alternative in the same country
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: 120,376 Winterthur vs 5,323 Ebnat-Kappel+2161%
- Rent: €17.90/m² (2023) Winterthur vs €11.58/m² (2021) Ebnat-Kappelno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Winterthur vs €6,952 Ebnat-Kappel+13%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,988 Winterthur vs 5,561 Ebnat-Kappelno percentage
Alternative cities in Switzerland
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How does Ebnat-Kappel compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ebnat-Kappel 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Ebnat-Kappel'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 much does it cost to rent in Ebnat-Kappel?
Average net cold rent is 11.58 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €810 a month before utilities. Source: Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23.
What is the typical salary around Ebnat-Kappel?
The median gross salary is 6,952 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.
How safe is Ebnat-Kappel?
Police recorded 5,561 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 Ebnat-Kappel?
The published population is 5,323 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.
How many foreign residents live in Ebnat-Kappel?
905 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..
Is Ebnat-Kappel a good place to live?
Ebnat-Kappel 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.
How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Ebnat-Kappel?
The official country of birth distribution records 33 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). Ebnat-Kappel, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 578b1bfb326484d759d753f72ecae068]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/ebnat-kappel/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23 sg.ch · checked 2026-10-09
- Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016-19, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km². disseminate.stats.swiss · checked 2026-07-15
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
- Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9 dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
- Salt Swiss 10GB salt.ch · checked 2026-09-15
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- Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024. pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2024-12-31
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-30
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
- Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
- Switzerland official denominator source pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-14
- www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-27
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