Living in Hochdorf

In Hochdorf, unemployment is 2.2% (2025).

For Hochdorf, the foreign population was 2,345 at the end of 2024. Hochdorf had a population of 10,067 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population10,067people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,445EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent17.85EUR/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 rate2.18%country median 2.3% — 5% belowOfficial source · disseminate.stats.swiss

Recorded crime5,593incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 51% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Luzern

PM2.5, annual mean4.22µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

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

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

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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 S¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB⁸Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	17.85 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)⁴Official · regional context

Is Hochdorf 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–75%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–80%

Student39%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 28–50%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–63%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hochdorf?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (2025).

Unemployment rate: 2.18 % · disseminate.stats.swiss²

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Hochdorf is 2.2%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–78–99–1011–12

Hochdorf 2.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,445 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	2.18 %country median 2.3%	31 Dec 2025	disseminate.stats.swiss²Official

What does a salary buy in Hochdorf?

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

Left over each month€5,015of €6,212 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.	€6,212
Rent, 60 m²€17.85/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	− €1,071
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

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hochdorf. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Hochdorf?

Police recorded about 5,593 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 2025 — Kanton Luzern⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesHochdorf 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	5,593 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Luzern⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	EML	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	9 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Hochdorf.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hochdorf?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.22 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹

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

0°

4°-2°

6°-2°

11°2°

15°5°

19°9°

23°13°

25°15°

24°14°

20°11°

14°7°

8°2°

4°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

149

165

166

170

109

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

133

162

173

187

209

198

146

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.54.2WHO 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 SwitzerlandOf 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

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.22 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.3 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.6 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 4.8 · May 9.1 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.1 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 6 · Apr 9.9 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 55.8 · Feb 61.3 · Mar 75.4 · Apr 96.5 · May 148.7 · Jun 164.5 · Jul 165.5 · Aug 170 · Sep 109.2 · Oct 88.2 · Nov 77.9 · Dec 78.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 50.8 · Feb 79.9 · Mar 133.3 · Apr 161.5 · May 172.7 · Jun 186.9 · Jul 208.9 · Aug 198.4 · Sep 145.8 · Oct 99.4 · Nov 53.4 · Dec 39 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Werl (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunreut (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 Hochdorf?

The published population was 10,067 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport76.7%
Foreign residents23.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	566.3 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹¹Official
City area	9.58 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 km².³Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	36 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁶Official
Foreign residents	2,345 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.⁹Official
Non-permanent residents	36 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁶Official
Population density	1,051 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).³Official
Population	10,067 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹³Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁶Official
Swiss permanent residents	7,722 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁶Official

International community in Hochdorf

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	51	100.0%
Abroad	51	100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	10,158	100.0%
In Switzerland	7,723	76.0%
Abroad	2,435	24.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	10,158	100.0%
Switzerland	7,804	76.8%
Kosovo	346	3.4%
Italy	316	3.1%
Germany	301	3.0%
Portugal	216	2.1%
Poland	129	1.3%
Eritrea	116	1.1%
Serbia	108	1.1%
Spain	63	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	61	0.6%
Croatia	60	0.6%
Syria	60	0.6%
Hungary	59	0.6%
Romania	54	0.5%
Türkiye	47	0.5%
Sri Lanka	34	0.3%
Austria	32	0.3%
North Macedonia	28	0.3%
Ukraine	28	0.3%
Iraq	27	0.3%
Afghanistan	26	0.3%
Slovakia	20	0.2%
Slovenia	19	0.2%
Albania	15	0.1%
Netherlands	15	0.1%
France	12	0.1%
Russia	12	0.1%
Bulgaria	11	0.1%
Czechia	10	0.1%
Latvia	10	0.1%
Brazil	9	0.1%
Thailand	9	0.1%
Greece	6	0.1%
Tunisia	6	0.1%
Japan	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	4	0.0%
Morocco	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Colombia	4	0.0%
Vietnam	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
No indication	2	0.0%
Finland	2	0.0%
Montenegro	2	0.0%
Lithuania	2	0.0%
Ethiopia	2	0.0%
Gambia	2	0.0%
Cameroon	2	0.0%
Somalia	2	0.0%
Uganda	2	0.0%
Chile	2	0.0%
Dominican Republic	2	0.0%
Peru	2	0.0%
United States	2	0.0%
Estonia	1	0.0%
Moldova	1	0.0%
Belarus	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Congo (Brazzaville)	1	0.0%
Congo (Kinshasa)	1	0.0%
Bolivia	1	0.0%
Jamaica	1	0.0%
Canada	1	0.0%
Venezuela	1	0.0%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)	1	0.0%
Indonesia	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	1	0.0%
Singapore	1	0.0%
Australia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Hochdorf

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.

Buchrain as a Hochdorf alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,423 Buchrain vs 5,593 Hochdorf−39%
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Buchrain vs 9.0 km Hochdorf−67%
Residents: 6,807 Buchrain vs 10,067 Hochdorf−32%
Rent: €17.85/m² Buchrain vs €17.85/m² Hochdorfsame level
Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Buchrain vs €7,445 Hochdorfsame level
Annual PM2.5: 4.2 µg/m³ Buchrain vs 4.2 µg/m³ Hochdorfsame level

Full comparison More about Buchrain

Bern as a Hochdorf alternative in the same country

68 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 137,995 Bern vs 10,067 Hochdorf+1271%
Rent: €18.05/m² (2021) Bern vs €17.85/m² (2024) Hochdorfno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 20,196 Bern vs 5,593 Hochdorfno percentage
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Bern vs 9.0 km Hochdorf−33%
Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Bern vs €7,445 Hochdorfsame level

Full comparison More about Bern

Cities near Hochdorf

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

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities

Collombey-Muraz10,051 residents Therwil10,125 residents Wittenbach10,142 residents Epalinges9,905 residents Rothrist9,896 residents Eschenbach (SG)10,266 residents

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

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

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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 Hochdorf?

The published population was 10,067 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Hochdorf?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Hochdorf?

What is the unemployment rate in Hochdorf?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (2025). Source: disseminate.stats.swiss.

What is the typical salary around Hochdorf?

The median gross salary is 7,445 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Hochdorf a good place to live?

Hochdorf 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.

Which cities are near Hochdorf?

Hitzkirch, Beromünster, Rothenburg, Buchrain, Root are near Hochdorf. 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 Hochdorf?

The official country of birth distribution records 51 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). Hochdorf, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 12038f38b7bde1a3f377a0c561890502]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/hochdorf/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hochdorf, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {12038f38b7bde1a3f377a0c561890502},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/hochdorf/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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