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Kaiseraugst had 5,824 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Switzerland. The foreign population count was 1,803 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population5,824people31 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)
Recorded crime4,859incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 58% belowOfficial source · Aargau 2025 municipality crime tables: StGB, BetmG and AIG
PM2.5, annual mean7.39µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

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

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 Kaiseraugst.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kaiseraugst 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 S18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB14Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)17.53 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)7Official · regional context

Is Kaiseraugst 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 worker71%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–81%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%
Student48%strong on cost, weak on education · range 37–59%
Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–62%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–70%

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,512 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch20Official

What does a salary buy in Kaiseraugst?

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

regional median gross pay: €7,512 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
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 Kaiseraugst Salary needed to live in Kaiseraugst

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Kaiseraugst?

Police recorded about 4,859 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 citiesKaiseraugst highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kaiseraugst 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 residents4,859 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Aargau 2025 municipality crime tables: StGB, BetmG and AIG1Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kaiseraugst?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.39 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)2
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
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Kaiseraugst is 7.4 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.39 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)2Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 16.2 · May 20 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 5.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.5 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 5.5 · May 9.5 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 11 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 7 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.8 · Feb 45.2 · Mar 49.5 · Apr 63.5 · May 97.6 · Jun 86.6 · Jul 88.9 · Aug 88.3 · Sep 70.2 · Oct 74.4 · Nov 64.9 · Dec 65 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 64.5 · Feb 85.2 · Mar 134.6 · Apr 167.4 · May 185.6 · Jun 211.9 · Jul 234.9 · Aug 216.5 · Sep 160.1 · Oct 107 · Nov 65.4 · Dec 54.2 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Geneva ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Bad Krozingen (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Emmendingen (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Endingen am Kaiserstuhl (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Heitersheim (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Kenzingen (Germany) ±0.4 °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 Kaiseraugst?

The published population was 5,824 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source19

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents517.1 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS17Official
City area4.89 km²2021Exact 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 km².5Official
Foreign non-permanent residents275 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202413Official
Foreign residents1,803 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.15Official
Non-permanent residents275 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202413Official
Population density1,191 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible 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).5Official
Population5,824 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source19Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202413Official
Swiss permanent residents4,021 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202413Official

International community in Kaiseraugst

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 - total5,985100.0%
In Switzerland3,91565.4%
Abroad2,07034.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total280100.0%
Abroad280100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total280100.0%
Germany16458.6%
Netherlands227.9%
India227.9%
Italy176.1%
Austria82.9%
Spain51.8%
Slovenia41.4%
Belgium31.1%
United Kingdom31.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Poland31.1%
Türkiye31.1%
Ukraine31.1%
Singapore31.1%
Russia20.7%
Australia20.7%
France10.4%
Greece10.4%
Norway10.4%
Portugal10.4%
Romania10.4%
Cyprus10.4%
Slovakia10.4%
Serbia10.4%
Croatia10.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina10.4%
Lithuania10.4%
Egypt10.4%
United States10.4%
China10.4%
Lebanon10.4%
Philippines10.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Alternatives for people set on Kaiseraugst

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 Kaiseraugst alternative in the same country

75 km away, 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 5,824 Kaiseraugst+1967%
  • Rent: €17.90/m² (2023) Winterthur vs €17.53/m² (2024) Kaiseraugstno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,988 Winterthur vs 4,859 Kaiseraugstno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Winterthur vs €7,512 Kaiseraugst+5%
Full comparisonMore about Winterthur

Cities near Kaiseraugst

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

Basel Commuting Zone · 10.5 km away
Rent
18.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Rheinfelden (Baden) Germany · 5.3 km away
Rent
8.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Wünnewil-Flamatt5,814 residentsGebenstorf5,807 residentsLengnau (BE)5,798 residentsGerlafingen5,859 residentsNürensdorf5,862 residentsSaint-Prex5,865 residents

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

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

Is Kaiseraugst part of Basel?

Kaiseraugst is in the published commuting zone of Basel; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Basel city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6

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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 Kaiseraugst?

The published population was 5,824 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Kaiseraugst?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Kaiseraugst?

Police recorded about 4,859 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 AIG.

What is the typical salary around Kaiseraugst?

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

How many foreign residents live in Kaiseraugst?

1,803 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Kaiseraugst a good place to live?

Kaiseraugst 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 Kaiseraugst part of Basel?

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

Which cities are near Kaiseraugst?

Basel, Pratteln, Frenkendorf, Rheinfelden (Baden), Rheinfelden are near Kaiseraugst. 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 Kaiseraugst?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,985 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). Kaiseraugst, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2ae34e7d137fee8d42ed51cd51243ffa]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/kaiseraugst/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Kaiseraugst, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2ae34e7d137fee8d42ed51cd51243ffa},
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}
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