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Living in Kaltbrunn

In Kaltbrunn, rent averages €13.54 per m² a month (2021).

Kaltbrunn had 5,099 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Switzerland. For Kaltbrunn, the foreign population was 1,060 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1025 sources

Population5,099people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent13.54EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2021Official source · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23
Recorded crime5,561incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9

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

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
Kaltbrunn 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 S14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB10Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)13.54 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2021Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-231Official

Is Kaltbrunn 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–71%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%
Student37%strong on cost, weak on education · range 26–48%
Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–63%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €812 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 13.54 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?

20.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,060 of 5,099 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)6,952 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch16Official

What does a salary buy in Kaltbrunn?

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€4,897of €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€13.54/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23 · 2021-12-31− €812
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€4,897
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kaltbrunn Salary needed to live in Kaltbrunn

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesKaltbrunn highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kaltbrunn 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 residents5,561 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T99Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kaltbrunn. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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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.

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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 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 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO3Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 62.4 · Feb 71.2 · Mar 95.6 · Apr 137.1 · May 155.5 · Jun 163.6 · Jul 174.7 · Aug 162.7 · Sep 108.6 · Oct 86.1 · Nov 59.6 · Dec 53.5 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA 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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents584.5 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS13Official
City area18.57 km²2019Exact 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 residents11 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Foreign residents1,060 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.11Official
Non-permanent residents11 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Population density274.6 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=2016-19; area observed_at=2019).2Official
Population5,099 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source15Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Swiss permanent residents4,039 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official

International community in Kaltbrunn

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 - total5,128100.0%
In Switzerland4,00078.0%
Abroad1,12822.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total19100.0%
Abroad1894.7%
In Switzerland15.3%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total5,128100.0%
Switzerland4,04478.9%
Germany2034.0%
Kosovo1512.9%
Italy1442.8%
North Macedonia721.4%
Serbia581.1%
Ukraine420.8%
Portugal350.7%
Romania330.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Hungary330.6%
Sri Lanka320.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina290.6%
Croatia260.5%
Poland220.4%
Austria210.4%
Syria200.4%
Slovakia140.3%
Türkiye130.3%
Brazil130.3%
Eritrea110.2%
United Kingdom90.2%
France70.1%
Netherlands70.1%
Afghanistan70.1%
Nigeria60.1%
Dominican Republic60.1%
Spain50.1%
Thailand50.1%
United States40.1%
Iraq40.1%
Japan40.1%
Bulgaria30.1%
Denmark30.1%
Finland30.1%
Czechia30.1%
Russia30.1%
Ethiopia30.1%
Liechtenstein20.0%
Sweden20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Egypt20.0%
India20.0%
Albania10.0%
Belgium10.0%
Greece10.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Belarus10.0%
Ghana10.0%
Morocco10.0%
Somalia10.0%
South Africa10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Canada10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Mexico10.0%
Peru10.0%
Bhutan10.0%
Philippines10.0%
Vietnam10.0%
Turkmenistan10.0%
New Zealand10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Kaltbrunn

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.

Galgenen as a Kaltbrunn alternative in the same region

13 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.

  • Rent: €19.11/m² (2024) Galgenen vs €13.54/m² (2021) Kaltbrunnno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,325 Galgenen vs 5,561 Kaltbrunnno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Galgenen vs €6,952 Kaltbrunn+7%
  • Residents: 5,463 Galgenen vs 5,099 Kaltbrunn+7%
Full comparisonMore about Galgenen

Geneva as a Kaltbrunn alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 247 km, 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: 209,061 Geneva vs 5,099 Kaltbrunn+4000%
  • Rent: €26.61/m² (2025) Geneva vs €13.54/m² (2021) Kaltbrunnno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 16,467 Geneva vs 5,561 Kaltbrunnno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,346 Geneva vs €6,952 Kaltbrunn+6%
Full comparisonMore about Geneva

Cities near Kaltbrunn

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

Gommiswald 2.9 km away
Rent
14.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Uznach 3.8 km away
Rent
14.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Eschenbach (SG) 7.7 km away
Rent
14.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Wattwil 9.6 km away
Rent
12.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Strengelbach5,098 residentsKölliken5,106 residentsOberkirch5,106 residentsWeiningen (ZH)5,108 residentsBauma5,112 residentsWinkel5,086 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kaltbrunn 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; Kaltbrunn'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 much does it cost to rent in Kaltbrunn?

Average net cold rent is 13.54 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €948 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 Kaltbrunn?

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

How safe is Kaltbrunn?

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 Kaltbrunn?

The published population is 5,099 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Kaltbrunn?

1,060 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Kaltbrunn a good place to live?

Kaltbrunn 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 Kaltbrunn?

Gommiswald, Uznach, Eschenbach (SG), Schübelbach, Wattwil are near Kaltbrunn. 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 Kaltbrunn?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,128 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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