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Living in Kirchberg (SG)

In Kirchberg (SG), rent averages €13.05 per m² a month (2021).

The resident counts list 6,786 Swiss permanent residents and 41 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. The population of Kirchberg (SG), in Switzerland, was 9,791 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1025 sources

Population9,791people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent13.05EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2021Official source · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23
Recorded crime3,583incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 69% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton St.Gallen 2025

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Kirchberg (SG)?

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 Kirchberg (SG).Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Kirchberg (SG)?

Average net cold rent is about 13.05 EUR/m² per month (2021-2023), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 13.05 EUR/m²/month · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-231
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kirchberg (SG) 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)13.05 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2021Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-231Official

Is Kirchberg (SG) 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–71%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–66%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–62%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 783 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 13.05 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2021-2023

Work and income

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

What does a salary buy in Kirchberg (SG)?

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€4,927of €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€13.05/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23 · 2021-12-31− €783
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€4,927
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kirchberg (SG) Salary needed to live in Kirchberg (SG)

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kirchberg (SG). 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 Kirchberg (SG). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Kirchberg (SG)?

Police recorded about 3,583 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 Kanton St.Gallen 20259

Recorded crime across major citiesKirchberg (SG) highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kirchberg (SG) 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 residents3,583 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton St.Gallen 20259Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kirchberg (SG). 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 Kirchberg (SG).

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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 1.9 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 10 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO3Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.1 · Feb -3.1 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 2.7 · May 6.6 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 5.2 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -2.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.6 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 6.1 · May 10.1 · Jun 13.6 · Jul 15.5 · Aug 15.5 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 82.8 · Feb 91.8 · Mar 131.1 · Apr 158.2 · May 169.9 · Jun 188.1 · Jul 210.4 · Aug 200 · Sep 153.2 · Oct 116.7 · Nov 79.2 · Dec 69.7 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.6 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±2.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±2.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±2.0 °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

The city covered 42.6 km² in 2017.

How many people live in Kirchberg (SG)?

The published population was 9,791 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents563.7 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS13Official
City area42.56 km²2017Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016-17, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².2Official
Foreign non-permanent residents41 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Foreign residents3,005 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.11Official
Non-permanent residents41 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Population density230.1 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=2016-17; area observed_at=2017).2Official
Population9,791 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 residents6,786 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official

International community in Kirchberg (SG)

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 - total9,879100.0%
In Switzerland6,98770.7%
Abroad2,89229.3%

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 - total57100.0%
Abroad5698.2%
In Switzerland11.8%

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 groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total57100.0%
Ukraine2950.9%
Romania610.5%
Hungary610.5%
Germany35.3%
Bulgaria23.5%
Croatia23.5%
Kosovo23.5%
Eritrea23.5%
No indication11.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy11.8%
Czechia11.8%
Paraguay11.8%
Sri Lanka11.8%

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

Alternatives for people set on Kirchberg (SG)

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.

Neckertal as a Kirchberg (SG) alternative in the same region

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

  • Rent: €10.40/m² Neckertal vs €13.05/m² Kirchberg (SG)−20%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,561 Neckertal vs 3,583 Kirchberg (SG)no percentage
  • Residents: 6,420 Neckertal vs 9,791 Kirchberg (SG)−34%
  • Median gross pay, region: €6,952 Neckertal vs €6,952 Kirchberg (SG)same level
Full comparisonMore about Neckertal

Geneva as a Kirchberg (SG) alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 257 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 9,791 Kirchberg (SG)+2035%
  • Rent: €26.61/m² (2025) Geneva vs €13.05/m² (2021) Kirchberg (SG)no percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 16,467 Geneva vs 3,583 Kirchberg (SG)no percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,346 Geneva vs €6,952 Kirchberg (SG)+6%
Full comparisonMore about Geneva

Cities near Kirchberg (SG)

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

Oberuzwil 7.5 km away
Rent
14.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Uzwil 9.4 km away
Rent
13.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Zuzwil (SG) 9.5 km away
Rent
14.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Neckertal 10.6 km away
Rent
10.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Wattwil 12.2 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 Kirchberg (SG), nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Goldach9,783 residentsAadorf9,800 residentsChavannes-près-Renens9,774 residentsSchübelbach9,757 residentsRothrist9,896 residentsEpalinges9,905 residents

How does Kirchberg (SG) compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kirchberg (SG) 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 guide
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; Kirchberg (SG)'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 many people live in Kirchberg (SG)?

The published population was 9,791 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How much does it cost to rent in Kirchberg (SG)?

Average net cold rent is about 13.05 EUR/m² per month (2021-2023), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 913 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23.

How safe is Kirchberg (SG)?

Police recorded about 3,583 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 Kanton St.Gallen 2025.

What is the typical salary around Kirchberg (SG)?

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

How many foreign residents live in Kirchberg (SG)?

3,005 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Kirchberg (SG) a good place to live?

Kirchberg (SG) 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 Kirchberg (SG)?

Bütschwil-Ganterschwil, Oberuzwil, Uzwil, Zuzwil (SG), Münchwilen (TG) are near Kirchberg (SG). 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 Kirchberg (SG)?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,879 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). Kirchberg (SG), Switzerland: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e57a81540d8f46b5cb7f3b65dea3aea8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/kirchberg-sg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Kirchberg (SG), Switzerland: population, rent, salary},
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