Living in St. Margrethen

In St. Margrethen, rent averages €14.13 per m² a month (2021).

At the end of 2024, St. Margrethen had a population of 6,718. For St. Margrethen, the resident counts list 3,195 Swiss permanent residents and 40 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1025 sources

Population6,718people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent14.13EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2021Official source · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23

Recorded crime9,924incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 13% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton St.Gallen 2025

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to St. Margrethen?

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in St. Margrethen?

Average net cold rent is about 14.13 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): 14.13 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

€ / 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 S¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	14.13 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2021	Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23¹Official

Is St. Margrethen a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–67%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student31%strong on cost, weak on education · range 21–41%

Family32%strong on family, weak on education · range 23–41%

Retirement44%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 33–55%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 848 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 14.13 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

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 St. Margrethen?

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

Left over each month€4,862of €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€14.13/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Wohnungsnettomietpreise in CHF/m² nach Wohnungsgrösse, Kanton St.Gallen, Wahlkreise und Gemeinden, Zeitraum 2021-23 · 2021-12-31	− €848
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	€4,862

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is St. Margrethen?

Police recorded about 9,924 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 citiesSt. Margrethen 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	9,924 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton St.Gallen 2025⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for St. Margrethen. 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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Climate and air quality

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

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3°-2°

4°-2°

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12°4°

16°8°

20°12°

22°14°

21°14°

17°10°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

103

157

170

174

185

138

105

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

132

168

186

200

227

209

154

101

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 12.2 · May 16.5 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 12.4 · Nov 7 · Dec 3.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.3 · Feb -2 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.2 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 8.1 · May 12.2 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 66.8 · Feb 64.2 · Mar 87.3 · Apr 102.9 · May 156.5 · Jun 170.2 · Jul 174.4 · Aug 185.3 · Sep 137.8 · Oct 104.8 · Nov 92.7 · Dec 90.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 56.7 · Feb 79.4 · Mar 131.8 · Apr 167.5 · May 185.5 · Jun 200 · Jul 226.7 · Aug 209.4 · Sep 153.9 · Oct 101.3 · Nov 58.8 · Dec 47.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.8 °C, Heide (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Meldorf (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 St. Margrethen?

The published population was 6,718 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport47.6%
Foreign residents52.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	554.5 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹³Official
City area	6.85 km²	2017	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2017, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².²Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	40 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Foreign residents	3,523 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹¹Official
Non-permanent residents	40 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Population density	980.7 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=2017; area observed_at=2017).²Official
Population	6,718 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	3,195 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official

International community in St. Margrethen

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 group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	6,731	100.0%
In Switzerland	3,419	50.8%
Abroad	3,312	49.2%

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 group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	43	100.0%
Abroad	41	95.3%
In Switzerland	2	4.7%

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	43	100.0%
Romania	11	25.6%
Germany	9	20.9%
Austria	5	11.6%
Greece	3	7.0%
Spain	3	7.0%
Bulgaria	2	4.7%
Ukraine	2	4.7%
Netherlands	1	2.3%
Poland	1	2.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Portugal	1	2.3%
Hungary	1	2.3%
Czechia	1	2.3%
North Macedonia	1	2.3%
Kosovo	1	2.3%
Afghanistan	1	2.3%

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

Alternatives for people set on St. Margrethen

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.

Thal as a St. Margrethen alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,628 Thal vs 9,924 St. Margrethen−53%
Rent: €14.42/m² Thal vs €14.13/m² St. Margrethensame level
Residents: 7,137 Thal vs 6,718 St. Margrethen+6%
Median gross pay, region: €6,952 Thal vs €6,952 St. Margrethensame level

Full comparison More about Thal

Biel/Bienne as a St. Margrethen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 183 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 56,896 Biel/Bienne vs 6,718 St. Margrethen+747%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 15,776 Biel/Bienne vs 9,924 St. Margrethenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biel/Bienne vs €6,952 St. Margrethen+5%
Rent: €14.52/m² Biel/Bienne vs €14.13/m² St. Margrethensame level

Full comparison More about Biel/Bienne

Cities near St. Margrethen

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

Au (SG) 1.9 km away

Rent: 15.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Thal 5.3 km away

Rent: 14.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Widnau 5.6 km away

Rent: 14.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Balgach 6.1 km away

Rent: 14.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Rebstein 6.7 km away

Rent: 14.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities

Echallens6,719 residents Capriasca6,717 residents Dielsdorf6,725 residents Losone6,727 residents Oberuzwil6,743 residents Uetikon am See6,663 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in St. Margrethen 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; St. Margrethen'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 St. Margrethen?

The published population was 6,718 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How much does it cost to rent in St. Margrethen?

Average net cold rent is about 14.13 EUR/m² per month (2021-2023), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 989 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 St. Margrethen?

What is the typical salary around St. Margrethen?

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

How many foreign residents live in St. Margrethen?

3,523 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is St. Margrethen a good place to live?

St. Margrethen 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 St. Margrethen?

Höchst, Au (SG), Lustenau, Thal, Widnau are near St. Margrethen. 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 St. Margrethen?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,731 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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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=2017, 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
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Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Kanton St.Gallen 2025 sg.ch · checked 2026-10-08
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