Living in Interlaken

In Interlaken, unemployment is 5.7% (2024).

Residents of Interlaken numbered 7,596 at the end of 2020. An unemployment rate of 5.75% was measured at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 2,587 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population7,596people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary3,298EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,793EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.75%country median 4.6% — 26% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean4.01µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 68% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 96% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Interlaken?

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€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,968 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,793 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Interlaken a good place to live?

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Remote worker25%strong on work, weak on safety · range 15–35%

Skilled employee36%strong on work, weak on safety · range 27–45%

Student31%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Family30%strong on family, weak on safety · range 19–41%

Retirement32%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 19–45%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

34.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,587 of 7,596 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Interlaken is 5.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Interlaken 5.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,298 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.75 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Interlaken?

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

Left over each month€553of €2,604 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.	€2,604
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,968
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€553

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Interlaken. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	290.8 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Interlaken when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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.

Mobility and administration

Interlaken's nearest airport was MRY, 42 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	6 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	42 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MRY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 10.6°C in January to 17°C in July.

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

17°4°

17°5°

18°6°

20°7°

21°9°

22°11°

22°12°

23°12°

23°9°

20°6°

17°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

113

114

115

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.54WHO 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 United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Interlaken is 4.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Interlaken 4.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.01 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 16.67 · Feb 17.44 · Mar 18.39 · Apr 19.72 · May 20.56 · Jun 21.78 · Jul 21.72 · Aug 22.44 · Sep 23.44 · Oct 23.17 · Nov 19.89 · Dec 16.56 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4.39 · Feb 5.28 · Mar 6.33 · Apr 7.39 · May 9.39 · Jun 10.89 · Jul 12.28 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 11.56 · Oct 9.28 · Nov 6.22 · Dec 4.06 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 10.56 · Feb 11.33 · Mar 12.39 · Apr 13.56 · May 15 · Jun 16.33 · Jul 17 · Aug 17.44 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 16.22 · Nov 13.06 · Dec 10.33 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 112.5 · Feb 114 · Mar 91.19 · Apr 41.15 · May 14.73 · Jun 3.56 · Jul 0.254 · Aug 0.762 · Sep 1.52 · Oct 24.38 · Nov 57.15 · Dec 114.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	18.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	3.96 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±1.7 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Reims (France) ±3.9 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±4.2 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.3 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±4.7 °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

Interlaken spanned 25.4 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Interlaken stood at 317.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport65.9%
Foreign residents34.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	25.39 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	32.06 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	2,587 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	317.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	7,596 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Interlaken

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.

San Martin as an Interlaken alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.9% San Martin vs 5.7% Interlaken−50%
Median gross pay, city: €3,928 San Martin vs €3,298 Interlaken+19%
Foreign residents: 17.1% San Martin vs 32.1% Interlaken−47%
Residents: 6,498 San Martin vs 7,596 Interlaken−14%
Annual PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³ San Martin vs 4.0 µg/m³ Interlakensame level

Full comparison More about San Martin

North Bethesda as an Interlaken alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3878 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,298 Interlaken+86%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.7% Interlaken−37%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.0 µg/m³ Interlaken+47%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 32.1% Interlaken+6%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Interlaken

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

Rio Del Mar 12.7 km away

Rent: 3,148 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,468 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Aptos 14.7 km away

Rent: 1,902 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,614 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Soquel 18.1 km away

Rent: 2,094 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,496 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Prunedale 18.7 km away

Rent: 1,495 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,161 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

San Martin 19.5 km away

Rent: 2,414 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,928 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Interlaken?

The unemployment rate is 5.75 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Interlaken?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.01 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Interlaken?

The published population is 7,596 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Interlaken?

2,587 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Interlaken a good place to live?

Interlaken 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 Interlaken?

Watsonville, Rio Del Mar, Aptos, Gilroy, Soquel are near Interlaken. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS) services2.arcgis.com · checked 2026-08-05
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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