Buch-St. Magdalena · Hartberg-Fürstenfeld · Steiermark

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Little flood risk, affordable land and low unemployment. Watch for weaker public transport and more noise.

Compared with municipalities in Styria

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Buch-Sankt Magdalena

municipality in Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District, Styria, Austria

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Buch-Sankt Magdalena is a municipality in the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria, Austria. It was formed on 1 January 2013 by the merger of the former municipalities Sankt Magdalena am Lemberg and Buch-Geiseldorf.

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Official sitewww.buch-stmagdalena.atArea26.4 km²Elevation430 m

Demographics

as of 2024Municipality of Buch-St. Magdalena

Population

2,188

Avg. household size: 2.63 (831 households)

Age structure

14.1%Under 15

63.3%15 to 64

22.6%Over 65

Work

Employment rate78.2%

Unemployment rate3.0%

Education

Secondary education71.4%

Tertiary education6.8%

Origin & commuting

Out-commuters83.4%

Foreign nationality2.3%

Connections

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Public transport

Municipality of Buch-St. Magdalena

Accessibility class

100%

none

2,162 residents

Noise

Municipality of Buch-St. Magdalena

Any source · dB

88%

<55

10%

75+

Loudest source

Roads100%

2,162 residents

Environment

Municipality of Buch-St. Magdalena

Flood risk

No flood risk100%

Hot days / yr

68%

32%

25+

2,162 residents

Radon

Class 2

Moderate potential

Radon precaution area

Broadband

Municipality of Buch-St. Magdalena

Fixed-line · Mbit/s

36%

1G+

13%

250

100

25%

11%

<10

none

Mobile

5G100%

2,162 residents

Safety

District of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld

Overall

23.3/ 1,000 residents

+13.9%vs. 2019

Safer than 75% of all Austrian districts

Property crimes

17.5/ 1,000 residents

1,595 reported

+19.2%vs. 2019

Safer than 67% of all Austrian districts

Violent crimes

5.2/ 1,000 residents

474 reported

-0.4%vs. 2019

Safer than 79% of all Austrian districts

Sexual offences

0.6/ 1,000 residents

55 reported

+7.8%vs. 2019

Safer than 62% of all Austrian districts

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Price

District of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld

Building plots

Municipality of Buch-St. Magdalena

€34/ m²

Cheaper than 88% of all Austrian municipalities

Houses

€1,970/ m²

Cheaper than 81% of all Austrian districts

Apartments

€1,883/ m²

Cheaper than 85% of all Austrian districts

Averages of one year's sales. A few transactions can shift a district's figure a lot from year to year.

Buch-St. Magdalena compared

State of Styria

In its favour

In flood zones0%Nobody here lives in a designated flood zone.
Building plots€34/m²Building plots cost €34/m², below four out of five municipalities in Styria.
Unemployment3.0%Unemployment is 3.0%, below most municipalities in Styria.

Against it

Top transit classes0%Nobody here lives in the two best public-transport classes.
Noise 55 dB+12%12% are exposed to 55 dB or more of daytime noise, above most municipalities in Styria.

For context

Gigabit internet36%36% of residents can get a gigabit fixed line, about level with most municipalities in Styria.
Under 1514.1%14.1% of the population is under 15, about level with most municipalities in Styria.
65 and older22.6%22.6% are 65 or older, below most municipalities in Styria.
University degree6.8%6.8% have a university degree, below four out of five municipalities in Styria.

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All municipalities in the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld

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