Dechantskirchen · Hartberg-Fürstenfeld · Steiermark

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

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Dechantskirchen

municipality in Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District, Styria, Austria

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Dechantskirchen is a municipality in the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria, Austria. At 1. January 2015 it was expanded by a part of the to this date existing immediate neighbor municipality Schlag bei Thalberg within the scope of the Gemeindestrukturreform.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Official sitewww.dechantskirchen.atArea24.0 km²Elevation531 m

Demographics

as of 2024Municipality of Dechantskirchen
Population
2,009
Avg. household size: 2.46 (818 households)
Age structure
14.2%Under 15
63.5%15 to 64
22.3%Over 65
Work
Employment rate78.7%
Unemployment rate2.0%
Education
Secondary education66.7%
Tertiary education9.5%
Origin & commuting
Out-commuters82.8%
Foreign nationality1.9%

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Public transport

Municipality of Dechantskirchen
Accessibility class
 
A
 
B
 
C
 
D
1%
E
4%
F
14%
G
82%
none
1,980 residents

Noise

Municipality of Dechantskirchen
Any source · dB
100%
<55
 
55
 
60
 
65
 
70
 
75+
1,980 residents

Environment

Municipality of Dechantskirchen
Flood risk
No flood risk98%Medium risk2%High risk1%
Hot days / yr
10%
<5
90%
5
<1%
10
 
15
 
20
 
25+
1,980 residents
Radon
Class 2
Moderate potential
Radon precaution area

Broadband

Municipality of Dechantskirchen
Fixed-line · Mbit/s
36%
1G+
4%
250
9%
100
14%
30
25%
10
9%
<10
4%
none
Mobile
5G100%
1,980 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

One rate for the whole district. The neighbourhoods, towns and villages within it can differ a lot.

Price

District of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld
Building plots
Municipality of Dechantskirchen
€37/ m²
Cheaper than 86% 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.

Dechantskirchen compared

State of Styria
In its favour
  • In flood zones2%2% of residents live in a designated flood zone, below most municipalities in Styria.
  • Noise 55 dB+0%Nobody here is exposed to 55 dB or more of daytime noise.
  • Building plots€37/m²Building plots cost €37/m², below four out of five municipalities in Styria.
  • Unemployment2.0%Unemployment is 2.0%, below four out of five municipalities in Styria.
Against it
  • Top transit classes0%Nobody here lives in the two best public-transport classes.
For context
  • Gigabit internet36%36% of residents can get a gigabit fixed line, about level with most municipalities in Styria.
  • Under 1514.2%14.2% of the population is under 15, above most municipalities in Styria.
  • 65 and older22.3%22.3% are 65 or older, below most municipalities in Styria.
  • University degree9.5%9.5% have a university degree, about level with most municipalities in Styria.

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