Sankt Jakob im Walde · Hartberg-Fürstenfeld · Steiermark

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

Compared with municipalities in Styria

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Sankt Jakob im Walde

municipality in Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District, Styria, Austria

Wikipedia

Sankt Jakob im Walde is a municipality in the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria, Austria.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). · Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)

Official sitesankt-jakob.atArea30.3 km²Elevation913 m

Demographics

as of 2024Municipality of Sankt Jakob im Walde

Population

1,019

Avg. household size: 2.88 (354 households)

Age structure

16.6%Under 15

61.9%15 to 64

21.5%Over 65

Work

Employment rate80.2%

Unemployment rate1.5%

Education

Secondary education78.0%

Tertiary education5.4%

Origin & commuting

Out-commuters67.7%

Foreign nationality3.0%

Connections

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Public transport

Municipality of Sankt Jakob im Walde

Accessibility class

100%

none

1,039 residents

Noise

Municipality of Sankt Jakob im Walde

Any source · dB

100%

<55

75+

1,039 residents

Environment

Municipality of Sankt Jakob im Walde

Flood risk

No flood risk78%Low risk1%Medium risk16%High risk6%

Hot days / yr

100%

25+

1,039 residents

Radon

Class 2

Moderate potential

Radon precaution area

Broadband

Municipality of Sankt Jakob im Walde

Fixed-line · Mbit/s

<1%

1G+

250

39%

100

20%

30%

<10

none

Mobile

5G100%

1,039 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 Sankt Jakob im Walde

€33/ 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.

Sankt Jakob im Walde compared

State of Styria

In its favour

Noise 55 dB+0%Nobody here is exposed to 55 dB or more of daytime noise.
Building plots€33/m²Building plots cost €33/m², below four out of five municipalities in Styria.
Unemployment1.5%Unemployment is 1.5%, below four out of five municipalities in Styria.

Against it

Top transit classes0%Nobody here lives in the two best public-transport classes.
Gigabit internet<1%<1% of residents can get a gigabit fixed line, below four out of five municipalities in Styria.
In flood zones22%22% of residents live in a designated flood zone, above most municipalities in Styria.

For context

Under 1516.6%16.6% of the population is under 15, above four out of five municipalities in Styria.
65 and older21.5%21.5% are 65 or older, below most municipalities in Styria.
University degree5.4%5.4% 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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