Scharten · Eferding · Oberösterreich

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At a glance

Fast internet and low unemployment. Watch for weaker public transport, expensive land and more noise.

Compared with municipalities in Upper Austria

Place profile

Scharten

municipality in Eferding District, Upper Austria, Austria

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Scharten is a municipality in the district of Eferding in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). · Photo: gerhard.anzinger@utanet.at, Public domain (cropped)

Official sitewww.scharten.atArea17.5 km²Elevation397 m

Demographics

as of 2024Municipality of Scharten

Population

2,372

Avg. household size: 2.48 (949 households)

Age structure

15.4%Under 15

65.5%15 to 64

19.1%Over 65

Work

Employment rate80.6%

Unemployment rate2.2%

Education

Secondary education63.9%

Tertiary education15.6%

Origin & commuting

Out-commuters82.3%

Foreign nationality6.5%

Connections

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Public transport

Municipality of Scharten

Accessibility class

30%

25%

39%

none

2,388 residents

Noise

Municipality of Scharten

Any source · dB

99%

<55

<1%

75+

Loudest source

Roads100%

2,388 residents

Environment

Municipality of Scharten

Flood risk

No flood risk97%Medium risk<1%High risk2%

Hot days / yr

86%

13%

25+

2,388 residents

Radon

Class 2

Moderate potential

Radon precaution area

Broadband

Municipality of Scharten

Fixed-line · Mbit/s

96%

1G+

250

100

<1%

<10

none

Mobile

5G100%

2,388 residents

Safety

District of Eferding

Overall

23.8/ 1,000 residents

+11.0%vs. 2019

Safer than 72% of all Austrian districts

Property crimes

17.6/ 1,000 residents

595 reported

+14.4%vs. 2019

Safer than 66% of all Austrian districts

Violent crimes

5.2/ 1,000 residents

177 reported

-9.2%vs. 2019

Safer than 77% of all Austrian districts

Sexual offences

1.0/ 1,000 residents

32 reported

+255.6%vs. 2019

More crime than 76% of all Austrian districts

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

Price

District of Eferding

Building plots

Municipality of Scharten

€212/ m²

Pricier than 72% of all Austrian municipalities

Houses

€2,745/ m²

Pricier than 52% of all Austrian districts

Apartments

€3,072/ m²

Cheaper than 58% 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.

Scharten compared

State of Upper Austria

In its favour

Gigabit internet96%96% of residents can get a gigabit fixed line, above most municipalities in Upper Austria.
Unemployment2.2%Unemployment is 2.2%, below most municipalities in Upper Austria.

Against it

Top transit classes0%Nobody here lives in the two best public-transport classes.
Noise 55 dB+1%1% are exposed to 55 dB or more of daytime noise, above most municipalities in Upper Austria.
Building plots€212/m²Building plots cost €212/m², above four out of five municipalities in Upper Austria.

For context

In flood zones3%3% of residents live in a designated flood zone, about level with most municipalities in Upper Austria.
Under 1515.4%15.4% of the population is under 15, about level with most municipalities in Upper Austria.
65 and older19.1%19.1% are 65 or older, below most municipalities in Upper Austria.
University degree15.6%15.6% have a university degree, above four out of five municipalities in Upper Austria.

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All municipalities in the district of Eferding

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