Living in Kolt

Kolt's unemployment stood at 3.4% in November 2025. Kolt recorded annual PM2.5 of 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Average gross salary7,057EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)

Average net rent10.13EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026

Unemployment rate3.4%30 Nov 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force

Recorded crime7,724incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Higher unemployment than 90% of Danish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 79% of Danish cities that publish it.

Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Kolt?

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€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	40 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Norlys fixed broadband⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	3 mobile internet 10GB¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.13 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2026	Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026³Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	866.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2026	Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026³Official · parent municipality

Is Kolt a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–69%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–72%

Student34%strong on cost, weak on education · range 20–48%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–68%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kolt?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Kolt is 3.4%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

1–1.51.5–22–2.52.5–33–3.53.5–44–4.54.5–5

Kolt 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	7,057 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)⁴Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate	3.4 %	30 Nov 2025	StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force¹⁰Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Kolt?

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

Left over each month€3,305of €3,973 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.	€3,973
Rent, 60 m²€10.13/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31	− €608
Internet€40 · official · Norlys fixed broadband · 2026-09-30	− €40
Mobile plan€20 · official · 3 mobile internet 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €20
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€3,305

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Jobnet Denmark — Public employment service

Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment (STAR)

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Safety

Kolt recorded a crime rate of 8,602.9 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2025.

How safe is Kolt?

Police recorded about 7,724 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesKolt highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141

Odense8,856

Frederiksberg8,617

Aarhus8,603

Esbjerg7,110

Vejle6,990

Aalborg6,774

Randers6,567

Kolding6,398

Horsens6,002

Silkeborg5,311

Viborg5,303

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,724 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)⁹Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Kolt's nearest airport was AAR, 40 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	8 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	40 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	AAR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Danish language training for adult foreign nationals — State Language Course

Danish municipalities and language centres

For adult foreign nationals, newly arrived residents.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.3°C in January and 16.4°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Kolt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.3 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 3 · Apr 6.9 · May 11 · Jun 14 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 9 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Alternatives for people set on Kolt

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.

Gjellerup as a Kolt alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Gjellerup vs 7.0 µg/m³ Kolt−14%
Rent: €10.13/m² Gjellerup vs €10.13/m² Koltsame level
Unemployment: 3.4% Gjellerup vs 3.4% Koltsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,724 Gjellerup vs 7,724 Koltsame level

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Cities near Kolt

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

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kolt under the national coverage rules.

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.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: sprogstimulation (compulsory language stimulation for bilingual children) + supplementary Danish instruction. How to enrol a child (uvm.dk).

A country-wide rule for Denmark; Kolt's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is the air quality good in Kolt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Kolt?

What is the unemployment rate in Kolt?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

Is Kolt a good place to live?

Kolt 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 Kolt?

Hasselager, Hørning, Tranbjerg, Viby, Mårslet are near Kolt. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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3 mobile internet 10GB 3.dk · checked 2026-09-15
European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-10-06
Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-10-07
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
Norlys fixed broadband norlys.dk · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-10-05
StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26

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