Living in Alutaguse vald

In Alutaguse vald, unemployment is 3.6% (2025).

The nearest airport was TKD, 579 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. At the start of 2024, Alutaguse vald had a population of 4,660.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population4,660people1 Jan 2024Official source · Estonian EHAK official classification

Median gross salary (region)1,963EUR/month26 Aug 2026Official source · andmed.stat.ee

Unemployment rate3.59%country median 2.9% — 23% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share

Recorded crime3,080incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

PM2.5, annual mean4µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — EE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Kohtla-Järve")

Which Estonia-wide rules apply when you move to Alutaguse vald?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in EstoniaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Alutaguse vald.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Alutaguse vald. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesAlutaguse vald highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Tallinn€7.33

Tartu linn€6.42

Pärnu€2.24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.9 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telia Estonia 100 Mbps internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Estonia 16GB plan¹⁷Official · national market

Is Alutaguse vald a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on housing · range 40–62%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%

Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–64%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–71%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3.59% at the end of 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Alutaguse vald?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (2025).

Unemployment rate: 3.59 % · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in EstoniaUnemployment in Alutaguse vald is 3.6%. Of 47 cities with data, 35 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Alutaguse vald 3.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,963 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.59 %country median 2.9%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹⁵Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Eesti Töötukassa — Public employment service

Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Alutaguse vald. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Alutaguse vald?

Police recorded 3,080 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crimes per 10 000 people in counties²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,080 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Crimes per 10 000 people in counties²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	TKD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	579 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

2026 free Estonian language courses with named regional locations — State Language Course

Integration Foundation and named language schools

For permanent residents, returnees.

EstonianIn Person, OnlineFree

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Estonian language courses for newcomers and residents — State Language Course

Integration Foundation

For newly arrived residents, permanent residents, returnees.

EstonianIn Person, OnlineFree

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Alutaguse vald?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — EE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Kohtla-Järve")⁵

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.54WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1017WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4WHO 10 · EU 40

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — EE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Kohtla-Järve")³Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	17 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — EE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Kohtla-Järve")⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — EE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Kohtla-Järve")⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature	-5.5 °C	28 Aug 2026	Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee⁷Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -2.3 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 9.5 · May 15.8 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JOHVI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.5 · Feb -8.5 · Mar -5.5 · Apr -0.1 · May 4.3 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 7 · Oct 2.4 · Nov -1.7 · Dec -5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JOHVI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.6 · Feb -5.2 · Mar -1.7 · Apr 4.5 · May 10.3 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JOHVI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 45.2 · Feb 33.5 · Mar 36.3 · Apr 33.9 · May 50.1 · Jun 84.1 · Jul 77.4 · Aug 92.9 · Sep 66.6 · Oct 83.9 · Nov 64.2 · Dec 49 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JOHVI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Estonia: Tartu linn ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±0.3 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±0.6 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±0.7 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Alutaguse vald?

The published population was 4,660 people in January 2024. Source: Estonian EHAK official classification⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,459 km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	325 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence¹⁴Official
Population density	2.7 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)¹⁰Official
Population	4,660 people	1 Jan 2024	Estonian EHAK official classification⁶Official

International community in Alutaguse vald

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census; total age group and total sex · 2021 Census (31 December 2021)

Published group	People	Share
Country of birth total	4,167	100.0%
Estonia	3,583	86.0%
Russian Federation	423	10.2%
Ukraine	55	1.3%
Belarus	33	0.8%
Kazakhstan	18	0.4%
Other foreign country	17	0.4%
Latvia	14	0.3%
Germany	8	0.2%
Lithuania	5	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Uzbekistan	4	0.1%
Finland	4	0.1%
United Kingdom	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Citizenship

Population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census; total age group and total sex · 2021 Census (31 December 2021)

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship total	4,167	100.0%
Estonian citizenship	3,626	87.0%
Citizenship undetermined	264	6.3%
Russian citizenship	235	5.6%
Citizenship of another country	42	1.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census; total age group and total sex · 2021 Census (31 December 2021)

Published group	People	Share
Ethnic nationalities total	4,167	100.0%
Estonian	2,895	69.5%
Russian	1,076	25.8%
Ukrainian	51	1.2%
Belarusian	48	1.2%
Finn	33	0.8%
Other ethnic nationalities	30	0.7%
German	14	0.3%
Latvian	7	0.2%
Pole	5	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Lithuanian	5	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Alutaguse vald

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.

Tartu linn as an Alutaguse vald alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 8.3 km Tartu linn vs 579.0 km Alutaguse vald−99%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,370 Tartu linn vs 3,080 Alutaguse valdno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,963 Alutaguse valdsame level

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Alternative cities in Estonia

Other cities in Estonia to compare with Alutaguse vald, nearest in population first.

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Narva-Jõesuu linn4,820 residents Jõgeva4,934 residents Türi5,022 residents Rapla5,209 residents Lääneranna vald5,260 residents Põlva5,292 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alutaguse vald when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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 7 to 17, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: eesti keel teise keelena (Estonian as a second language remedial teaching + individual-curriculum support measures). How to enrol a child (hm.ee).

A country-wide rule for Estonia; Alutaguse vald's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Alutaguse vald?

The published population was 4,660 people in January 2024. Source: Estonian EHAK official classification.

Is the air quality good in Alutaguse vald?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — EE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Kohtla-Järve").

How safe is Alutaguse vald?

Police recorded 3,080 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crimes per 10 000 people in counties.

What is the unemployment rate in Alutaguse vald?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share.

What is the typical salary around Alutaguse vald?

The median gross salary is 1,963 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

How many foreign residents live in Alutaguse vald?

325 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence.

Is Alutaguse vald a good place to live?

Alutaguse vald 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.

How many people born in Country of birth total live in Alutaguse vald?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,167 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (31 December 2021). This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Alutaguse vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 04759b3339be3846ec4191a6a9bfb50b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/alutaguse-vald/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Alutaguse vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) citizenship distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) country of birth distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28
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