Living in Elva vald

In Elva vald, the median gross salary is €1,500 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.8% (2025).

Elva vald had 14,600 residents at the start of 2024 and is a city in Estonia. The unemployment rate was 2.8% at the end of 2025. The nearest airport was TKD, 579 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population14,600people1 Jan 2024Official source · Estonian EHAK official classification

Median gross salary1,500EUR/month4 Aug 2026Official source · Statistics Estonia

Unemployment rate2.8%country median 2.9% — 4% belowOfficial source · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share

Recorded crime2,370incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

Which Estonia-wide rules apply when you move to Elva 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 Elva vald.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Elva 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 citiesElva 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 internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Estonia 16GB plan¹⁵Official · national market

Is Elva vald a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on housing · range 34–56%

Skilled employee57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–67%

Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 36–60%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–73%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Elva vald?

The median gross salary is 1,500 EUR/month (2026). The regional series (home-region basis, 2026Q1) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 1,500 EUR/month · Statistics Estonia⁷
Median gross salary (regional): 1,500 EUR/month · 2026-08-26 · andmed.stat.ee⁷

What is the unemployment rate in Elva vald?

The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹³

Unemployment across cities in EstoniaUnemployment in Elva vald is 2.8%. Of 47 cities with data, 35 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Elva vald 2.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	1,500 EUR/month	4 Aug 2026	Statistics Estonia⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,500 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee⁷Official
Unemployment rate	2.8 %country median 2.9%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹³Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Elva 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 Elva vald. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Elva vald?

Police recorded 2,370 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 counties¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,370 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Crimes per 10 000 people in counties¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁵Official
Nearest airport	TKD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	579 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Elva 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Elva vald.

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Climate and air quality

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

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17°6°

21°10°

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22°12°

16°8°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

140

191

266

258

269

228

152

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-5.5 °C	28 Aug 2026	Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1.8 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 11.1 · May 17.1 · Jun 20.6 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 16.3 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARTU-TORAVERE¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.5 · Feb -7.3 · Mar -4 · Apr 1.2 · May 5.8 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12 · Sep 8 · Oct 3.3 · Nov -0.8 · Dec -4.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARTU-TORAVERE¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.1 · Feb -4.4 · Mar -0.5 · Apr 5.9 · May 11.5 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 18 · Aug 16.7 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 6 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -2.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARTU-TORAVERE¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 48.2 · Feb 39.1 · Mar 35.7 · Apr 35.4 · May 54 · Jun 87.5 · Jul 66.7 · Aug 78.6 · Sep 55.2 · Oct 67.5 · Nov 54.8 · Dec 50.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARTU-TORAVERE¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 33.7 · Feb 65.1 · Mar 140.3 · Apr 190.9 · May 266 · Jun 258 · Jul 268.7 · Aug 227.6 · Sep 152.1 · Oct 79.3 · Nov 30 · Dec 24.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARTU-TORAVERE¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Estonia: Pärnu ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Vantaa (Finland) ±0.5 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.5 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.7 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Espoo (Finland) ±1.1 °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 Elva vald?

The published population was 14,600 people in January 2024. Source: Estonian EHAK official classification²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	752 km²	27 Aug 2026	Maa- ja Ruumiamet (Land and Spatial Development Board)⁴Official
Foreign residents	599 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence¹²Official
Population density	18.2 people/km²	27 Aug 2026	Statistics Estonia⁸Official
Population	14,600 people	1 Jan 2024	Estonian EHAK official classification²Official

International community in Elva 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	14,707	100.0%
Estonia	13,886	94.4%
Russian Federation	480	3.3%
Ukraine	102	0.7%
Other foreign country	76	0.5%
Finland	51	0.3%
Latvia	28	0.2%
Belarus	19	0.1%
Kazakhstan	16	0.1%
Germany	13	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Lithuania	11	0.1%
Country of birth unknown	7	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
Azerbaidjan	5	0.0%
United Kingdom	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%

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

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	14,707	100.0%
Estonian citizenship	14,315	97.3%
Citizenship of another country	174	1.2%
Citizenship undetermined	139	0.9%
Russian citizenship	72	0.5%
Citizenship unknown	7	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

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	14,707	100.0%
Estonian	13,799	93.8%
Russian	593	4.0%
Ukrainian	96	0.7%
Other ethnic nationalities	63	0.4%
Finn	50	0.3%
Ethnic nationality unknown	48	0.3%
Belarusian	15	0.1%
Latvian	14	0.1%
German	10	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Lithuanian	7	0.0%
Pole	4	0.0%
Tatar	3	0.0%
Jew	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Alternatives for people set on Elva 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 Elva vald alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,500 Elva vald+28%
Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,500 Elva vald+28%
Nearest airport: 8.3 km Tartu linn vs 579.0 km Elva vald−99%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,370 Tartu linn vs 2,370 Elva valdno percentage

Full comparison More about Tartu linn

Alternative cities in Estonia

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

All Estonia cities

Valga vald15,173 residents Viljandi vald13,900 residents Rakvere15,345 residents Lääne-Harju vald13,754 residents Rakvere linn15,668 residents Saaremaa vald13,390 residents

How does Elva vald compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Elva 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; Elva 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 Elva vald?

The published population was 14,600 people in January 2024. Source: Estonian EHAK official classification.

How safe is Elva vald?

Police recorded 2,370 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 typical salary in Elva vald?

The median gross salary is 1,500 EUR/month (2026). The regional series (home-region basis, 2026Q1) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Estonia.

What is the unemployment rate in Elva vald?

The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share.

What is the typical salary around Elva vald?

The median gross salary is 1,500 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

How many foreign residents live in Elva vald?

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

Is Elva vald a good place to live?

Elva 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 Elva vald?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,707 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). Elva vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1ed85276501b3e671ae2b7032502b649]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/elva-vald/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Elva vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1ed85276501b3e671ae2b7032502b649},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/elva-vald/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Estonian EHAK official classification klassifikaatorid.stat.ee · checked 2026-07-12
Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee ilmateenistus.ee · checked 2026-06-12
Maa- ja Ruumiamet (Land and Spatial Development Board) geoportaal.maaamet.ee · checked 2026-06-12
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
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Statistics Estonia andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-06-12
Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) ancestry or ethnicity distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) citizenship distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28

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Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) country of birth distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence Statistics Estonia RV068 · andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-07-26
Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 · andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-07-26
Telia Estonia 100 Mbps internet telia.ee · checked 2026-09-15
Telia Estonia 16GB plan telia.ee · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARTU-TORAVERE WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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