Living in Haapsalu

Haapsalu is a city in Estonia, and the figures below are its published values.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population13,033people5 Aug 2026Official source · Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet)

Median gross salary (region)1,426EUR/month26 Aug 2026Official source · andmed.stat.ee

Recorded crime1,530incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

Which Estonia-wide rules apply when you move to Haapsalu?

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 Haapsalu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Haapsalu. 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 citiesHaapsalu 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 internet⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Estonia 16GB plan¹⁰Official · national market

Is Haapsalu 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 worker40%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 29–51%

Skilled employee52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%

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

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–66%

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

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,426 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee¹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Haapsalu. 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

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,530 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Crimes per 10 000 people in counties²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Haapsalu's nearest major airport was 41 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	41 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KDL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Haapsalu. 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.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Haapsalu.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −3°C in January to 17.6°C in July. Haapsalu's monthly precipitation totalled 53.7 mm in January and 74.3 mm in July.

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

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16°5°

20°9°

23°12°

22°11°

16°8°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.6 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 3 · Apr 10.3 · May 16.5 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.7 · Feb -6.6 · Mar -4 · Apr 0.5 · May 4.8 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 11.3 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 3.2 · Nov -0.2 · Dec -3.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3 · Feb -3.6 · Mar -0.6 · Apr 5.1 · May 10.7 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 53.7 · Feb 39.2 · Mar 36.6 · Apr 35.6 · May 38.8 · Jun 61.7 · Jul 74.3 · Aug 79.6 · Sep 61.7 · Oct 77.9 · Nov 68.1 · Dec 60.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Estonia: Pärnu ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±0.9 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±0.8 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.6 °C, Espoo (Finland) ±1.0 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±0.7 °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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	13,033 people	5 Aug 2026	Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet)⁸Official

International community in Haapsalu

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	13,132	100.0%
Estonia	11,751	89.5%
Russian Federation	838	6.4%
Ukraine	162	1.2%
Other foreign country	116	0.9%
Belarus	61	0.5%
Finland	58	0.4%
Latvia	39	0.3%
Kazakhstan	26	0.2%
Germany	22	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Lithuania	20	0.2%
Azerbaidjan	13	0.1%
United Kingdom	13	0.1%
Uzbekistan	7	0.1%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Country of birth unknown	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

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	13,132	100.0%
Estonian citizenship	12,087	92.0%
Russian citizenship	439	3.3%
Citizenship undetermined	371	2.8%
Citizenship of another country	234	1.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

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	13,132	100.0%
Estonian	11,154	84.9%
Russian	1,441	11.0%
Ukrainian	151	1.1%
Other ethnic nationalities	116	0.9%
Finn	71	0.5%
Belarusian	65	0.5%
Ethnic nationality unknown	49	0.4%
Latvian	24	0.2%
Lithuanian	21	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
German	18	0.1%
Tatar	13	0.1%
Pole	7	0.1%
Jew	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Alternatives for people set on Haapsalu

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Haapsalu from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Estonia

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

All Estonia cities

Põlva vald13,049 residents Jõgeva vald12,849 residents Tartu vald13,256 residents Rapla vald13,373 residents Saaremaa vald13,390 residents Tori12,574 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Haapsalu 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; Haapsalu's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Haapsalu part of Tallinn?

Haapsalu belongs to the official functional urban area of Tallinn; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 90.4 km away by straight-line distance. Tallinn city profile

Relationship type: Fua Member Of. Source³

Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around Haapsalu?

The median gross salary is 1,426 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

How safe is Haapsalu?

Police recorded 1,530 incidents per 100,000. 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.

How many people live in Haapsalu?

The published population is 13,033 people. Source: Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet).

Is Haapsalu a good place to live?

Haapsalu 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.

Is Haapsalu part of Tallinn?

Haapsalu belongs to the official functional urban area of Tallinn; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 90.4 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people born in Country of birth total live in Haapsalu?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,132 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). Haapsalu, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 12762a184913a2d4ea766cdae5be7f52]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/haapsalu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_haapsalu-estonia-population-salary-cost-of-living_43ea808c415d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Haapsalu, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {12762a184913a2d4ea766cdae5be7f52},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/haapsalu/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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andmed.stat.ee andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-21
Crimes per 10 000 people in counties statistika.justdigi.ee · checked 2026-10-05
ec.europa.eu place coordinates ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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
Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) country of birth distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet) andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-05
Telia Estonia 100 Mbps internet telia.ee · checked 2026-09-15
Telia Estonia 16GB plan telia.ee · checked 2026-09-15

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World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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