Living in Keila
An unemployment rate of 2.29% was measured at the end of 2025. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Estonia-wide rules apply when you move to Keila?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Keila. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Keila 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Keila?
The unemployment rate is about 2.3 % (2025).
- Unemployment rate: 2.29 % · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share12
Keila 2.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Keila. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Eesti Töötukassa — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Keila. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Keila?
Police recorded 2,030 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 | 2,030 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Crimes per 10 000 people in counties2Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Keila was 25 km from its nearest major airport.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Keila. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
2026 free Estonian language courses with named regional locations — State Language Course
Integration Foundation and named language schools
For permanent residents, returnees.
Estonian language courses for newcomers and residents — State Language Course
Integration Foundation
For newly arrived residents, permanent residents, returnees.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.9°C in January to 17.6°C in July. Keila's monthly precipitation totalled 56.1 mm in January and 82 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 29.7 hours in January and 312.1 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Keila?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
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 | 3 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -0.7 · Feb -1 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 9.5 · May 15.4 · Jun 19.2 · Jul 22.2 · Aug 21 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -5.5 · Feb -6.2 · Mar -3.7 · Apr 0.7 · May 5.2 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 8.4 · Oct 3.7 · Nov -0.2 · Dec -3.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2.9 · Feb -3.6 · Mar -0.6 · Apr 4.8 · May 10.2 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 2 · Dec -0.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 56.1 · Feb 40.1 · Mar 36.8 · Apr 35.1 · May 36.8 · Jun 68.1 · Jul 82 · Aug 84.9 · Sep 58.2 · Oct 77.8 · Nov 65.5 · Dec 58.6 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 29.7 · Feb 58.8 · Mar 148.4 · Apr 217.3 · May 306 · Jun 294.3 · Jul 312.1 · Aug 255.6 · Sep 162.3 · Oct 88.3 · Nov 29.1 · Dec 20.7 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Estonia: Pärnu ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.0 °C, Espoo (Finland) ±0.6 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.6 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±0.8 °C, Haninge (Sweden) ±0.9 °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 Keila?
The published population was 10,986 people in January 2026. Source: Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,986 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January11Official |
Alternatives for people set on Keila
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 a Keila 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.
- Residents: 99,900 Tartu linn vs 10,986 Keila+809%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,554 Keila+24%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,370 Tartu linn vs 2,030 Keilano percentage
Alternative cities in Estonia
Other cities in Estonia to compare with Keila, nearest in population first.
How does Keila compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Keila 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Keila's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Keila part of Tallinn?
Keila is near Tallinn, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 23.1 km away by straight-line distance. Tallinn city profile
Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Keila?
The published population was 10,986 people in January 2026. Source: Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January.
Is the air quality good in Keila?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).
How safe is Keila?
Police recorded 2,030 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 Keila?
The unemployment rate is about 2.3 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share.
What is the typical salary around Keila?
The median gross salary is 1,554 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.
Is Keila a good place to live?
Keila 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 Keila part of Tallinn?
Keila is near Tallinn, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 23.1 km away by straight-line distance.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Keila, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5d2ac93c143597e61d6918d1734a8afa]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/keila/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- andmed.stat.ee andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-21
- Crimes per 10 000 people in counties statistika.justdigi.ee · checked 2026-10-05
- European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
- gisco-services.ec.europa.eu place coordinates gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-09-24
- 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
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