Living in Lääneranna vald

In Lääneranna vald, unemployment is 2.5% (2025).

The nearest airport was TKD, 579 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. Lääneranna vald had a population of 5,260 at the start of 2024. The foreign population count was 114 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population5,260people1 Jan 2024Official source · Estonian EHAK official classification

Median gross salary (region)1,300EUR/month26 Aug 2026Official source · andmed.stat.ee

Unemployment rate2.46%country median 2.9% — 16% belowOfficial source · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share

Recorded crime1,650incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Lääneranna 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 citiesLääneranna 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 internet¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Estonia 16GB plan¹⁸Official · national market

Is Lääneranna 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on housing · range 39–61%

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

Student49%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 37–61%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–74%

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

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 2.46% at the end of 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Lääneranna vald?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (2025).

Unemployment rate: 2.46 % · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in EstoniaUnemployment in Lääneranna vald is 2.5%. Of 47 cities with data, 35 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Lääneranna vald 2.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,300 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.46 %country median 2.9%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹⁶Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Lääneranna vald?

Police recorded 1,650 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	1,650 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.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	TKD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	579 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lääneranna 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

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

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-2.5 °C	28 Aug 2026	Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb -0.7 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 8.6 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 22 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.7 · Feb -5.9 · Mar -3.6 · Apr 1.5 · May 6.9 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14 · Sep 10 · Oct 5.1 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.3 · Feb -3.3 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 4.6 · May 10.7 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 52 · Feb 41.5 · Mar 35.7 · Apr 31.5 · May 32 · Jun 55.1 · Jul 58.1 · Aug 74.8 · Sep 57 · Oct 69.6 · Nov 62.6 · Dec 54.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Estonia: Pärnu ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Espoo (Finland) ±0.5 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.5 °C, Haninge (Sweden) ±1.0 °C, Nacka (Sweden) ±1.0 °C, Turku (Finland) ±1.4 °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 Lääneranna vald?

The published population was 5,260 people in January 2024. Source: Estonian EHAK official classification³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,363 km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)¹¹Official
Foreign residents	114 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence¹⁵Official
Population density	3.6 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)¹¹Official
Population	5,260 people	1 Jan 2024	Estonian EHAK official classification³Official

International community in Lääneranna 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	5,073	100.0%
Estonia	4,873	96.1%
Russian Federation	82	1.6%
Finland	32	0.6%
Latvia	25	0.5%
Other foreign country	22	0.4%
Ukraine	17	0.3%
Germany	10	0.2%
United Kingdom	5	0.1%
Belarus	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

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	5,073	100.0%
Estonian citizenship	4,942	97.4%
Citizenship of another country	86	1.7%
Citizenship undetermined	31	0.6%
Russian citizenship	13	0.3%

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

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	5,073	100.0%
Estonian	4,880	96.2%
Russian	66	1.3%
Other ethnic nationalities	25	0.5%
Finn	24	0.5%
Latvian	21	0.4%
German	17	0.3%
Ukrainian	16	0.3%
Ethnic nationality unknown	12	0.2%
Belarusian	6	0.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Lääneranna 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 a Lääneranna vald alternative in the same country

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

Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,300 Lääneranna vald+48%
Nearest airport: 8.3 km Tartu linn vs 579.0 km Lääneranna vald−99%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,370 Tartu linn vs 1,650 Lääneranna valdno percentage

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Alternative cities in Estonia

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

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Põlva5,292 residents Rapla5,209 residents Tapa5,388 residents Raasiku5,392 residents Rõuge vald5,500 residents Türi5,022 residents

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

The published population was 5,260 people in January 2024. Source: Estonian EHAK official classification.

How safe is Lääneranna vald?

Police recorded 1,650 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 Lääneranna vald?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share.

What is the typical salary around Lääneranna vald?

The median gross salary is 1,300 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

How many foreign residents live in Lääneranna vald?

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

Is Lääneranna vald a good place to live?

Lääneranna 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 Lääneranna vald?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,073 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). Lääneranna vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 38a4df2ee8beb3cd695dc2e684aed97a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/laaneranna-vald/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_laaneranna-vald-estonia-population-salary-cost-of-living_bd4180cb40a6,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lääneranna vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {38a4df2ee8beb3cd695dc2e684aed97a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/laaneranna-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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andmed.stat.ee andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-21
Crimes per 10 000 people in counties statistika.justdigi.ee · checked 2026-10-05
Estonian EHAK official classification klassifikaatorid.stat.ee · checked 2026-07-12
Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee ilmateenistus.ee · checked 2026-06-12
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
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14

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RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia) andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-09-19
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 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

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