Living in Rae vald

In Rae vald, the median gross salary is €1,934 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.4% (2025).

The nearest airport was TKD, 579 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. For Rae vald, the unemployment rate was 2.41% at the end of 2025. Its population was 18,520 at the start of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2618 sources

Population25,835people31 Dec 2026Official source · RV0291U: RAHVAARV, PINDALA JA ASUSTUSTIHEDUS, 1. JAANUAR

Median gross salary1,934EUR/month4 Aug 2026Official source · Statistics Estonia

Unemployment rate2.41%country median 2.9% — 17% belowOfficial source · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share

PM2.5, annual mean3µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — EE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Õismäe")

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Rae 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

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 Rae 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–58%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%

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

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

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

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Rae vald?

The median gross salary is 1,934 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. the regional series (home-region basis, {period}) is a separate labelled row in the table — shown in the table below.

Median gross salary: 1,934 EUR/month · Statistics Estonia¹⁰
Median gross salary (regional): 1,934 EUR/month · 2026-08-26 · andmed.stat.ee¹⁰

What is the unemployment rate in Rae vald?

The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (2025).

Unemployment rate: 2.41 % · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in EstoniaUnemployment in Rae vald is 2.4%. Of 47 cities with data, 35 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Rae vald 2.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	1,934 EUR/month	4 Aug 2026	Statistics Estonia¹⁰Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,934 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee¹⁰Official
Unemployment rate	2.41 %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 Rae 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 Rae vald. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁶Official
Nearest airport	TKD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	579 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Rae vald?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — EE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Õismäe")³

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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-1°-6°

3°-4°

10°1°

15°5°

19°10°

22°13°

21°12°

16°8°

10°4°

4°0°

1°-3°

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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

148

217

306

294

312

256

162

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hours

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

PM2.53WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂11WHO 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	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — EE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Liivalaia")¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — EE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Liivalaia")²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — EE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Õismäe")³Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature	-4.5 °C	28 Aug 2026	Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee⁵Official
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	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TALLINN-HARKU¹⁸Official · 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	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TALLINN-HARKU¹⁸Official · 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	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TALLINN-HARKU¹⁸Official · 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	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TALLINN-HARKU¹⁸Official · 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	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TALLINN-HARKU¹⁸Official · 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 Rae vald?

The published population was 25,835 people in 2026. Source: RV0291U: RAHVAARV, PINDALA JA ASUSTUSTIHEDUS, 1. JAANUAR⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	206.8 km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,427 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence¹⁴Official
Population density	124.9 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)⁸Official
Population	25,835 people	31 Dec 2026	RV0291U: RAHVAARV, PINDALA JA ASUSTUSTIHEDUS, 1. JAANUAR⁹Official

International community in Rae 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	22,900	100.0%
Estonia	21,270	92.9%
Russian Federation	703	3.1%
Other foreign country	264	1.2%
Ukraine	220	1.0%
Finland	100	0.4%
Latvia	77	0.3%
Belarus	58	0.3%
Azerbaidjan	51	0.2%
Germany	38	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Kazakhstan	35	0.2%
United Kingdom	33	0.1%
Uzbekistan	18	0.1%
Lithuania	14	0.1%
Georgia	10	0.0%
Country of birth unknown	9	0.0%

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	22,900	100.0%
Estonian citizenship	21,565	94.2%
Citizenship of another country	537	2.3%
Citizenship undetermined	453	2.0%
Russian citizenship	336	1.5%
Citizenship unknown	9	0.0%

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	22,900	100.0%
Estonian	19,416	84.8%
Russian	2,499	10.9%
Other ethnic nationalities	315	1.4%
Ukrainian	209	0.9%
Finn	108	0.5%
Ethnic nationality unknown	89	0.4%
Belarusian	80	0.3%
Latvian	64	0.3%
German	30	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Jew	26	0.1%
Lithuanian	19	0.1%
Armenian	16	0.1%
Tatar	15	0.1%
Pole	14	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 Rae 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 Rae vald alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Nearest airport: 8.3 km Tartu linn vs 579.0 km Rae vald−99%
Median gross pay, city: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,934 Rae valdsame level
Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,934 Rae valdsame level

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Alternative cities in Estonia

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

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Saue vald26,112 residents Kohtla-Järve32,368 residents Viimsi vald20,330 residents Harku vald19,128 residents Viljandi linn17,157 residents Viljandi17,000 residents

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Rae vald in rankings

#17 of 20 in Regions and station proxies with the mildest published January temperature #26 of 30 in Cities with the lowest annual PM2.5

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

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

Is Rae vald part of Tallinn?

Rae vald is in the published commuting zone of Tallinn; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Tallinn city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁴

Common questions

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

How many people live in Rae vald?

The published population was 25,835 people in 2026. Source: RV0291U: RAHVAARV, PINDALA JA ASUSTUSTIHEDUS, 1. JAANUAR.

Is the air quality good in Rae vald?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — EE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Õismäe").

What is the typical salary in Rae vald?

The median gross salary is 1,934 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 Rae vald?

The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share.

What is the typical salary around Rae vald?

The median gross salary is 1,934 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

How many foreign residents live in Rae vald?

1,427 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence.

Is Rae vald a good place to live?

Rae 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.

Is Rae vald part of Tallinn?

Rae vald is in the published commuting zone of Tallinn; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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

The official country of birth distribution records 22,900 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, September 29). Rae vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dd76ccfdb6ca39d592328e5cdc5bb17d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rae-vald/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_rae-vald-estonia-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_f7337edca02b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Rae vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {dd76ccfdb6ca39d592328e5cdc5bb17d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rae-vald/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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