Living in Rakvere

In Rakvere, the median gross salary is €1,460 a month (2026).

An unemployment rate of 2.6% was measured at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population15,345people1 Jan 2026Official source · Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January

Median gross salary1,460EUR/month4 Aug 2026Official source · Statistics Estonia

Unemployment rate2.6%31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share

Recorded crime2,400incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

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

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 Rakvere.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Rakvere. 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 citiesRakvere 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 internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Estonia 16GB plan¹³Official · national market

Is Rakvere a good place to live?

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Remote worker38%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 27–49%

Skilled employee51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 41–61%

Student46%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 34–58%

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

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 36–64%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Rakvere?

The median gross salary is 1,460 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: 1,460 EUR/month · Statistics Estonia¹⁰
Median gross salary (regional): 1,460 EUR/month · 2026-08-26 · andmed.stat.ee¹⁰

What is the unemployment rate in Rakvere?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹¹

Unemployment across cities in EstoniaUnemployment in Rakvere is 2.6%. Of 47 cities with data, 35 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Rakvere 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	1,460 EUR/month	4 Aug 2026	Statistics Estonia¹⁰Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,460 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee¹⁰Official
Unemployment rate	2.6 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹¹Official · parent municipality

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Rakvere?

Police recorded 2,400 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	2,400 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Crimes per 10 000 people in counties¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Rakvere's nearest airport was TLL, 87 km away and offered 28 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	28 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	87 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TLL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −3.3°C in January to 17.5°C in July. Rakvere's monthly precipitation totalled 38.1 mm in January and 61.1 mm in July.

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

0°

-1°-6°

-1°-7°

3°-4°

9°1°

15°5°

19°10°

22°13°

21°12°

16°9°

10°4°

4°0°

1°-3°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 8.8 · May 14.7 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.7 · Feb -6.7 · Mar -4 · Apr 0.8 · May 5.3 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 4 · Nov -0.2 · Dec -3.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.3 · Feb -4 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 4.4 · May 9.8 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 38.1 · Feb 28.5 · Mar 27.1 · Apr 28.5 · May 40.9 · Jun 67.6 · Jul 61.1 · Aug 75.9 · Sep 54 · Oct 61.4 · Nov 51.9 · Dec 38.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Estonia: Tartu linn ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.2 °C, Espoo (Finland) ±0.5 °C, Haninge (Sweden) ±1.0 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.2 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±1.2 °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 Rakvere?

The published population was 15,345 people in January 2026. Source: Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	15,345 people	1 Jan 2026	Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Rakvere

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 Rakvere alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 99,900 Tartu linn vs 15,345 Rakvere+551%
Median gross pay, city: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,460 Rakvere+32%
Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,460 Rakvere+32%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,370 Tartu linn vs 2,400 Rakvereno percentage

Full comparison More about Tartu linn

Alternative cities in Estonia

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

All Estonia cities

Valga vald15,173 residents Rakvere linn15,668 residents Jõhvi vald16,052 residents Elva vald14,600 residents Maardu16,812 residents Maardu linn16,875 residents

How does Rakvere compare?

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

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

Is Rakvere part of Kohtla-Järve?

Rakvere is near Kohtla-Järve, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 54.2 km away by straight-line distance. Kohtla-Järve city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Rakvere?

The published population was 15,345 people in January 2026. Source: Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January.

How safe is Rakvere?

Police recorded 2,400 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 Rakvere?

The median gross salary is 1,460 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 Rakvere?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share.

What is the typical salary around Rakvere?

The median gross salary is 1,460 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

Is Rakvere a good place to live?

Rakvere 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 Rakvere part of Kohtla-Järve?

Rakvere is near Kohtla-Järve, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 54.2 km away by straight-line distance.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Rakvere, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6e01b64cb605dc120270174177a202fb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Rakvere, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6e01b64cb605dc120270174177a202fb},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Crimes per 10 000 people in counties statistika.justdigi.ee · checked 2026-10-05
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
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-09-24
Statistics Estonia andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-04

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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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