Living in Saue vald

In Saue vald, the median gross salary is €1,756 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.6% (2025).

At the start of 2025, the foreign population was 1,042. The population of Saue vald, in Estonia, was 26,112 at the start of 2025. The nearest airport was TKD, 579 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population26,112people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Estonia RV0240 — population by place of residence

Median gross salary1,756EUR/month4 Aug 2026Official source · Statistics Estonia

Unemployment rate2.59%country median 2.9% — 11% belowOfficial source · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share

Recorded crime2,030incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Saue 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 citiesSaue 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 internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Estonia 16GB plan¹⁵Official · national market

Is Saue 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 housing · range 36–58%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–67%

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 2.59% at the end of 2025.

What is the typical salary in Saue vald?

The median gross salary is 1,756 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: 1,756 EUR/month · Statistics Estonia⁷
Median gross salary (regional): 1,756 EUR/month · 2026-08-26 · andmed.stat.ee⁷

What is the unemployment rate in Saue vald?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2025).

Unemployment rate: 2.59 % · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹³

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

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Saue vald 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	1,756 EUR/month	4 Aug 2026	Statistics Estonia⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,756 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee⁷Official
Unemployment rate	2.59 %country median 2.9%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹³Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Saue vald?

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 counties¹

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 counties¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁴Official
Nearest airport	TKD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	579 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

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°

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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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-4.5 °C	28 Aug 2026	Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee³Official
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-HARKU¹⁶Official · 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-HARKU¹⁶Official · 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-HARKU¹⁶Official · 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-HARKU¹⁶Official · 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-HARKU¹⁶Official · 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 Saue vald?

The published population was 26,112 people in January 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia RV0240 — population by place of residence¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	628.4 km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,042 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence¹²Official
Population density	41.6 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)⁶Official
Population	26,112 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Estonia RV0240 — population by place of residence¹¹Official

International community in Saue 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	24,111	100.0%
Estonia	22,767	94.4%
Russian Federation	651	2.7%
Ukraine	233	1.0%
Other foreign country	181	0.8%
Belarus	51	0.2%
Finland	51	0.2%
Latvia	50	0.2%
Lithuania	25	0.1%
Kazakhstan	25	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
United Kingdom	21	0.1%
Germany	18	0.1%
Georgia	11	0.0%
Azerbaidjan	11	0.0%
Uzbekistan	11	0.0%
Country of birth unknown	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

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	24,111	100.0%
Estonian citizenship	23,197	96.2%
Citizenship of another country	388	1.6%
Citizenship undetermined	316	1.3%
Russian citizenship	204	0.8%
Citizenship unknown	6	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

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	24,111	100.0%
Estonian	22,056	91.5%
Russian	1,343	5.6%
Ukrainian	221	0.9%
Other ethnic nationalities	173	0.7%
Finn	75	0.3%
Ethnic nationality unknown	67	0.3%
Belarusian	57	0.2%
Latvian	38	0.2%
Lithuanian	28	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
German	21	0.1%
Armenian	12	0.0%
Pole	9	0.0%
Jew	6	0.0%
Tatar	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Saue 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 Saue vald alternative in the same country

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

Nearest airport: 8.3 km Tartu linn vs 579.0 km Saue vald−99%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,370 Tartu linn vs 2,030 Saue valdno percentage
Median gross pay, city: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,756 Saue vald+10%
Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,756 Saue vald+10%

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Alternative cities in Estonia

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

All Estonia cities

Rae vald25,835 residents Kohtla-Järve32,368 residents Viimsi vald20,330 residents Harku vald19,128 residents Viljandi linn17,157 residents Viljandi17,000 residents

How does Saue vald compare?

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Saue vald in rankings

#18 of 20 in Regions and station proxies with the mildest published January temperature

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

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

Is Saue vald part of Tallinn?

Saue 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. Source²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Saue vald?

The published population was 26,112 people in January 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia RV0240 — population by place of residence.

How safe is Saue vald?

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 typical salary in Saue vald?

The median gross salary is 1,756 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 Saue vald?

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

What is the typical salary around Saue vald?

The median gross salary is 1,756 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

How many foreign residents live in Saue vald?

1,042 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence.

Is Saue vald a good place to live?

Saue 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 Saue vald part of Tallinn?

Saue 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 Saue vald?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,111 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). Saue vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2b93b52c3bbdace79dba78dee98a1584]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/saue-vald/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Saue vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2b93b52c3bbdace79dba78dee98a1584},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/saue-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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