Living in Viljandi vald

In Viljandi vald, the median gross salary is €1,549 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.2% (2025).

For Viljandi vald, the unemployment rate was 2.18% at the end of 2025. The nearest airport was TKD, 579 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. Viljandi vald, a city in Estonia, had a population of 13,900 at the start of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population13,900people1 Jan 2024Official source · Estonian EHAK official classification

Median gross salary1,549EUR/month4 Aug 2026Official source · Statistics Estonia

Unemployment rate2.18%country median 2.9% — 25% belowOfficial source · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share

Recorded crime1,290incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Viljandi 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 citiesViljandi 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 internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Estonia 16GB plan¹⁴Official · national market

Is Viljandi vald a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on housing · range 35–57%

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

Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 36–60%

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

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

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Viljandi vald?

The median gross salary is 1,549 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: 1,549 EUR/month · Statistics Estonia⁷
Median gross salary (regional): 1,549 EUR/month · 2026-08-26 · andmed.stat.ee⁷

What is the unemployment rate in Viljandi vald?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (2025).

Unemployment rate: 2.18 % · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹²

Unemployment across cities in EstoniaUnemployment in Viljandi vald is 2.2%. Of 47 cities with data, 35 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Viljandi vald 2.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	1,549 EUR/month	4 Aug 2026	Statistics Estonia⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,549 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee⁷Official
Unemployment rate	2.18 %country median 2.9%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹²Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Viljandi vald?

Police recorded 1,290 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	1,290 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 Viljandi 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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Climate and air quality

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-4.5 °C	28 Aug 2026	Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1.7 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 10.9 · May 17.2 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.3 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VILJANDI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.4 · Feb -7.3 · Mar -4.2 · Apr 0.9 · May 5.6 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 7.9 · Oct 3.1 · Nov -0.8 · Dec -4.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VILJANDI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4 · Feb -4.4 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 5.6 · May 11.4 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 5.9 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VILJANDI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 60.1 · Feb 47.4 · Mar 40 · Apr 39 · May 46.6 · Jun 84 · Jul 75.5 · Aug 88.8 · Sep 61.3 · Oct 78.5 · Nov 63.3 · Dec 62.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VILJANDI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Estonia: Tartu linn ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Vantaa (Finland) ±0.5 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.6 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Espoo (Finland) ±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 Viljandi vald?

The published population was 13,900 people in January 2024. Source: Estonian EHAK official classification²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,372 km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)⁶Official
Foreign residents	234 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence¹¹Official
Population density	9.7 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)⁶Official
Population	13,900 people	1 Jan 2024	Estonian EHAK official classification²Official

International community in Viljandi 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	13,407	100.0%
Estonia	12,842	95.8%
Russian Federation	325	2.4%
Ukraine	83	0.6%
Other foreign country	41	0.3%
Finland	40	0.3%
Latvia	14	0.1%
Azerbaidjan	13	0.1%
Belarus	13	0.1%
Kazakhstan	13	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	11	0.1%
United Kingdom	9	0.1%
Lithuania	3	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	13,407	100.0%
Estonian citizenship	13,173	98.3%
Citizenship of another country	108	0.8%
Citizenship undetermined	85	0.6%
Russian citizenship	41	0.3%

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	13,407	100.0%
Estonian	12,810	95.5%
Russian	344	2.6%
Ukrainian	72	0.5%
Finn	62	0.5%
Other ethnic nationalities	45	0.3%
Ethnic nationality unknown	30	0.2%
Belarusian	19	0.1%
German	13	0.1%
Latvian	9	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Lithuanian	3	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 Viljandi 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 Viljandi 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.

Median gross pay, city: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,549 Viljandi vald+24%
Nearest airport: 8.3 km Tartu linn vs 579.0 km Viljandi vald−99%
Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,549 Viljandi vald+24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,370 Tartu linn vs 1,290 Viljandi valdno percentage

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Alternative cities in Estonia

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

All Estonia cities

Lääne-Harju vald13,754 residents Saaremaa vald13,390 residents Rapla vald13,373 residents Tartu vald13,256 residents Elva vald14,600 residents Põlva vald13,049 residents

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

The published population was 13,900 people in January 2024. Source: Estonian EHAK official classification.

How safe is Viljandi vald?

Police recorded 1,290 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 Viljandi vald?

The median gross salary is 1,549 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 Viljandi vald?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share.

What is the typical salary around Viljandi vald?

The median gross salary is 1,549 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

How many foreign residents live in Viljandi vald?

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

Is Viljandi vald a good place to live?

Viljandi 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 Viljandi vald?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,407 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). Viljandi vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7cd1a24b89139fab7f82b6e4a97ea54f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/viljandi-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 = {Viljandi vald, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  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
Estonian EHAK official classification klassifikaatorid.stat.ee · checked 2026-07-12
Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee ilmateenistus.ee · checked 2026-06-12
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia) andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-09-19
Statistics Estonia andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-04
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

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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
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VILJANDI WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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