Living in Battonya

In Battonya, unemployment is 6.3% (2022).

Battonya had a population of 5,031 at the end of 2022. The city faced an unemployment rate of 6.28% at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, the foreign population in Battonya numbered 350.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population5,031people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,350EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions

Average net rent3.2EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei

Unemployment rate6.28%country median 4.6% — 35% aboveOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime1,886incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region

Which Hungary-wide rules apply when you move to Battonya?

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 HungaryNational rates and thresholds that apply in Battonya.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Battonya's housing vacancy rate stood at 20.78% at the end of 2022. The dwelling count was 2,887 at the end of 2022.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€26

Mobile plan, 10 GB€18

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	26.04 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁴Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	20.78 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Dwellings	2,887 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.2 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹⁰Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	169.3 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹⁰Official · regional context

Is Battonya a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–63%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–60%

Student48%strong on cost, weak on work · range 38–58%

Family44%strong on safety, weak on education · range 33–55%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Battonya?

The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.28 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Battonya is 6.3%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Battonya 6.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,350 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	6.28 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Battonya?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€436of €672 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€672
Rent, 60 m²€3.20/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31	− €192
Internet€26 · official · Telekom home internet · 2026-09-30	− €26
Mobile plan€18 · official · Telekom Domino Next · 2026-09-30	− €18
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€436

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Battonya. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

National Employment Service — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Battonya. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Battonya?

Police recorded about 1,886 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,886 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Battonya's nearest airport was DEB, 142 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	142 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	DEB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Battonya. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Care and integration support for persons granted international or national protection — Newcomer Adaptation

National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing — Refugee Affairs Directorate

For persons granted international protection, persons granted national protection.

HungarianIn Person

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.9°C in January and 24.1°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.17 · Feb 18.66 · Mar 23.59 · Apr 30.53 · May 33.62 · Jun 38.65 · Jul 40.29 · Aug 41.26 · Sep 37.18 · Oct 31.3 · Nov 24.76 · Dec 15.74 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.08 · Feb -18.57 · Mar -12.18 · Apr -5.19 · May 1.41 · Jun 5.07 · Jul 9.85 · Aug 8.36 · Sep 3.53 · Oct -4.24 · Nov -5.82 · Dec -17.43 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.9 · Feb 1.31 · Mar 6.23 · Apr 12.23 · May 17.59 · Jun 21.82 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 24.07 · Sep 18.38 · Oct 12.15 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 0.51 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Battonya?

The published population was 5,031 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	350 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)²Official
Population	5,031 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	20.85 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

International community in Battonya

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship	5,031	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	4,681	93.0%
Foreign national	350	7.0%
EU foreign national	345	6.9%
Non-EU foreign national	5	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Language spoken at home

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Language spoken with family members or friends	5,031	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	3,963	78.8%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	812	16.1%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	601	11.9%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	498	9.9%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	90	1.8%
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends	80	1.6%
German language spoken with family members or friends	14	0.3%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.1%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines · 2022 Census

Published group	People	Share
Belong to ethnic groups	5,031	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	4,153	82.5%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	909	18.1%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	661	13.1%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	612	12.2%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	240	4.8%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	95	1.9%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	46	0.9%
Belong to German ethnic group	23	0.5%
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group	7	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	5	0.1%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	4	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	11.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Battonya

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.

Mezőhegyes as a Battonya alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 4.3% Mezőhegyes vs 6.3% Battonya−32%
Residents: 4,496 Mezőhegyes vs 5,031 Battonya−11%
Rent: €3.20/m² Mezőhegyes vs €3.20/m² Battonyasame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,886 Mezőhegyes vs 1,886 Battonyasame level

Full comparison More about Mezőhegyes

Érd as a Battonya alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 201 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 71,253 Érd vs 5,031 Battonya+1316%
Unemployment: 3.6% Érd vs 6.3% Battonya−42%
Rent: €2.93/m² Érd vs €3.20/m² Battonyano percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 462 Érd vs 1,886 Battonyano percentage

Full comparison More about Érd

Cities near Battonya

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Hungary

Other cities in Hungary to compare with Battonya, nearest in population first.

All Hungary cities

Füzesgyarmat5,032 residents Rákóczifalva5,033 residents Vámospércs5,047 residents Kunmadaras4,966 residents Komádi4,959 residents Egyek4,924 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Battonya under the national coverage rules.

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 3 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Hungarian as a second language (második idegen nyelvként) support programmes. How to enrol a child (kormany.hu).

A country-wide rule for Hungary; Battonya's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Battonya?

The published population was 5,031 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Battonya?

What is the unemployment rate in Battonya?

The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Battonya?

350 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Is Battonya a good place to live?

Battonya 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.

Which cities are near Battonya?

Pecica, Mezőhegyes, Mezőkovácsháza are near Battonya. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Citizenship citizenship group in Battonya?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,031 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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