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Living in Gárdony

In Gárdony, unemployment is 3.4% (2022).

Gárdony had a population of 12,771 at the end of 2022. An unemployment rate of 3.41% was measured at the end of 2022. Foreign residents numbered 196 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population12,771people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Average gross salary1,710EUR/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 rent3.78EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei
Unemployment rate3.41%country median 4.6% — 27% belowOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Recorded crime1,744incidents 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 Gárdony?

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 Gárdony.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2022, the vacancy rate reached 15.65%. The city had 6,307 dwellings at the end of 2022.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Gárdony recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€26
Mobile plan, 10 GB€18
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited26.04 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom home internet16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB17.81 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom Domino Next15Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)15.65 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)3Official
Dwellings6,307 dwellings31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.78 EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei10Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)191.3 EUR/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei10Official · regional context

Is Gárdony 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–69%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–76%
Student57%strong on education, weak on work · range 47–67%
Family60%strong on family, weak on cost · range 49–71%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gárdony?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.41 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8
Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Gárdony is 3.4%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,710 EUR/month31 Dec 2025KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions9Official · county
Unemployment rate3.41 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8Official

What does a salary buy in Gárdony?

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

Hungary median gross pay: €1,005 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€401of €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€3.78/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31− €227
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€401
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gárdony. 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

National Employment Service of Hungary

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

Safety

How safe is Gárdony?

Police recorded about 1,744 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,744 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 202511.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region1Official · county

Mobility and administration

Gárdony's nearest airport was BUD, 53 km away and offered 77 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport77 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport53 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BUD3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 23.6°C in July.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 16.02 · Feb 19.1 · Mar 21.72 · Apr 30.18 · May 33.07 · Jun 37.65 · Jul 40.49 · Aug 39.45 · Sep 34.6 · Oct 28.58 · Nov 21.23 · Dec 16.65 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -21.23 · Feb -19.94 · Mar -13.17 · Apr -4.49 · May 1.02 · Jun 4.28 · Jul 9.51 · Aug 8.32 · Sep 3.46 · Oct -6.77 · Nov -7.1 · Dec -16.73 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -1.06 · Feb 0.93 · Mar 5.84 · Apr 11.78 · May 16.83 · Jun 21.21 · Jul 23.58 · Aug 23.16 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 11.57 · Nov 5.64 · Dec 0.15 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Gárdony?

The published population was 12,771 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign residents196 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)2Official
Population12,771 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share18.42 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)6Official

International community in Gárdony

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 groupPeopleShare
Citizenship12,771100.0%
Citizen of Hungary12,57598.5%
Foreign national1961.5%
Non-EU foreign national1110.9%
EU foreign national840.7%

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 groupPeopleShare
Language spoken with family members or friends12,771100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends10,87485.1%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends1,85714.5%
Other language spoken with family members or friends6144.8%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups930.7%
German language spoken with family members or friends670.5%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends70.1%
Polish language spoken with family members or friends60.0%
Armenian language spoken with family members or friends30.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Ethnic groups12,771100.0%
Hungarian10,88885.3%
No answer to ethnic groups1,81314.2%
Domestic ethnic groups1551.2%
Other ethnic groups870.7%
German800.6%
Gipsy (Romani)270.2%
Croatian110.1%
Polish80.1%
Armenian70.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Slovakian50.0%
Ukrainian50.0%
Greek40.0%
Romanian30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher29.28 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Gárdony

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.

Békéscsaba as a Gárdony alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 196 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 55,164 Békéscsaba vs 12,771 Gárdony+332%
  • Rent: €3.20/m² Békéscsaba vs €3.78/m² Gárdony−15%
  • Unemployment: 4.3% Békéscsaba vs 3.4% Gárdony+26%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 319 Békéscsaba vs 1,744 Gárdonyno percentage
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Cities near Gárdony

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

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Üllő12,666 residentsHajdúhadház12,648 residentsMaglód12,470 residentsBalatonfüred12,361 residentsTiszavasvári12,238 residentsTököl12,217 residents

How does Gárdony compare?

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

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

Is Gárdony part of Budapest?

Gárdony is identified as a satellite of Budapest. It is about 47.7 km away by straight-line distance. Budapest city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source23

Common questions

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

How many people live in Gárdony?

The published population was 12,771 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Gárdony?

Police recorded about 1,744 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 region.

What is the unemployment rate in Gárdony?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Gárdony?

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

Is Gárdony a good place to live?

Gárdony 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 Gárdony part of Budapest?

Gárdony is identified as a satellite of Budapest. It is about 47.7 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Gárdony?

Székesfehérvár, Pusztaszabolcs, Martonvásár, Ercsi, Csákvár are near Gárdony. 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 Gárdony?

The official citizenship distribution records 12,771 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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