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Living in Hatvan

In Hatvan, unemployment is 4.7% (2022).

Residents of Hatvan numbered 19,989 at the end of 2022. Hatvan's unemployment stood at 4.75% at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, the foreign population in Hatvan numbered 475.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population19,989people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Average gross salary1,628EUR/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 rent2.66EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei
Unemployment rate4.75%country median 4.6% — 2% aboveOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Recorded crime2,462incidents 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 Hatvan?

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 Hatvan.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The vacancy rate was 9.49% at the end of 2022. Hatvan recorded 9,218 dwellings at the end of 2022.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Hatvan 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 internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB17.81 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom Domino Next14Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)9.49 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)3Official
Dwellings9,218 dwellings31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)2.66 EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei10Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)141.1 EUR/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei10Official · regional context

Is Hatvan 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–66%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Student50%strong on cost, weak on work · range 40–60%
Family49%strong on family, weak on cost · range 38–60%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hatvan?

The unemployment rate is about 4.7 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.75 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8
Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Hatvan is 4.8%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,628 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 rate4.75 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8Official

What does a salary buy in Hatvan?

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€468of €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€2.66/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31− €159
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€468
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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Hatvan?

Police recorded about 2,462 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 residents2,462 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 202511.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region1Official · county

Mobility and administration

Hatvan's nearest airport was BUD, 41 km away and offered 77 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport77 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport41 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BUD3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hatvan. 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 temperature moved from −1.7°C in January to 23°C in July.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 14.28 · Feb 17.7 · Mar 22.16 · Apr 30.23 · May 32.72 · Jun 37.49 · Jul 40.79 · Aug 39.06 · Sep 34.48 · Oct 27.98 · Nov 21.17 · Dec 15.27 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -20.15 · Feb -19.94 · Mar -14.15 · Apr -4.76 · May 0.74 · Jun 4 · Jul 9.19 · Aug 7.98 · Sep 2.87 · Oct -6.29 · Nov -8.93 · Dec -16.83 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -1.68 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 5.33 · Apr 11.58 · May 16.65 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.04 · Aug 22.62 · Sep 17 · Oct 10.92 · Nov 5.08 · Dec -0.46 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Hatvan?

The published population was 19,989 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 residents475 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)2Official
Population19,989 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share14.11 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)6Official

International community in Hatvan

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
Citizenship19,989100.0%
Citizen of Hungary19,51497.6%
Foreign national4752.4%
Non-EU foreign national3932.0%
EU foreign national820.4%

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 friends19,989100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends17,09885.5%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends2,75013.8%
Other language spoken with family members or friends5943.0%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups2601.3%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends1080.5%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends710.4%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends650.3%
German language spoken with family members or friends460.2%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends170.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends80.0%
Polish language spoken with family members or friends50.0%
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends40.0%
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends30.0%
Slovenian 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 groups19,989100.0%
Hungarian17,15285.8%
No answer to ethnic groups2,63013.2%
Domestic ethnic groups4432.2%
Gipsy (Romani)2411.2%
Ukrainian1060.5%
Other ethnic groups530.3%
German420.2%
Romanian210.1%
Slovakian110.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Polish70.0%
Ruthenian50.0%
Serbian50.0%
Armenian40.0%
Bulgarian40.0%
Greek30.0%

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 higher19.03 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Hatvan

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.

Érd as a Hatvan alternative in the same country

65 km away, 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 19,989 Hatvan+256%
  • Rent: €2.93/m² Érd vs €2.66/m² Hatvanno percentage
  • Unemployment: 3.6% Érd vs 4.7% Hatvan−23%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 462 Érd vs 2,462 Hatvanno percentage
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Cities near Hatvan

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities
Gyömrő20,231 residentsVárpalota19,575 residentsTörökszentmiklós19,344 residentsVeresegyház20,764 residentsVecsés21,134 residentsPomáz18,879 residents

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

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

Is Hatvan part of Budapest?

Hatvan is near Budapest, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 52.9 km away by straight-line distance. Budapest city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source25

Common questions

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

How many people live in Hatvan?

The published population was 19,989 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Hatvan?

Police recorded about 2,462 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 Hatvan?

The unemployment rate is about 4.7 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Hatvan?

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

Is Hatvan a good place to live?

Hatvan 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 Hatvan part of Budapest?

Hatvan is near Budapest, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 52.9 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Hatvan?

Lőrinci, Tura, Kartal, Aszód, Gyöngyös are near Hatvan. 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 Hatvan?

The official citizenship distribution records 19,989 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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  title = {Hatvan, Hungary: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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