Living in Hódmezővásárhely

In Hódmezővásárhely, unemployment is 4.2% (2022).

Hódmezővásárhely had a population of 41,634 at the end of 2022. Hódmezővásárhely registered an unemployment rate of 4.19% at the end of 2022. Hódmezővásárhely's foreign population totalled 254 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population41,634people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,540EUR/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 rate4.19%country median 4.6% — 10% belowOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime3,139incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Hódmezővásárhely.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Hódmezővásárhely's housing vacancy rate stood at 13.14% at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, the dwelling count totalled 20,605.

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 internet¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁶Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	13.14 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official
Dwellings	20,605 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.2 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹²Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	169.3 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹²Official · regional context

Is Hódmezővásárhely a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–67%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%

Student47%strong on cost, weak on work · range 37–57%

Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 37–59%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hódmezővásárhely?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 4.19 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Hódmezővásárhely is 4.2%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

124

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1424–26

Hódmezővásárhely 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,540 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 regions¹¹Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.19 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Hódmezővásárhely?

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 Hódmezővásárhely. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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National Employment Service — Public employment service

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Safety

How safe is Hódmezővásárhely?

Police recorded about 3,139 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	3,139 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Hódmezővásárhely's nearest airport was BUD, 139 km away and offered 77 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	77 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	139 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BUD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 12 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.9°C in January to 24.2°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Hódmezővásárhely?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.512WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.27 · Feb 18.77 · Mar 23.8 · Apr 30.31 · May 34.34 · Jun 38.87 · Jul 40.8 · Aug 41.18 · Sep 37.35 · Oct 30.09 · Nov 24.11 · Dec 17.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.61 · Feb -19.36 · Mar -12.55 · Apr -4.75 · May 1.71 · Jun 4.96 · Jul 9.59 · Aug 8.82 · Sep 3.77 · Oct -4.39 · Nov -5.93 · Dec -16.55 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.87 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 12.25 · May 17.59 · Jun 21.84 · Jul 24.19 · Aug 24.11 · Sep 18.38 · Oct 12.16 · Nov 6.22 · Dec 0.47 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Hódmezővásárhely?

The published population was 41,634 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	254 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Population	41,634 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database¹⁰Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	28.53 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁸Official

International community in Hódmezővásárhely

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	41,634	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	41,380	99.4%
Foreign national	254	0.6%
Non-EU foreign national	158	0.4%
EU foreign national	96	0.2%

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

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	41,634	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	36,070	86.6%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	5,473	13.1%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	1,159	2.8%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	279	0.7%
German language spoken with family members or friends	110	0.3%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	65	0.2%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	58	0.1%
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends	28	0.1%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends	22	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	17	0.0%
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends	10	0.0%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	8	0.0%
Croatian language spoken with family members or friends	7	0.0%
Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends	7	0.0%
Armenian language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.0%
Polish language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.0%
Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.0%
Greek language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%

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

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	41,634	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	37,074	89.0%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	4,487	10.8%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	1,212	2.9%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	820	2.0%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	394	0.9%
Belong to German ethnic group	164	0.4%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	67	0.2%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	37	0.1%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	32	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group	30	0.1%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	25	0.1%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	24	0.1%
Belong to Greek ethnic group	20	0.0%
Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group	18	0.0%
Belong to Polish ethnic group	17	0.0%
Belong to Armenian ethnic group	9	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	16.98 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Hódmezővásárhely

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.

Algyő as a Hódmezővásárhely alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.0% Algyő vs 4.2% Hódmezővásárhely−28%
Residents: 5,898 Algyő vs 41,634 Hódmezővásárhely−86%
Rent: €3.20/m² Algyő vs €3.20/m² Hódmezővásárhelysame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,139 Algyő vs 3,139 Hódmezővásárhelysame level
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Algyő vs 12.0 µg/m³ Hódmezővásárhelysame level

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Érd as a Hódmezővásárhely alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 150 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €2.93/m² Érd vs €3.20/m² Hódmezővásárhelyno percentage
Residents: 71,253 Érd vs 41,634 Hódmezővásárhely+71%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 462 Érd vs 3,139 Hódmezővásárhelyno percentage
Unemployment: 3.6% Érd vs 4.2% Hódmezővásárhely−13%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Érd vs 12.0 µg/m³ Hódmezővásárhely+8%

Full comparison More about Érd

Cities near Hódmezővásárhely

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Dunaújváros42,099 residents Szigetszentmiklós40,679 residents Nagykanizsa43,228 residents Dunakeszi43,858 residents Cegléd36,200 residents Eger49,182 residents

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Hódmezővásárhely in rankings

#8 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Hungary #23 of 30 in Largest cities in Hungary

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

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

Is Hódmezővásárhely part of Szeged?

Hódmezővásárhely is near Szeged, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 24.3 km away by straight-line distance. Szeged city profile

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Hódmezővásárhely?

The published population was 41,634 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

Is the air quality good in Hódmezővásárhely?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Hódmezővásárhely?

What is the unemployment rate in Hódmezővásárhely?

The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Hódmezővásárhely?

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

Is Hódmezővásárhely a good place to live?

Hódmezővásárhely 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 Hódmezővásárhely part of Szeged?

Which cities are near Hódmezővásárhely?

Algyő, Mindszent, Sándorfalva are near Hódmezővásárhely. 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 Hódmezővásárhely?

The official citizenship distribution records 41,634 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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