Living in Körmend

In Körmend, unemployment is 3% (2022).

Körmend numbered 10,438 residents at the end of 2022. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.98% at the end of 2022. Foreign residents numbered 67 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population10,438people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,601EUR/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 rent4.33EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei

Unemployment rate2.98%country median 4.6% — 36% belowOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime1,568incidents 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 Körmend?

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 Körmend.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2022, the vacancy rate reached 11.25%. At the end of 2022, the dwelling count totalled 5,093.

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 internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁵Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	11.25 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Dwellings	5,093 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.33 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	238.3 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹¹Official · regional context

Is Körmend a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–70%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%

Student45%strong on cost, weak on work · range 35–55%

Family49%strong on family, weak on cost · range 38–60%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Körmend?

The unemployment rate is about 3 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 2.98 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Körmend is 3.0%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

124

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1424–26

Körmend 3.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,601 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 regions¹⁰Official · county
Unemployment rate	2.98 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Körmend?

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

Left over each month€368of €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€4.33/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31	− €260
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	€368

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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Körmend?

Police recorded about 1,568 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	1,568 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Körmend was 55 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	55 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SOB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Körmend's monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 22.8°C in July. Körmend's monthly precipitation totalled 21 mm in January and 71.7 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 16.75 · Feb 20.44 · Mar 21.98 · Apr 29.37 · May 34.16 · Jun 38.15 · Jul 40.72 · Aug 41.13 · Sep 35.28 · Oct 27.11 · Nov 21.29 · Dec 16.4 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.42 · Feb -17.41 · Mar -18.49 · Apr -4.44 · May 0.6 · Jun 3.82 · Jul 9.06 · Aug 6.94 · Sep 2.14 · Oct -7.16 · Nov -8.76 · Dec -16.7 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.08 · Feb 0.81 · Mar 5.34 · Apr 11.03 · May 15.9 · Jun 20.47 · Jul 22.76 · Aug 22.15 · Sep 16.52 · Oct 10.87 · Nov 5.29 · Dec 0.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 21 · Feb 31.8 · Mar 32.8 · Apr 41 · May 65.8 · Jun 80 · Jul 71.7 · Aug 69.4 · Sep 76.4 · Oct 55.7 · Nov 51.3 · Dec 37 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Körmend?

The published population was 10,438 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

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	67 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Population	10,438 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

People and communities

The other-or-no-religion share in Körmend was 5.86%.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	5.86 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁷Official

International community in Körmend

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	10,438	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	10,371	99.4%
Foreign national	67	0.6%
Non-EU foreign national	34	0.3%
EU foreign national	33	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

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	10,438	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	9,551	91.5%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	859	8.2%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	236	2.3%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	141	1.4%
German language spoken with family members or friends	108	1.0%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	15	0.1%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	10	0.1%
Croatian language spoken with family members or friends	6	0.1%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends	3	0.0%
Slovenian 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 source⁸

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	10,438	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	9,783	93.7%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	639	6.1%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	253	2.4%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	245	2.3%
Belong to German ethnic group	121	1.2%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	79	0.8%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	20	0.2%
Belong to Slovenian ethnic group	9	0.1%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	8	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	7	0.1%
Belong to Polish ethnic group	4	0.0%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	4	0.0%
Belong to Greek ethnic group	3	0.0%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	16.15 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Körmend

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.

Veszprém as a Körmend alternative in the same country

100 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 55,910 Veszprém vs 10,438 Körmend+436%
Rent: €3.78/m² Veszprém vs €4.33/m² Körmend−13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 202 Veszprém vs 1,568 Körmendno percentage
Unemployment: 3.3% Veszprém vs 3.0% Körmend+10%

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Cities near Körmend

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Tiszafüred10,428 residents Csömör10,580 residents Tárnok10,261 residents Ráckeve10,719 residents Tolna10,764 residents Sárospatak10,817 residents

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

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

Is Körmend part of Szombathely?

Körmend is in the published commuting zone of Szombathely; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Szombathely city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Körmend?

The published population was 10,438 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Körmend?

What is the unemployment rate in Körmend?

The unemployment rate is about 3 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Körmend?

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

Is Körmend a good place to live?

Körmend 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 Körmend part of Szombathely?

Körmend is in the published commuting zone of Szombathely; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Körmend?

Szombathely is near Körmend. 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 Körmend?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,438 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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