Living in Kőszeg

In Kőszeg, unemployment is 3.4% (2022).

Kőszeg numbered 11,362 residents at the end of 2022. Kőszeg registered an unemployment rate of 3.37% at the end of 2022. A foreign population count of 191 was recorded at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population11,362people31 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 rate3.37%country median 4.6% — 27% 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 Kőszeg?

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 Kőszeg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2022, the vacancy rate reached 9.19%. At the end of 2022, the dwelling count totalled 5,160.

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)	9.19 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Dwellings	5,160 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 Kőszeg a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–69%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student46%strong on cost, weak on work · range 36–56%

Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–61%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kőszeg?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 3.37 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Kőszeg is 3.4%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

124

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1424–26

Kőszeg 3.4%

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	3.37 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Kőszeg?

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 Kőszeg. 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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Safety

How safe is Kőszeg?

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

Kőszeg was 91 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	91 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 Kőszeg. 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

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For persons granted international protection, persons granted national protection.

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Climate and air quality

Kőszeg's monthly mean temperatures were −1.9°C in January and 20.5°C in July. Kőszeg's monthly precipitation totalled 23.9 mm in January and 77 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 14.66 · Feb 17.85 · Mar 20.45 · Apr 26.65 · May 32.18 · Jun 34.52 · Jul 36.44 · Aug 38.17 · Sep 33.56 · Oct 25.18 · Nov 19.83 · Dec 14.71 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -22.01 · Feb -18.47 · Mar -20.89 · Apr -6.28 · May -1.05 · Jun 1.97 · Jul 6.95 · Aug 6.08 · Sep 1.32 · Oct -8.78 · Nov -9.7 · Dec -18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.92 · Feb -0.51 · Mar 3.77 · Apr 9.26 · May 13.98 · Jun 18.37 · Jul 20.46 · Aug 19.89 · Sep 14.54 · Oct 9.31 · Nov 4.14 · Dec -0.75 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹²Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 23.9 · Feb 27.6 · Mar 30.3 · Apr 38.8 · May 62.3 · Jun 76 · Jul 77 · Aug 76.3 · Sep 64.6 · Oct 53.6 · Nov 46.8 · Dec 35.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kőszeg?

The published population was 11,362 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	191 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Population	11,362 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁹Official

People and communities

The other-or-no-religion share in Kőszeg was 8.05%.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	8.05 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁷Official

International community in Kőszeg

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	11,362	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	11,171	98.3%
Foreign national	191	1.7%
EU foreign national	127	1.1%
Non-EU foreign national	64	0.6%

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	11,362	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	9,702	85.4%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	1,601	14.1%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	415	3.7%
German language spoken with family members or friends	317	2.8%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	229	2.0%
Croatian language spoken with family members or friends	65	0.6%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	16	0.1%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	14	0.1%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	7	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.0%
Polish 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	11,362	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	10,017	88.2%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	1,305	11.5%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	793	7.0%
Belong to German ethnic group	480	4.2%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	255	2.2%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	222	2.0%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	52	0.5%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	13	0.1%
Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group	10	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Polish ethnic group	7	0.1%
Belong to Slovakian ethnic group	5	0.0%
Belong to Slovenian ethnic group	5	0.0%
Belong to Armenian ethnic group	4	0.0%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	4	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	18.68 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Kőszeg

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.

Sopron as a Kőszeg alternative in the same region

33 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 60,334 Sopron vs 11,362 Kőszeg+431%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 410 Sopron vs 1,568 Kőszegno percentage
Unemployment: 2.9% Sopron vs 3.4% Kőszeg−13%
Rent: €4.33/m² Sopron vs €4.33/m² Kőszegsame level

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Veszprém as a Kőszeg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 109 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 55,910 Veszprém vs 11,362 Kőszeg+392%
Rent: €3.78/m² Veszprém vs €4.33/m² Kőszeg−13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 202 Veszprém vs 1,568 Kőszegno percentage
Unemployment: 3.3% Veszprém vs 3.4% Kőszegsame level

Full comparison More about Veszprém

Cities near Kőszeg

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Dorog11,379 residents Bicske11,262 residents Nyírbátor11,494 residents Kerepes11,221 residents Solymár11,220 residents Tiszakécske11,216 residents

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

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

Is Kőszeg part of Szombathely?

Kőszeg 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 Kőszeg?

The published population was 11,362 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Kőszeg?

What is the unemployment rate in Kőszeg?

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

How many foreign residents live in Kőszeg?

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

Is Kőszeg a good place to live?

Kőszeg 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 Kőszeg part of Szombathely?

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

Which cities are near Kőszeg?

Szombathely is near Kőszeg. 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 Kőszeg?

The official citizenship distribution records 11,362 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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