Living in Lenti

In Lenti, unemployment is 3.4% (2022).

Lenti had a population of 7,195 at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, unemployment in Lenti reached 3.37%. A foreign population count of 152 was recorded at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population7,195people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,440EUR/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 crime1,487incidents 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 Lenti?

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 Lenti.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2022, the vacancy rate reached 20.08%. The dwelling count was 3,954 at the end of 2022.

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 internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹³Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	20.08 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Dwellings	3,954 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.33 EUR/m²/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹⁰Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	238.3 EUR/month	31 Oct 2018	Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei¹⁰Official · regional context

Is Lenti 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%

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

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

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Lenti?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 3.37 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

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

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Lenti 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,440 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 regions⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	3.37 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Lenti?

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 Lenti. 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 Lenti?

Police recorded about 1,487 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	1,487 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Lenti's nearest major airport was 48 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	48 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SOB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

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

Lenti's monthly mean temperatures were −1°C in January and 22.5°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.06 · Feb 19.96 · Mar 21.92 · Apr 28.39 · May 31.63 · Jun 36.95 · Jul 39.22 · Aug 40.46 · Sep 34.05 · Oct 26.78 · Nov 20.88 · Dec 16.26 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.72 · Feb -18.57 · Mar -18.32 · Apr -4.24 · May 0.94 · Jun 4.82 · Jul 8.35 · Aug 6.9 · Sep 2.19 · Oct -6.07 · Nov -9.64 · Dec -15.99 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.02 · Feb 0.71 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 10.76 · May 15.55 · Jun 20.18 · Jul 22.51 · Aug 21.94 · Sep 16.27 · Oct 10.74 · Nov 5.26 · Dec 0.18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lenti?

The published population was 7,195 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	152 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)²Official
Population	7,195 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

People and communities

Lenti's residents reported 6.81% in the other-or-no-religion category at the end of 2022.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	6.81 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

International community in Lenti

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	7,195	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	7,043	97.9%
Foreign national	152	2.1%
EU foreign national	113	1.6%
Non-EU foreign national	39	0.5%

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 group	People	Share
Language spoken with family members or friends	7,195	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	6,336	88.1%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	805	11.2%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	158	2.2%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	122	1.7%
German language spoken with family members or friends	114	1.6%
Slovenian language spoken with family members or friends	14	0.2%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	11	0.2%
Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends	8	0.1%
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	6	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.1%
Croatian language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.1%
Ukrainian 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 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 group	People	Share
Belong to ethnic groups	7,195	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	6,512	90.5%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	630	8.8%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	226	3.1%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	132	1.8%
Belong to German ethnic group	125	1.7%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	46	0.6%
Belong to Slovenian ethnic group	25	0.3%
Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group	9	0.1%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	8	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	6	0.1%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	4	0.1%
Belong to Greek ethnic group	3	0.0%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	16.06 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Lenti

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.

Zalaegerszeg as a Lenti alternative in the same region

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

Residents: 54,428 Zalaegerszeg vs 7,195 Lenti+656%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 362 Zalaegerszeg vs 1,487 Lentino percentage
Unemployment: 3.3% Zalaegerszeg vs 3.4% Lentisame level
Rent: €4.33/m² Zalaegerszeg vs €4.33/m² Lentisame level

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Veszprém as a Lenti alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 117 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 7,195 Lenti+677%
Rent: €3.78/m² Veszprém vs €4.33/m² Lenti−13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 202 Veszprém vs 1,487 Lentino percentage
Unemployment: 3.3% Veszprém vs 3.4% Lentisame level

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Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Füzesabony7,190 residents Nyíradony7,269 residents Fehérgyarmat7,290 residents Kunszentmárton7,332 residents Kunhegyes7,056 residents Soltvadkert7,022 residents

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

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Lenti?

The published population was 7,195 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Lenti?

What is the unemployment rate in Lenti?

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

How many foreign residents live in Lenti?

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

Is Lenti a good place to live?

Lenti 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.

How many people are in the Citizenship citizenship group in Lenti?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,195 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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11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region ksh.gov.hu · checked 2026-10-05
Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu · checked 2026-08-07
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Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) language spoken at home distribution nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu · checked 2026-08-28
Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu · checked 2026-08-04
KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 · ksh.hu · checked 2026-09-24
Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei ksh.hu · checked 2026-10-06

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NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Telekom Domino Next mobilvasarlasapp.telekom.hu · checked 2026-09-15
Telekom home internet telekom.hu · checked 2026-09-15

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