Living in Nyírtelek

In Nyírtelek, unemployment is 6.4% (2022).

Nyírtelek had a population of 6,576 at the end of 2022. Nyírtelek had an unemployment rate of 6.44% at the end of 2022. Nyírtelek had a foreign population of 80 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population6,576people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Average gross salary1,316EUR/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 rent3.22EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei

Unemployment rate6.44%country median 4.6% — 39% aboveOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database

Recorded crime1,838incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · 11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

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 Nyírtelek.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2022, Nyírtelek recorded a vacancy rate of 3.69%. The city had 2,521 dwellings 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 internet¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁷Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	3.69 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official
Dwellings	2,521 dwellings	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.22 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 Nyírtelek a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–63%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–60%

Student49%strong on cost, weak on work · range 39–59%

Family44%strong on safety, weak on education · range 33–55%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nyírtelek?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.44 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Nyírtelek is 6.4%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

124

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1424–26

Nyírtelek 6.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,316 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	6.44 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Nyírtelek?

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

Left over each month€435of €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€3.22/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31	− €193
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	€435

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nyírtelek. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Nyírtelek. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Nyírtelek?

Police recorded about 1,838 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	1,838 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	11.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Nyírtelek's nearest airport was DEB, 59 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	59 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	DEB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Nyírtelek recorded annual PM2.5 of 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were −2.4°C in January and 22.9°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Nyírtelek?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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 (EEA)²

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.515WHO 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	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.15 · Feb 17.47 · Mar 23.12 · Apr 30.52 · May 32.94 · Jun 37.54 · Jul 40.55 · Aug 38.82 · Sep 36.44 · Oct 28.09 · Nov 23.81 · Dec 14.55 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.12 · Feb -20.03 · Mar -13.82 · Apr -3.99 · May -0.64 · Jun 6.67 · Jul 9.11 · Aug 8.34 · Sep 2.74 · Oct -6.83 · Nov -7.51 · Dec -16.64 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.36 · Feb -0.04 · Mar 5.31 · Apr 11.77 · May 16.86 · Jun 20.76 · Jul 22.93 · Aug 22.87 · Sep 17.33 · Oct 11.03 · Nov 5.2 · Dec -0.71 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 26.5 · Feb 30.9 · Mar 27.9 · Apr 39.9 · May 58.7 · Jun 63.5 · Jul 67.9 · Aug 46 · Sep 50.8 · Oct 44.2 · Nov 41.2 · Dec 48.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Nyírtelek?

The published population was 6,576 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	80 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁴Official
Population	6,576 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database¹⁰Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	8.87 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁸Official

International community in Nyírtelek

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	6,576	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	6,496	98.8%
Foreign national	80	1.2%
EU foreign national	65	1.0%
Non-EU foreign national	15	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	6,576	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	5,827	88.6%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	741	11.3%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	104	1.6%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	51	0.8%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	20	0.3%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends	12	0.2%
German language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.1%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	5	0.1%
Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends	4	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Gipsy (Romani) 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
Ethnic groups	6,576	100.0%
Hungarian	5,814	88.4%
No answer to ethnic groups	683	10.4%
Domestic ethnic groups	161	2.4%
Gipsy (Romani)	105	1.6%
Romanian	28	0.4%
Ukrainian	12	0.2%
Ruthenian	7	0.1%
Other ethnic groups	6	0.1%
Greek	4	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgarian	3	0.0%
Slovakian	3	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	11.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Nyírtelek

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.

Tiszalök as a Nyírtelek alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 5.0% Tiszalök vs 6.4% Nyírtelek−23%
Residents: 6,107 Tiszalök vs 6,576 Nyírtelek−7%
Rent: €3.22/m² Tiszalök vs €3.22/m² Nyírteleksame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,838 Tiszalök vs 1,838 Nyírteleksame level
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Tiszalök vs 15.0 µg/m³ Nyírteleksame level

Full comparison More about Tiszalök

Békéscsaba as a Nyírtelek alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 153 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: 55,164 Békéscsaba vs 6,576 Nyírtelek+739%
Unemployment: 4.3% Békéscsaba vs 6.4% Nyírtelek−33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 319 Békéscsaba vs 1,838 Nyírtelekno percentage
Rent: €3.20/m² Békéscsaba vs €3.22/m² Nyírteleksame level

Full comparison More about Békéscsaba

Cities near Nyírtelek

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Polgárdi6,628 residents Zirc6,510 residents Kerekegyháza6,458 residents Létavértes6,771 residents Enying6,383 residents Dévaványa6,793 residents

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

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

Is Nyírtelek part of Nyíregyháza?

Nyírtelek is in the published commuting zone of Nyíregyháza; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Nyíregyháza 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 Nyírtelek?

The published population was 6,576 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

Is the air quality good in Nyírtelek?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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 (EEA).

How safe is Nyírtelek?

What is the unemployment rate in Nyírtelek?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Nyírtelek?

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

Is Nyírtelek a good place to live?

Nyírtelek 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 Nyírtelek part of Nyíregyháza?

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

Which cities are near Nyírtelek?

Nyíregyháza, Kemecse, Ibrány, Rakamaz, Nagyhalász are near Nyírtelek. 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 Nyírtelek?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,576 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 = {Nyírtelek, Hungary: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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