Living in Sárvár

In Sárvár, unemployment is 2.4% (2022).

Sárvár numbered 14,314 residents at the end of 2022. The unemployment rate was 2.42% at the end of 2022. A foreign population count of 904 was recorded at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population14,314people31 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 rate2.42%country median 4.6% — 48% 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 Sárvár?

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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 Sárvár.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2022, Sárvár recorded a vacancy rate of 11.29%. The city had 6,906 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 internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	17.81 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom Domino Next¹⁴Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	11.29 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)³Official
Dwellings	6,906 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 Sárvár a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on work · range 34–54%

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

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 36–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sárvár?

The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 2.42 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Sárvár is 2.4%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Sárvár 2.4%

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 regions⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	2.42 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Sárvár?

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 Sárvár. 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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Safety

How safe is Sárvár?

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

Sárvár was 65 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	65 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SOB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1°C in January to 22.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 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 15.95 · Feb 19.51 · Mar 21.56 · Apr 29.59 · May 34.32 · Jun 36.82 · Jul 39.28 · Aug 41.12 · Sep 35.31 · Oct 28.23 · Nov 21.23 · Dec 16.28 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.52 · Feb -16.74 · Mar -19.89 · Apr -4.55 · May 0.81 · Jun 4.18 · Jul 9.52 · Aug 7.69 · Sep 2.64 · Oct -7.53 · Nov -8.97 · Dec -16.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.96 · Feb 0.93 · Mar 5.42 · Apr 11.18 · May 16.06 · Jun 20.56 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 22.15 · Sep 16.61 · Oct 10.87 · Nov 5.35 · Dec 0.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · 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 / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sárvár?

The published population was 14,314 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign residents	904 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)²Official
Population	14,314 people	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database⁸Official

People and communities

At the end of 2022, 5.71% of residents in Sárvár claimed no religious belief or other religious positions.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	5.71 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁶Official

International community in Sárvár

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	14,314	100.0%
Citizen of Hungary	13,410	93.7%
Foreign national	904	6.3%
Non-EU foreign national	819	5.7%
EU foreign national	85	0.6%

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	14,314	100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends	12,119	84.7%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends	2,124	14.8%
Other language spoken with family members or friends	323	2.3%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups	263	1.8%
German language spoken with family members or friends	126	0.9%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	69	0.5%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends	58	0.4%
Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends	34	0.2%
Serbian language spoken with family members or friends	13	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends	12	0.1%
Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends	8	0.1%
Romanian language spoken with family members or friends	4	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	14,314	100.0%
Belong to Hungarian ethnic group	12,424	86.8%
No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups	1,827	12.8%
Belong to domestic ethnic groups	413	2.9%
Belong to Other ethnic groups	346	2.4%
Belong to German ethnic group	149	1.0%
Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group	139	1.0%
Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group	52	0.4%
Belong to Serbian ethnic group	20	0.1%
Belong to Croatian ethnic group	14	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group	12	0.1%
Belong to Romanian ethnic group	11	0.1%
Belong to Polish ethnic group	9	0.1%
Belong to Armenian ethnic group	6	0.0%
Belong to Slovenian ethnic group	5	0.0%
Belong to Slovakian 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	18.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Sárvár

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Sárvár from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Sárvár

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities

Berettyóújfalu14,301 residents Tiszaújváros14,362 residents Tapolca14,367 residents Balassagyarmat14,185 residents Pilisvörösvár14,468 residents Szarvas14,473 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sárvár 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; Sárvár'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 Sárvár?

The published population was 14,314 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Sárvár?

What is the unemployment rate in Sárvár?

The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Sárvár?

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

Is Sárvár a good place to live?

Sárvár 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.

Which cities are near Sárvár?

Celldömölk, Szombathely are near Sárvár. 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 Sárvár?

The official citizenship distribution records 14,314 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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