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Living in Szeghalom

In Szeghalom, unemployment is 4.6% (2022).

Szeghalom numbered 8,137 residents at the end of 2022. At the end of 2022, unemployment in Szeghalom reached 4.63%. Szeghalom had a foreign population of 14 at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population8,137people31 Dec 2022Official source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Average gross salary1,350EUR/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 rent3.2EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Regional figureOfficial source · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei
Unemployment rate4.63%country median 4.6% — about the sameOfficial source · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database
Recorded crime1,886incidents 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 Szeghalom?

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 Szeghalom.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The vacancy rate was 10.9% at the end of 2022. The number of dwellings in Szeghalom reached 3,879 at the end of 2022.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Szeghalom recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€26
Mobile plan, 10 GB€18
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited26.04 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom home internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB17.81 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telekom Domino Next14Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)10.9 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)3Official
Dwellings3,879 dwellings31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.2 EUR/m²/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei10Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)169.3 EUR/month31 Oct 2018Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei10Official · regional context

Is Szeghalom a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–66%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–64%
Student46%strong on cost, weak on work · range 36–56%
Family45%strong on safety, weak on education · range 34–56%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Szeghalom?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.63 % · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8
Unemployment across cities in HungaryUnemployment in Szeghalom is 4.6%. Of 277 cities with data, 124 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,350 EUR/month31 Dec 2025KSH STADAT 20.1.2.7 — Average gross earnings of full-time employees by location of employer head office, counties and regions9Official · county
Unemployment rate4.63 %country median 4.6% — about the same31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8Official

What does a salary buy in Szeghalom?

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

Hungary median gross pay: €1,005 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€436of €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€3.20/m² · official · Magánlakásbérlés, bérleti díjak – a 2018. évi lakbérfelmérés főbb eredményei · 2018-10-31− €192
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€436
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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Szeghalom?

Police recorded about 1,886 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,886 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 202511.1.2.1. Registered crimes by county and region1Official · county

Mobility and administration

Szeghalom's nearest airport was DEB, 61 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport61 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)DEB3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Szeghalom. 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 −1.1°C in January to 24°C in July.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 14.45 · Feb 18.3 · Mar 23.26 · Apr 31.49 · May 33.72 · Jun 38.9 · Jul 40.89 · Aug 41.12 · Sep 37.04 · Oct 29.45 · Nov 24.5 · Dec 15.43 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -23.8 · Feb -19.55 · Mar -12.39 · Apr -4.55 · May 0.79 · Jun 4.96 · Jul 9.57 · Aug 8.37 · Sep 3.16 · Oct -5.43 · Nov -5.43 · Dec -15.98 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -1.15 · Feb 1.09 · Mar 6.08 · Apr 12.23 · May 17.58 · Jun 21.78 · Jul 24.03 · Aug 23.93 · Sep 18.18 · Oct 11.92 · Nov 6.06 · Dec 0.27 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Szeghalom?

The published population was 8,137 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign residents14 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)2Official
Population8,137 people31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share47.63 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)6Official

International community in Szeghalom

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 groupPeopleShare
Citizenship8,137100.0%
Citizen of Hungary8,12399.8%
Foreign national140.2%
Non-EU foreign national90.1%
EU foreign national50.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Language spoken with family members or friends8,137100.0%
Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends7,19688.4%
No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends93611.5%
Other language spoken with family members or friends1171.4%
Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups190.2%
German language spoken with family members or friends80.1%
Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends30.0%
Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends30.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Ethnic groups8,137100.0%
Hungarian7,22188.7%
No answer to ethnic groups8099.9%
Domestic ethnic groups2362.9%
Gipsy (Romani)2132.6%
Other ethnic groups90.1%
German80.1%
Ukrainian40.0%
Slovakian30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher11.52 %31 Dec 2022Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Szeghalom

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.

Érd as a Szeghalom alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 174 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 71,253 Érd vs 8,137 Szeghalom+776%
  • Rent: €2.93/m² Érd vs €3.20/m² Szeghalomno percentage
  • Unemployment: 3.6% Érd vs 4.6% Szeghalom−21%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 462 Érd vs 1,886 Szeghalomno percentage
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Cities near Szeghalom

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

Alternative cities in Hungary

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

All Hungary cities
Sándorfalva8,127 residentsKunszentmiklós8,166 residentsErcsi8,182 residentsJászapáti8,210 residentsNádudvar8,224 residentsDunaföldvár8,242 residents

How does Szeghalom compare?

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

The published population was 8,137 people in 2022. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How safe is Szeghalom?

Police recorded about 1,886 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 region.

What is the unemployment rate in Szeghalom?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2022). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database.

How many foreign residents live in Szeghalom?

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

Is Szeghalom a good place to live?

Szeghalom 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 Szeghalom?

Körösladány, Füzesgyarmat, Vésztő, Dévaványa, Mezőberény are near Szeghalom. 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 Szeghalom?

The official citizenship distribution records 8,137 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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