Living in Jelenia Góra

In Jelenia Góra, unemployment is 3.4% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 3.4% at the end of 2025. Monthly mean temperatures were −1.3°C in January and 17.6°C in July.

Last checked 2026-09-1921 sources

Population83,860people31 Mar 2011Official source · Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)

Median gross salary (region)1,661EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Average net rent3.56EUR/m²/monthcountry median €4.13 — 14% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Unemployment rate3.4%country median 4.4% — 23% belowOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime4,598incidents per 100,000country median 2,452 — 88% aboveOfficial source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

PM2.5, annual mean14µg/m³country median 16.0 — 12% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data

Cheaper rent than 69% of Polish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 72% of Polish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 93% of Polish cities that publish it.

Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Jelenia Góra?

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 PolandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Jelenia Góra.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Jelenia Góra?

Average net cold rent is 3.56 EUR/m² per month (2008), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 3.56 EUR/m²/month · Eurostat⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€12

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesJelenia Góra highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Szczecin€10.25

Katowice€8.83

Poznań€8.54

Jelenia Góra€3.56

Radom€3.27

Częstochowa€2.99

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Łódź€6.55

Kielce€5.27

Bydgoszcz€4.41

Lublin€4.27

Białystok€3.99

Rzeszów€3.56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	11.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan¹⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.56 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €4.13	31 Dec 2008	Eurostat⁶Official

Is Jelenia Góra a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–65%

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

Student57%strong on housing, weak on education · range 47–67%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–70%

Retirement50%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 40–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 214 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.56 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2008

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Jelenia Góra?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Jelenia Góra is 3.4%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

125

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0–11–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–13

Jelenia Góra 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,661 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.4 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Jelenia Góra?

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

Left over each month€1,033of €1,269 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.	€1,269
Rent, 60 m²€3.56/m² · official · Eurostat · 2008-12-31	− €214
Internet€12 · official · Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet · 2026-09-30	− €12
Mobile plan€10 · official · Orange Poland mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €10
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,033

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jelenia Góra. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Public Employment Services Poland — Public employment service

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy / public employment offices

Job SearchTraining

Search jobs

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Jelenia Góra. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Jelenia Góra?

Police recorded 4,598 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl²

Recorded crime across major citiesJelenia Góra highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Jelenia Góra4,598

Katowice4,141

Gdańsk3,165

Warsaw2,970

Wrocław2,879

Kraków2,546

Poznań2,539

Szczecin2,519

Bydgoszcz2,423

Łódź2,401

Lublin2,363

Białystok1,708

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,598 incidents per 100,000country median 2,452	31 Dec 2024	bdl.stat.gov.pl²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	31 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	WRO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	84 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Jelenia Góra. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Polish language classes for foreigners seeking international protection — State Language Course

Office for Foreigners of Poland

For foreigners seeking international protection and receiving social assistance, temporary-protection beneficiaries receiving support.

PolishIn Person, Onlinefree

Open official information

Polish-language and adaptation courses for repatriates and their families — Newcomer Adaptation

Centre for the Development of Polish Education Abroad (ORPEG)

For repatriates, repatriate family members.

PolishIn Personfree

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Jelenia Góra.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 39.8 mm in January and 110.2 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Jelenia Góra?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data³

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

3°-6°

4°-4°

8°-2°

14°2°

18°6°

22°10°

24°11°

19°7°

14°3°

8°-1°

4°-4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

110

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

128

186

221

219

234

230

155

125

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.514WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1019WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in PolandAnnual PM2.5 in Jelenia Góra is 14.0 µg/m³. Of 200 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

8–910–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2223–2425–26

Jelenia Góra 14.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Jelenia Góra, ul. Ogińskiego)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	19 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Jelenia Góra, ul. Ogińskiego)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	14 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 8.1 · Apr 14 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 18.6 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, JELENIA GÓRA, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.5 · Feb -4.5 · Mar -1.9 · Apr 1.6 · May 6.1 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 11.4 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 7.2 · Oct 3.4 · Nov -0.6 · Dec -4.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, JELENIA GÓRA, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.3 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 7.9 · May 12.4 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 8.3 · Nov 3.6 · Dec -0.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, JELENIA GÓRA, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 39.8 · Feb 34.6 · Mar 48.1 · Apr 41.5 · May 72.2 · Jun 84 · Jul 110.2 · Aug 88.4 · Sep 64.6 · Oct 47.6 · Nov 38.8 · Dec 36.8 mm	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, JELENIA GÓRA, 1991-2020¹⁴Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 68.9 · Feb 87.4 · Mar 128.4 · Apr 185.9 · May 221 · Jun 218.9 · Jul 234.4 · Aug 229.7 · Sep 155.3 · Oct 124.8 · Nov 76.9 · Dec 65.7 hours	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, JELENIA GÓRA, 1991-2020¹³Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 109 km² in 2024. Population density was 681 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Jelenia Góra?

The published population was 83,860 people in March 2011. Source: Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)¹⁶

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 279 is not 0.2% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	109 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	0.2 %	31 Dec 2011	Eurostat⁷Official
Foreign residents	279 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁹Official
Population density	681 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Jelenia Góra: population_total_2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.²¹Official
Population	83,860 people	31 Mar 2011	Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)¹⁶Official

Population over time11 published observations, 2011–2025

72,671

76,535

80,398

84,262

73,470201120132017201920212025

Population fell 12.0% between 2011 and 2025, from 83,463 to 73,470.

Alternatives for people set on Jelenia Góra

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.

Jaworzno as a Jelenia Góra alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,005 Jaworzno vs 4,598 Jelenia Góra−35%
Median gross pay, region: €1,956 Jaworzno vs €1,661 Jelenia Góra+18%
Nearest airport: 33.0 km Jaworzno vs 84.0 km Jelenia Góra−61%
Unemployment: 2.8% Jaworzno vs 3.4% Jelenia Góra−18%
Annual PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³ Jaworzno vs 14.0 µg/m³ Jelenia Góra+14%
Residents: 94,732 Jaworzno vs 83,860 Jelenia Góra+13%

Full comparison More about Jaworzno

Budapest as a Jelenia Góra alternative in another country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €16.94/m² (2026) Budapest vs €3.56/m² (2008) Jelenia Górano percentage
Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 84.0 km Jelenia Góra−79%
Median gross pay, region: €2,534 Budapest vs €1,661 Jelenia Górano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 14.0 µg/m³ Jelenia Góra−7%

Full comparison More about Budapest

Alternative cities in Poland

Other cities in Poland to compare with Jelenia Góra, nearest in population first.

All Poland cities

Nowy Sącz84,290 residents Konin78,525 residents Piotrków Trybunalski76,717 residents Siedlce76,333 residents Inowrocław76,086 residents Jastrzębie-Zdrój92,465 residents

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Jelenia Góra in rankings

#6 of 17 in Cheapest cities to rent in Poland #9 of 30 in Most international cities in Poland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jelenia Góra when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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 7 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: oddział przygotowawczy (preparatory unit; min 3 h/week Polish as foreign language within 20-26 h/week). How to enrol a child (gov.pl).

A country-wide rule for Poland; Jelenia Góra's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Jelenia Góra?

The published population was 83,860 people in March 2011. Source: Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011).

How much does it cost to rent in Jelenia Góra?

Average net cold rent is 3.56 EUR/m² per month (2008), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 249 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Eurostat.

Is the air quality good in Jelenia Góra?

How safe is Jelenia Góra?

Police recorded 4,598 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

What is the unemployment rate in Jelenia Góra?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025.

What is the typical salary around Jelenia Góra?

The median gross salary is 1,661 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

Is Jelenia Góra a good place to live?

Jelenia Góra 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.

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  title = {Jelenia Góra, Poland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Jelenia Góra, ul. Ogińskiego) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Jelenia Góra, ul. Ogińskiego) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-27
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GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018 bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31
GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367 bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2021-03-31
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, JELENIA GÓRA, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27

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IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, JELENIA GÓRA, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, JELENIA GÓRA, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, JELENIA GÓRA, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, JELENIA GÓRA, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025 Local Data Bank · bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-07-27
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Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
Orange Poland mobile plan orange.pl · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Reproducible gmina density for Jelenia Góra: population_total_2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31

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