Living in Zagórz

In Zagórz, unemployment is 5.7% (2025).

Zagórz's population was 12,522 at the end of 2025. Zagórz's unemployment stood at 5.7% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2611 sources

Population12,522people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Median gross salary (region)1,535EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate5.7%country median 4.4% — 30% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Recorded crime1,619incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

Higher unemployment than 70% of Polish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 97% of Polish cities that publish it.

Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Zagórz?

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 Zagórz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Zagórz. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€12

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesZagórz highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Gdańsk€15.01

Gdynia€14.87

Szczecin€10.25

Katowice€8.83

Radom€3.27

Częstochowa€2.99

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Poznań€8.54

Łódź€6.55

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 internet⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan⁶Official · national market

Is Zagórz a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–58%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–65%

Student49%strong on safety, weak on education · range 37–61%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–62%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Zagórz?

The unemployment rate is 5.7 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁹

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Zagórz is 5.7%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Zagórz 5.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,535 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.7 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zagórz. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Zagórz?

Police recorded 1,619 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)²

Recorded crime across major citiesZagórz highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Katowice4,141

Gdańsk3,165

Warsaw2,970

Wrocław2,879

Gdynia2,736

Kraków2,546

Poznań2,539

Szczecin2,519

Bydgoszcz2,423

Łódź2,401

Lublin2,363

Białystok1,708

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,619 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Zagórz's nearest airport was RZE, 68 km away and offered 11 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	11 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	68 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	RZE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.8°C in January and 19.1°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.2 · Feb 12.96 · Mar 17.22 · Apr 25.03 · May 28.82 · Jun 30.96 · Jul 34.91 · Aug 34.6 · Sep 33.02 · Oct 23.21 · Nov 19.85 · Dec 10.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -26.98 · Feb -24.08 · Mar -21.75 · Apr -5.44 · May -3.09 · Jun 3.95 · Jul 7.21 · Aug 5.9 · Sep -0.73 · Oct -6.83 · Nov -13.94 · Dec -21.17 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.81 · Feb -3.2 · Mar 1.54 · Apr 7.91 · May 13.18 · Jun 16.91 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 13.71 · Oct 7.89 · Nov 2.92 · Dec -2.73 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Zagórz?

The published population was 12,522 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	12,522 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Zagórz

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.

Swarzędz as a Zagórz alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 485 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 57,433 Swarzędz vs 12,522 Zagórz+359%
Unemployment: 1.1% Swarzędz vs 5.7% Zagórz−81%
Median gross pay, region: €2,018 Swarzędz vs €1,535 Zagórz+31%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,306 Swarzędz vs 1,619 Zagórz−19%

Full comparison More about Swarzędz

Cities near Zagórz

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

Alternative cities in Poland

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

All Poland cities

Łobez12,523 residents Włodawa12,500 residents Otmuchów12,553 residents Zebrzydowice12,470 residents Bełżyce12,437 residents Praszka12,608 residents

How does Zagórz compare?

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

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

Put Zagórz's key facts on your site — a card with this page's figures and a link back, free under CC BY 4.0.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Zagórz?

The published population was 12,522 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

How safe is Zagórz?

What is the unemployment rate in Zagórz?

The unemployment rate is 5.7 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

What is the typical salary around Zagórz?

The median gross salary is 1,535 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

Is Zagórz a good place to live?

Zagórz 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 Zagórz?

Lesko is near Zagórz. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Zagórz, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6d1ce4c6ae7b93832acc0ec3363f2d2f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/zagorz/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Zagórz, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6d1ce4c6ae7b93832acc0ec3363f2d2f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/zagorz/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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bdl.stat.gov.pl bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-27
Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290) bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-09-25
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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
Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-05
Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-05
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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