Living in Baloteşti

At the end of 2025, Baloteşti had a population of 10,540. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.2% of residents in 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Baloteşti stood at 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population10,540people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,659EUR/month31 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Castigul salarial nominal mediu brut lunar pe activitati ale economiei nationale (sectiuni si diviziuni) CAEN Rev.2, sexe, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare si judete

Recorded crime1,597incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Romania-wide rules apply when you move to Baloteşti?

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 RomaniaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Baloteşti.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling count was 5,848 at the end of 2021.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€8

Mobile plan, 10 GB€5

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	7.61 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Digi Fiber 1000²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	5 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Digi mobile plan³Official · national market
Dwellings	5,848 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	4,167 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

Is Baloteşti a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–71%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–71%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–72%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–67%

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

Work and income

At the end of 2021, employment in Baloteşti reached 5,958.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,659 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Castigul salarial nominal mediu brut lunar pe activitati ale economiei nationale (sectiuni si diviziuni) CAEN Rev.2, sexe, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare si judete¹Official · county
People in employment	5,958 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁷Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

National Agency for Employment — Public employment service

Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM)

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

Safety

How safe is Baloteşti?

Police recorded 1,597 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,597 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Baloteşti's nearest airport was OTP, 5 km away and offered 66 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	66 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	5 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OTP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Integration Programme for beneficiaries of international protection and other eligible foreigners — Integration course

General Inspectorate for Immigration

For refugees, persons with subsidiary protection, other eligible foreigners.

RomanianIn PersonCost varies

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Piloting integration — regional integration-centre route — Welcome Program

General Inspectorate for Immigration

For beneficiaries of protection, other foreigners with a right of residence.

RomanianIn Person

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Baloteşti?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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

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28°14°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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157

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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

PM2.513WHO 5 · EU 25

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

PM2.5 across cities in RomaniaAnnual PM2.5 in Baloteşti is 13.0 µg/m³. Of 19 cities with data, 4 have annual PM2.5 of 15 to under 16 µg/m³.

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Baloteşti 13.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 12.3 · Apr 18.5 · May 24.1 · Jun 28.1 · Jul 30.4 · Aug 30.6 · Sep 25 · Oct 18 · Nov 10.5 · Dec 4.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5 · Feb -3.5 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 4.9 · May 9.7 · Jun 13.9 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 11.4 · May 16.8 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 0 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 40.1 · Feb 33 · Mar 42.4 · Apr 50.2 · May 70.4 · Jun 82.7 · Jul 68.6 · Aug 48.9 · Sep 60.5 · Oct 60.7 · Nov 43.6 · Dec 47 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 78.8 · Feb 107.1 · Mar 156.7 · Apr 195.3 · May 245.4 · Jun 259.4 · Jul 293.4 · Aug 283 · Sep 208.7 · Oct 149.6 · Nov 84.8 · Dec 63.9 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Romania: Arad ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Kecskemét (Hungary) ±0.9 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Baloteşti was home to 5,775 women at the end of 2021. Baloteşti was home to 5,435 men at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Baloteşti?

The published population was 10,540 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	5,775 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Male residents	5,435 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Population	10,540 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.171 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official

International community in Baloteşti

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Ancestry or ethnicity

Resident population at 1 December 2021 in the UAT; ethnicity/mother tongue are source-native census response categories · 2021-12-01

Published group	People	Share
POPULATIA REZIDENTA TOTAL	11,210	100.0%
Români	9,388	83.7%
Informație nedisponibila	1,466	13.1%
Romi	262	2.3%
Alta etnie	27	0.2%
Maghiari	15	0.1%
Rusi-Lipoveni	9	0.1%
Italieni	8	0.1%
Turci	8	0.1%
Germani	7	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Tatari	7	0.1%
Evrei	5	0.0%
Armeni	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered jobseekers	16 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Baloteşti

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

Cities near Baloteşti

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

Alternative cities in Romania

Other cities in Romania to compare with Baloteşti, nearest in population first.

All Romania cities

Mărgineni-Munteni10,549 residents Hârşova10,519 residents Covasna10,563 residents Eforie Sud10,563 residents Slobozia Bradului10,588 residents Recaş10,485 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Baloteşti 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 4 to 18, and public school is free. How to enrol a child (edu.ro).

A country-wide rule for Romania; Baloteşti's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Baloteşti part of Bucharest?

Baloteşti belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Bucharest; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 22.7 km away by straight-line distance. Bucharest city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source²¹

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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 Baloteşti?

The published population was 10,540 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Baloteşti?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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.

How safe is Baloteşti?

Is Baloteşti a good place to live?

Baloteşti 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 Baloteşti part of Bucharest?

Baloteşti belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Bucharest; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 22.7 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Baloteşti?

Buftea, Afumaţi are near Baloteşti. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the POPULATIA REZIDENTA TOTAL ancestry or ethnicity group in Baloteşti?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 11,210 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021-12-01. This is a ancestry or ethnicity measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Baloteşti, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6da2c57928a0c0593bb60f745d44cb5c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/balotesti/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Baloteşti, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6da2c57928a0c0593bb60f745d44cb5c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/balotesti/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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