Living in Budeşti

Budeşti numbered 6,783 residents at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.7% of residents in 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Budeşti stood at 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population6,783people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,257EUR/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 crime1,771incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

PM2.5, annual mean14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Budeşti reached 2,927 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Budeşti. 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	2,927 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	2,227 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

Is Budeşti a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on housing · range 35–57%

Skilled employee53%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 43–63%

Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 39–63%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–65%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

Employment totaled 2,816 in Budeşti at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,257 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	2,816 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 Budeşti. 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 Budeşti. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Budeşti?

Police recorded 1,771 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	1,771 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Budeşti's nearest airport was SBZ, 85 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	85 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SBZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Budeşti?

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: European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴

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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4°-4°

7°-2°

12°1°

18°6°

23°11°

27°15°

29°16°

30°16°

24°12°

18°7°

11°2°

5°-2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

101

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

111

157

186

234

260

289

274

202

156

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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

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 Budeşti is 14.0 µg/m³. Of 19 cities with data, 4 have annual PM2.5 of 15 to under 16 µg/m³.

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Budeşti 14.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.4 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 12.4 · Apr 18.3 · May 23.4 · Jun 27.2 · Jul 29.4 · Aug 29.5 · Sep 24.1 · Oct 17.8 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 5.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 6.4 · May 11 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 16.3 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -2.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.4 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 11.7 · May 16.7 · Jun 20.5 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 16.9 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 38.7 · Feb 30.3 · Mar 39.9 · Apr 57.4 · May 82 · Jun 100.7 · Jul 83.7 · Aug 77.7 · Sep 58.3 · Oct 58.6 · Nov 49.1 · Dec 51.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 90.1 · Feb 111.3 · Mar 157.3 · Apr 185.9 · May 233.8 · Jun 260.1 · Jul 289.1 · Aug 274.2 · Sep 201.8 · Oct 156 · Nov 96.4 · Dec 72.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Romania: Timișoara ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Kecskemét (Hungary) ±0.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Petržalka (Slovakia) ±1.3 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±2.6 °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

The count of female residents in Budeşti was 3,364 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Budeşti had 3,288 residents who were male.

How many people live in Budeşti?

The published population was 6,783 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	3,364 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Male residents	3,288 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Population	6,783 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.678 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official

International community in Budeşti

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	6,652	100.0%
Români	6,224	93.6%
Romi	82	1.2%
Turci	3	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	41 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Budeşti

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

Alternative cities in Romania

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Tileagd6,781 residents Brebu Mânăstirei6,779 residents Chirnogi6,779 residents Pogoanele6,777 residents Albeşti6,753 residents Umbrăreşti6,839 residents

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

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

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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 Budeşti?

The published population was 6,783 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Budeşti?

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: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Budeşti?

Is Budeşti a good place to live?

Budeşti 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.

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

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 6,652 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). Budeşti (Vâlcea County), Romania: population, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 68541355d33475e2af503b7832acddcc]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/budesti-39-168791/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_budesti-valcea-county-romania-population-salary-jobs_adb8f8f012b9,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Budeşti (Vâlcea County), Romania: population, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {68541355d33475e2af503b7832acddcc},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/budesti-39-168791/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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