Living in Nové Mesto nad Váhom

In Nové Mesto nad Váhom, unemployment is 3.4% (2025).

Nové Mesto nad Váhom numbered 19,171 residents at the end of 2025. The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.35% at the end of 2025. Nové Mesto nad Váhom recorded annual PM2.5 of 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population19,171people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,721EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate3.35%country median 4.1% — 19% belowOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime800incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 27% belowOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

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

Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

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 SlovakiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Nové Mesto nad Váhom. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesNové Mesto nad Váhom highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Žilina€4.83

Prešov€4.67

Nitra€3.93

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Zlatý home internet⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál⁴Official · national market

Is Nové Mesto nad Váhom a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–70%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student53%strong on safety, weak on education · range 42–64%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–74%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 3.35 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Nové Mesto nad Váhom is 3.4%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Nové Mesto nad Váhom 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,721 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁸Official · county
Unemployment rate	3.35 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁴Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family — Public employment service

Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Job SearchTraining

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Nové Mesto nad Váhom. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

Police recorded 800 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety³

Recorded crime across major citiesNové Mesto nad Váhom highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Žilina1,300

Banská Bystrica1,200

Petržalka1,100

Nitra1,100

Trnava1,100

Martin1,000

Trenčín900

Prešov800

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	800 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety³Official

Mobility and administration

Nové Mesto nad Váhom's nearest airport was BTS, 80 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	80 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BTS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Integration of third-country nationals including migrants — national project — Integration course

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic

For third-country nationals, migrants.

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Integration policy of the Slovak Republic — Welcome Program

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic / Government of Slovakia

For foreigners with long-term residence, third-country nationals.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.8°C in January and 20.8°C in July. Nové Mesto nad Váhom's monthly precipitation totalled 31.6 mm in January and 70.2 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

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 Agency¹

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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17°4°

22°9°

25°13°

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21°10°

15°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

142

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247

259

273

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126

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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.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 10.6 · Apr 17.1 · May 21.5 · Jun 25.2 · Jul 27.4 · Aug 27.2 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 9 · Dec 3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.1 · Feb -3.2 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 4.4 · May 9.1 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.8 · Feb 1 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 10.8 · May 15.4 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 31.6 · Feb 29.8 · Mar 32.6 · Apr 37.6 · May 58.4 · Jun 70.7 · Jul 70.2 · Aug 58.1 · Sep 59.6 · Oct 48.3 · Nov 41 · Dec 38.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 60.4 · Feb 90 · Mar 142.2 · Apr 205.4 · May 246.8 · Jun 258.5 · Jul 273 · Aug 260.5 · Sep 180.9 · Oct 125.5 · Nov 62 · Dec 49 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.3 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.3 °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

Nové Mesto nad Váhom's total area was 32.6 km² at the end of 2021. Nové Mesto nad Váhom's population density measured 603 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

The published population was 19,171 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	32.58 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹⁰Official
Population density	603 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹⁰Official
Population	19,171 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁹Official

International community in Nové Mesto nad Váhom

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

Country of birth

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	19,644	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	18,519	94.3%
inhabitants born abroad	1,066	5.4%
not found out	59	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	19,644	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	19,347	98.5%
foreigners	282	1.4%
not found out	15	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	19,644	100.0%
Slovak	18,049	91.9%
not found out	1,087	5.5%
Czech	254	1.3%
Romani	38	0.2%
other	32	0.2%
Hungarian	29	0.1%
Bulgarian	26	0.1%
Romanian	20	0.1%
Ukrainian	16	0.1%
German	11	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Polish	10	0.1%
Croatian	10	0.1%
Vietnamese	10	0.1%
Chinese	10	0.1%
Russian	8	0.0%
Moravian	8	0.0%
Serbian	7	0.0%
Italian	5	0.0%
Iranian	4	0.0%
Ruthenian	3	0.0%
French	3	0.0%
Jewish	2	0.0%
Canadian	1	0.0%
English	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Alternatives for people set on Nové Mesto nad Váhom

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.

Vrbové as a Nové Mesto nad Váhom alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 500 Vrbové vs 800 Nové Mesto nad Váhom−38%
Unemployment: 2.2% Vrbové vs 3.4% Nové Mesto nad Váhom−36%
Residents: 5,523 Vrbové vs 19,171 Nové Mesto nad Váhom−71%

Full comparison More about Vrbové

Petržalka as a Nové Mesto nad Váhom alternative in the same country

90 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 112,118 Petržalka vs 19,171 Nové Mesto nad Váhom+485%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 3.4% Nové Mesto nad Váhom−18%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 800 Nové Mesto nad Váhomno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 13.0 µg/m³ Nové Mesto nad Váhom−8%

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Cities near Nové Mesto nad Váhom

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Nové Mesto nad Váhom, nearest in population first.

All Slovakia cities

Hlohovec19,214 residents Senica18,970 residents Šaľa19,534 residents Brezno19,577 residents Malacky18,742 residents Vranov nad Topľou20,007 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nové Mesto nad Váhom 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 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: jazykové kurzy pre deti cudzincov (language courses for children of foreigners, organised and funded by self-governing regions). How to enrol a child (minedu.sk).

A country-wide rule for Slovakia; Nové Mesto nad Váhom's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Nové Mesto nad Váhom part of Nitra?

Nové Mesto nad Váhom is near Nitra, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 54.2 km away by straight-line distance. Nitra city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

The published population was 19,171 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

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 Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

Police recorded 800 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety.

What is the unemployment rate in Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Nové Mesto nad Váhom a good place to live?

Nové Mesto nad Váhom 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 Nové Mesto nad Váhom part of Nitra?

Which cities are near Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

Stará Turá, Trenčín, Myjava, Vrbové, Piešťany are near Nové Mesto nad Váhom. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in inhabitants born in Slovak Republic live in Nové Mesto nad Váhom?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,519 people (94.3%) in the source-defined population for SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia: population, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {3729ed2db715730bbaa76068d491b215},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/nove-mesto-nad-vahom/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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