Poland / Central Europe
Augustów is an indexed city in Poland (Central Europe), with a metropolitan population of about ~29K. This profile brings together deterministic city-intelligence indicators for Augustów spanning cost of living, climate, safety and quality of life, economy and jobs, education, and healthcare. Augustów is a central europe city of about ~29K in Poland. On the composite city-intelligence score, Augustów sits around the indexed median (75/100).
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Composite profile
75/100
Use the Augustów profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Poland and across Central Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
75/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 75/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 62/100 | Augustów's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 63/100 | Augustów's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 68/100 | Augustów's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 72/100 | Augustów's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 72/100 | Augustów's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 68/100 | Augustów's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 68/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Augustów is estimated to be a generally safe city (70/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Augustów has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare and green space.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Augustów scores high for family living (75/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Augustów is high for remote workers (70/100), based on connectivity, affordability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Augustów is high for retirement (72/100), appealing for healthcare access and affordability.
Local public safety guidance for Augustów, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Augustów, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Poland emergency profile.
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Augustów, with national-level information from Poland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Augustów, see the Poland healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Augustów, with national-level context from Poland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Augustów, see the Poland transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Augustów. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Augustów will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Augustów drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — strong quality of life (74/100), with nearby nature such as Rospuda, Wigry National Park.
Strong (75/100) on safety, schools and green space.
More affordable than average; about PLN 4,030/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly manufacturing, tourism, hospitality.
A humid continental climate, averaging about 5.6°C.
Higher education is good (56/100).
Healthcare access is good (58/100).
Retirement suitability is good (64/100).
Within ~170 km: Rospuda, Wigry National Park.
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Augustów's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Augustów's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Augustów's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Augustów's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Augustów's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Augustów's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
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Cost of living estimates for Augustów — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Augustów — Humid Continental climate, annual average 5.6°C, comfort score 65/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Augustów — industrial city, economy score 61/100, key industries including manufacturing, tourism, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Augustów — mixed education base, education score 53/100, 3 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Augustów — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 58/100, retirement score 64/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Augustów using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for Augustów — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Augustów using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Augustów using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Augustów. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Regional discovery collections that include Augustów — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
National parks · 30 places across 35 cities.
Weekend escapes · 30 places across 52 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include Augustów — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Cycling Friendly Areas · 50 places across 69 cities.
Family Outdoor Escapes · 50 places across 69 cities.
Hiking Areas · 45 places across 69 cities.
Lake Escapes · 28 places across 64 cities.
National Park Weekends · 20 places across 37 cities.
Weekend Nature Retreats · 50 places across 69 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Augustów, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Augustów has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare and green space. Visitors can also reach nature such as Rospuda, Wigry National Park and Wigry Lake within weekend range.
Augustów has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare and green space. It indexes 74/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Augustów spends roughly PLN 4,030 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near PLN 2,140. Overall the city is more affordable than average for Poland. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for below-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Augustów is high for remote workers (70/100), based on connectivity, affordability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Augustów's labour market is moderate, with opportunities concentrated in manufacturing, tourism and hospitality and technology. Augustów has a manufacturing-oriented economy with strengths in manufacturing, tourism and hospitality.
Augustów offers solid infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 68/100.
Augustów is a developing education base with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Business, Economics and Law.
Augustów offers a moderate student environment, supported by relatively affordable living, strong quality of life and good connectivity.
Augustów has a mixed healthcare profile, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 58/100. Residents have solid access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Augustów offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 64/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space, walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Augustów has a humid continental climate, averaging about 5.6°C annually with roughly 600 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jan.
Augustów is estimated to be a generally safe city (70/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Augustów indexes a walkability score of 69 and a cycling score of 57 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Augustów include Rospuda, Wigry National Park and Wigry Lake. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Augustów scores high for family living (75/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.
Augustów rates 53/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 93/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Rospuda, Wigry National Park and Wigry Lake supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Augustów profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Poland and across Central Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations. Its standout dimensions are safety (72/100) and internet speed (72/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (62/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Poland country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Augustów appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.