# Balvi — verified migration data
> Compact source-backed migration data for Balvi, Latvia. Updated 2026-06-13 from 15 publishable metrics.

## Key facts
- Entity: City
- Name: Balvi
- Country: Latvia
- Country code: lv
- Slug: lv-0024000
- Updated: 2026-06-13
- Confidence: 82
- HTML: https://migrationfit.com/cities/lv/lv-0024000/
- JSON: https://migrationfit.com/data/cities/lv/lv-0024000.json

## Metrics

- Gigabit-capable fixed broadband availability (% households): 85 percent; observed 2024-12-31; source grade A; grain City (Gemeinde).
- Median age (Zensus 2022, Durchschnittsalter): 45 years; observed 2025-01-01; source grade A; grain Land (Zensus 2022).
- Median full-time gross salary (regional): 1,200 EUR/month; observed 2025-12-31; source grade A; grain Regional median (Kreis).
- Nearest airport direct destinations: N/A; observed 2026-06-13; source grade A; grain Direct destinations from PKV.
- Nearest scheduled airport IATA: PKV code; observed 2026-06-13; source grade A; grain City centroid to nearest scheduled-service airport.
- Nearest scheduled airport distance: 99.6 km; observed 2026-06-13; source grade A; grain Great-circle distance; driving time not implied.
- Recorded crime incidents per 100k residents: 2,350 per_100k; observed 2024-12-31; source grade A; grain level_0.
- Top Marginal Income Tax Rate: 31 percent; observed 2026-01-01; source grade A; grain level_0.
- Total land area: 2,386.85 km2; observed 2026-01-05; source grade A; grain Land.
- Unemployment rate (annual average, zivile Erwerbspersonen): 8 percent; observed 2025-12-31; source grade A; grain level_0.



## Sources

- SPRK (Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisija) — Annual broadband report 2024: https://www.sprk.gov.lv/lv/elektroniskie-sakari
- CSP Latvia — IRD031 (Mean age, median age, dependency rate, 2025): https://api.stat.gov.lv/api/v2/tables/IRD031/data?lang=en
- CSP Latvia — DSN010 (Annual average employees by income group, 2025): https://api.stat.gov.lv/api/v2/tables/DSN010/data?lang=en
- OpenFlights — routes.dat: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
- OurAirports — airports.csv: https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv
- OurAirports — airports.csv: https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv
- CSP/IeM — Crime statistics (national level only): https://stat.gov.lv/en/statistics-themes/crime-and-justice
- VID Latvia: https://www.vid.gov.lv/en/personal-income-tax-rates
- VZD Latvia: https://data.gov.lv/dati/lv/dataset/administrativo-teritoriju-un-teritoriala-iedalijuma-vienibu-platibas
- NVA (Nodarbinātības valsts aģentūra) — Unemployment Q4 2025: https://www.nva.gov.lv/lv/bezdarba-raditaji



## Cite
Migration Fit (https://migrationfit.com), Balvi verified migration data, updated 2026-06-13. Cite the metric name, observed date, and source URL above.

## Data
- `html_url`: https://migrationfit.com/cities/lv/lv-0024000/
- `json_url`: https://migrationfit.com/data/cities/lv/lv-0024000.json
- `md_url`: https://migrationfit.com/cities/lv/lv-0024000/index.md
- `schema_version`: gig-migration-export-v2