Is Târgu Mureş a good place to live?

69/100 livability · Romania
Târgu Mureş, Romania scores 69/100 for livability — a strong place to live: cost 53/100, climate 78/100, safety 77/100. Warmest-month high ~18.9°C, coldest-month low ~-3.9°C. Main natural-disaster exposure: extreme cold / winter; homicide rate ~1.1/100k. Safety 77/100 blends disaster (62) and crime (97).
Târgu Mureş — average monthly high (°C, WorldClim)
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Livability pillars (0-100)
53Cost78Climate77Safety
Disaster risk by type (1-5)
3Quake2Flood1Storm2Wildfire1Heat1Drought4Cold1Tsunami

How each score is calculated: CostiAffordability, 0–100. Higher = cheaper. = 100 − (country price level vs US × a city-size premium). Source: World Bank PPP ÷ exchange rate (US = 100). · ClimateiComfort, 0–100, from WorldClim monthly temperatures. Penalises hot summers (above ~24°C), cold winters (below ~6°C) and too-cool summers (below 15°C). Higher = milder. · Safetyi0–100. Higher = safer. Blends 55% natural-disaster safety (8 hazards — earthquake from real USGS records, plus flood, storm, wildfire, heat, drought, cold, tsunami) and 45% crime safety (homicide rate). · LivabilityiOverall score, 0–100 = 0.35 × Cost + 0.30 × Climate + 0.35 × Safety. (hover the i)

How to read the scores — all on a 0–100 scale, higher is better.

Natural-disaster risk in Târgu Mureş

How cold does Târgu Mureş get?

Extreme-cold/winter risk in Târgu Mureş is high (4/5); coldest-month mean low ~-3.9°C (WorldClim).

Is Târgu Mureş at risk of earthquakes?

Earthquake risk in Târgu Mureş is moderate (3/5). USGS records 124 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes within 300 km since 1980.

How scored: livability = 0.35·cost + 0.30·climate + 0.35·safety. Climate from WorldClim v2.1 normals; cost from World Bank PPP÷FX (real, open); earthquake from USGS (real); flood/storm/wildfire/drought/tsunami tiers indicative — verify before publish.

FAQ

Is Târgu Mureş a good place to live?

Târgu Mureş scores 69/100 for livability — cost 53, climate 78, safety 77.

Is Târgu Mureş safe?

Safety 77/100 = disaster safety 62 (main risk extreme cold / winter) blended with crime safety 97 (homicide ~1.1/100k).

What's the climate like in Târgu Mureş?

Warmest-month highs average ~18.9°C and coldest-month lows ~-3.9°C (WorldClim climate normals).

How much does it cost to live in Târgu Mureş?

Romania sits at 47/100 on the World Bank price level (US=100) — affordability score 53/100.

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