From west to east within the EU: the patterns of Dutch lifestyle migration to Hungary

near their borders and Germans and Belgians settle in tourist towns around Lake Balaton, Dutch migrants are concentrated in disadvantaged rural villages in Southern Transdanubia, particularly in Baranya County, where property prices and living costs are significantly lower.These findings demonstrate the changing dynamics of lifestyle migration, with less affluent groups increasingly participating and selecting destinations beyond traditionally favoured, more expensive regions.This study advocates for a broader understanding of lifestyle migration, challenging the conventional assumption that economic considerations are insignificant.Moreover, the observation that lifestyle migrants are not always as affluent as commonly presumed and are increasingly settling in small villages within disadvantaged regions raises important questions for policymakers in Hungary and other countries.