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Living in Hořovice

In Hořovice, unemployment is 2.8% (2024).

Hořovice had a population of 8,055 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.85% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 13 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population8,055people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,878EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region
Unemployment rate2.85%country median 4.1% — 31% belowOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime1,195incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data
PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Hořovice?

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 CzechiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Hořovice.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The city had 3,434 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Hořovice. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Hořovice recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesHořovice highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hořovice highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53
Čelákovice€12.51
Milovice€10.98
Studénka€8.97
Plzeň€5.92
Ostrava€4.83
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Klášterec nad Ohří€8.39
Prague€8.25
Krupka€8.10
Brno€7.50
Jirkov€7.49
Chodov€7.45
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.44 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone fixed internet23Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB19Official · national market
Dwellings3,434 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official

Is Hořovice a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on housing · range 44–66%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student49%strong on safety, weak on education · range 37–61%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–72%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Work and income

Employment totaled 3,636 in Hořovice at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Hořovice?

The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.85 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR7
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Hořovice is 2.9%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings2,136 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Středočeský kraj, wage sphere17Official · regional context
People in employment3,636 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,878 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region22Official · county
Unemployment rate2.85 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR7Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service

Úřad práce České republiky

Job SearchRegistration
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hořovice. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Hořovice?

Police recorded about 1,195 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data15

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,195 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data15Official · county

Mobility and administration

Hořovice's nearest airport was PRG, 39 km away and offered 94 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport94 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights20Official
Distance to the nearest major airport39 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PRG3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Adaptation and integration courses “Welcome to the Czech Republic” — Civic Orientation

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For third-country nationals with qualifying long-term or permanent residence.

CzechIn PersonCo-payment
Open official information

Centres for Support of Integration of Foreigners — counselling, language and sociocultural support — Welcome Program

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For foreigners legally residing in the Czech Republic, people granted international protection.

CzechIn Person, OnlineFree
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Hořovice.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hořovice?

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 Agency11

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency11Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 11.53 · Feb 14.96 · Mar 20.9 · Apr 26.09 · May 29.21 · Jun 35.71 · Jul 36.24 · Aug 37.5 · Sep 33.39 · Oct 24.9 · Nov 18.12 · Dec 11.41 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -23.83 · Feb -19.32 · Mar -18.69 · Apr -7.44 · May -3.12 · Jun 1.25 · Jul 7.32 · Aug 4.89 · Sep 0.39 · Oct -7.71 · Nov -8.66 · Dec -20.1 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -2.38 · Feb -1.04 · Mar 2.98 · Apr 8.33 · May 13.09 · Jun 17.33 · Jul 19.57 · Aug 19.07 · Sep 14.02 · Oct 8.46 · Nov 3.21 · Dec -0.91 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The count of female residents in Hořovice was 3,515 at the end of 2021. The count of male residents in Hořovice was 3,320 at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Hořovice?

The published population was 8,055 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR7

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents3,515 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)6Official
Male residents3,320 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)6Official
Population8,055 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR7Official

International community in Hořovice

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

Citizenship

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population6,835100.0%
Česká republika6,18090.4%
Ukrajina2864.2%
Vietnamská socialistická republika1001.5%
Slovenská republika731.1%
Dvojí občanství410.6%
Rumunsko320.5%
Bulharská republika310.5%
Moldavská republika240.4%
Nezjištěno190.3%
Maďarská republika140.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ruská federace110.2%
Běloruská republika30.0%
Spolková republika Německo30.0%
Polská republika30.0%
Indická republika20.0%
Bangladéšská lidová republika20.0%
Kubánská republika10.0%
Francouzská republika10.0%
Republika Kazachstán10.0%
Libanonská republika10.0%
Litevská republika10.0%
Republika Srbsko10.0%
Bosna a Hercegovina10.0%
Slovinská republika10.0%
Jihoafrická republika10.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie10.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population6,835100.0%
Česká celkem4,24962.2%
Ukrajinská celkem1352.0%
Slovenská celkem931.4%
Vietnamská celkem751.1%
Moldavská celkem270.4%
Jiná celkem260.4%
Bulharská celkem230.3%
Ruská celkem210.3%
Moravská celkem160.2%
Rumunská celkem140.2%
Show 23 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Maďarská celkem120.2%
Evropská celkem110.2%
Romská celkem110.2%
Německá celkem80.1%
Československá celkem30.0%
Francouzská celkem30.0%
Švédská celkem30.0%
Americká (USA) celkem20.0%
Běloruská celkem20.0%
Indická celkem20.0%
Polská celkem20.0%
Australská celkem10.0%
Britská celkem10.0%
Litevská celkem10.0%
Makedonská celkem10.0%
Mongolská celkem10.0%
Rusínská celkem10.0%
Řecká celkem10.0%
Slezská celkem10.0%
Slovinská celkem10.0%
Švýcarská celkem10.0%
Uzbecká celkem10.0%
Židovská celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force3,767 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Hořovice

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Hořovice from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Hořovice

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

Králův Dvůr 15.8 km away
Rent
11.23 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Dobříš 19.9 km away
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10.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-06-30

Alternative cities in Czechia

Other cities in Czechia to compare with Hořovice, nearest in population first.

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Stříbro8,060 residentsSemily8,022 residentsBystřice pod Hostýnem8,002 residentsHrádek nad Nisou8,001 residentsDubí8,114 residentsLipník nad Bečvou7,955 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hořovice 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 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Czech-language courses for foreigners (NPI cizinci.npi.cz portal + school adaptation support). How to enrol a child (msmt.gov.cz).

A country-wide rule for Czechia; Hořovice's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Hořovice part of Prague?

Hořovice belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Prague; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 47.8 km away by straight-line distance. Prague city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source10

Which comparable places record less crime than Hořovice?

102 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Hořovice in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Hořovice: 1,887.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents (2024).

Lomnice nad Popelkou — 496.9 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Zubří — 522.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Nová Paka — 529.8 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Třemošná — 554.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Hradec nad Moravicí — 674.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Dolní Lutyně — 677.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Bystřice — 683.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Týnec nad Sázavou — 699.7 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source12

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Hořovice?

The published population was 8,055 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Hořovice?

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 Hořovice?

Police recorded about 1,195 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data.

What is the unemployment rate in Hořovice?

The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Hořovice?

The median gross salary is 1,878 EUR/month. Source: Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region.

Is Hořovice a good place to live?

Hořovice 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 Hořovice part of Prague?

Hořovice belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Prague; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 47.8 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Hořovice?

Králův Dvůr, Příbram, Beroun, Dobříš, Rokycany are near Hořovice. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Česká republika citizenship group in Hořovice?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,180 people (90.4%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (2021-03-26). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Which comparable places record less crime than Hořovice?

102 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Hořovice in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Policie ČR Mapy kriminality municipal 2024 + CZSO population municipalities 1 January 2024, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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