Living in Hranice

In Hranice, unemployment is 5.1% (2024).

Hranice had a population of 17,969 at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Hranice reached 5.07%. Hranice recorded annual PM2.5 of 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0731 sources

Population17,969people31 Dec 2025Official source · Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)

Median gross salary (region)1,725EUR/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 rate5.07%country median 4.1% — 23% aboveOfficial source · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky

Recorded crime1,534incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Hranice.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Hranice recorded 8,735 dwellings at the end of 2021.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesHranice highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	16.44 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone fixed internet²³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹⁹Official · national market
Dwellings	8,735 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official

Is Hranice a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 48–70%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–73%

Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–68%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–65%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Work and income

Hranice's employment count was 8,569 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Hranice?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (2024-12).

Unemployment rate: 5.07 % · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Hranice is 5.1%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1112–13

Hranice 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,824 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Olomoucký kraj, wage sphere¹⁷Official · regional context
People in employment	8,569 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,725 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region²²Official · county
Unemployment rate	5.07 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2024	Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky¹⁶Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hranice. 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

Open the Czechia service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Hranice?

Police recorded about 1,534 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 data¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,534 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data¹⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Hranice's nearest airport was OSR, 32 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	32 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OSR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hranice. 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 Hranice.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hranice?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁹

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.515WHO 5 · EU 25

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.08 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 18.01 · Apr 26.43 · May 28.42 · Jun 33.1 · Jul 35.68 · Aug 36.01 · Sep 31.89 · Oct 25.01 · Nov 18.31 · Dec 11.43 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.39 · Feb -25.14 · Mar -17.84 · Apr -8.36 · May -1.56 · Jun 3.43 · Jul 6.56 · Aug 5.74 · Sep 0.59 · Oct -5.77 · Nov -11.88 · Dec -20.91 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.72 · Feb -1.91 · Mar 2.38 · Apr 8.32 · May 13.21 · Jun 17.45 · Jul 19.74 · Aug 19.38 · Sep 14 · Oct 8.23 · Nov 3.48 · Dec -1.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, Hranice had 8,981 residents who were female. Hranice was home to 8,488 men at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Hranice?

The published population was 17,969 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	8,981 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁵Official
Male residents	8,488 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁵Official
Population	17,969 people	31 Dec 2025	Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)⁶Official

International community in Hranice

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 group	People	Share
Total population	17,469	100.0%
Česká republika	17,077	97.8%
Ukrajina	80	0.5%
Slovenská republika	78	0.4%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	71	0.4%
Nezjištěno	46	0.3%
Dvojí občanství	23	0.1%
Rumunsko	14	0.1%
Maďarská republika	13	0.1%
Polská republika	13	0.1%
Korejská republika	6	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Španělské království	5	0.0%
Turecká republika	5	0.0%
Moldavská republika	4	0.0%
Ruská federace	4	0.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie	4	0.0%
Běloruská republika	3	0.0%
Arménská republika	3	0.0%
Republika Srbsko	3	0.0%
Spolková republika Německo	2	0.0%
Republika Kazachstán	2	0.0%
Libanonská republika	2	0.0%
Spojené státy americké	2	0.0%
Bulharská republika	1	0.0%
Francouzská republika	1	0.0%
Indická republika	1	0.0%
Rakouská republika	1	0.0%
Litevská republika	1	0.0%
Filipínská republika	1	0.0%
Singapurská republika	1	0.0%
Švédské království	1	0.0%
bez státního občanství	1	0.0%

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total population	17,469	100.0%
Česká celkem	10,478	60.0%
Moravská celkem	2,182	12.5%
Slovenská celkem	276	1.6%
Romská celkem	97	0.6%
Ukrajinská celkem	63	0.4%
Vietnamská celkem	55	0.3%
Jiná celkem	46	0.3%
Československá celkem	24	0.1%
Evropská celkem	18	0.1%
Slezská celkem	15	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Maďarská celkem	14	0.1%
Americká (USA) celkem	11	0.1%
Polská celkem	11	0.1%
Ruská celkem	11	0.1%
Německá celkem	9	0.1%
Turecká celkem	7	0.0%
Anglická celkem	6	0.0%
Moldavská celkem	6	0.0%
Rumunská celkem	6	0.0%
Kanadská celkem	5	0.0%
Španělská celkem	5	0.0%
Běloruská celkem	4	0.0%
Italská celkem	4	0.0%
Korejská celkem	4	0.0%
Arménská celkem	3	0.0%
Rusínská celkem	3	0.0%
Bulharská celkem	2	0.0%
Francouzská celkem	2	0.0%
Indická celkem	2	0.0%
Japonská celkem	2	0.0%
Makedonská celkem	2	0.0%
Arabská celkem	1	0.0%
Britská celkem	1	0.0%
Chorvatská celkem	1	0.0%
Irská celkem	1	0.0%
Katalánská celkem	1	0.0%
Kurdská celkem	1	0.0%
Litevská celkem	1	0.0%
Lotyšská celkem	1	0.0%
Nizozemská celkem	1	0.0%
Rakouská celkem	1	0.0%
Řecká celkem	1	0.0%
Židovská celkem	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Labour force	8,988 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Hranice

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Valašské Meziříčí as a Hranice alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,110 Valašské Meziříčí vs 1,534 Hranice−28%
Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Valašské Meziříčí vs €1,725 Hranicesame level
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Valašské Meziříčí vs 15.0 µg/m³ Hranicesame level

Full comparison More about Valašské Meziříčí

Jihlava as a Hranice alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 156 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,278 Jihlava vs 1,534 Hranice−17%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Jihlava vs 15.0 µg/m³ Hranice−13%
Median gross pay, region: €1,750 Jihlava vs €1,725 Hranicesame level

Full comparison More about Jihlava

Cities near Hranice

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

Fulnek 21.9 km away

Rent: 8.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

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Louny18,068 residents Kadaň18,090 residents Otrokovice17,401 residents Říčany17,143 residents Benešov17,043 residents Žatec18,959 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hranice 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; Hranice's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Hranice part of Ostrava?

Hranice is near Ostrava, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 48.3 km away by straight-line distance. Ostrava city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source¹⁰

Which comparable places record less crime than Hranice?

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

Hranice: 1,287.2 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents (2024).

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 source¹¹

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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 Hranice?

The published population was 17,969 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO).

Is the air quality good in Hranice?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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 Hranice?

What is the unemployment rate in Hranice?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (2024-12). Source: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky.

What is the typical salary around Hranice?

The median gross salary is 1,725 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 Hranice a good place to live?

Hranice 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 Hranice part of Ostrava?

Hranice is near Ostrava, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 48.3 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Hranice?

Lipník nad Bečvou, Odry, Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Valašské Meziříčí, Nový Jičín are near Hranice. 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 Hranice?

The official citizenship distribution records 17,077 people (97.8%) 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 Hranice?

56 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Hranice 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hranice, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9e5662d55e5754f9cab717dcc3e14c33},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/hranice/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-05
Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) ancestry or ethnicity distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) citizenship distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
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kriminalita.policie.gov.cz recorded crime data kriminalita.policie.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
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O2 Datamanie 10GB o2.cz · checked 2026-09-15
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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