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Living in Planá

In Planá, advertised rents for new lettings average €9.30 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 4.5% (2024).

Residents of Planá numbered 5,493 at the end of 2025. Planá registered an unemployment rate of 4.5% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0732 sources

Population5,493people31 Dec 2025Official source · Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)
Median gross salary (region)1,833EUR/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
Average net rent9.3EUR/m²/monthcountry median €8.58 — 8% aboveOfficial source · Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)
Unemployment rate4.5%country median 4.1% — 10% aboveOfficial source · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky
Recorded crime1,573incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

Pricier rent than 72% of Czech cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 62% of Czech cities that publish it.

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

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 Planá.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Planá recorded 2,719 dwellings at the end of 2021.

How much does it cost to rent in Planá?

Average net cold rent is about 9.3 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 9.3 EUR/m²/month · Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)15
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Planá recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53
Čelákovice€12.51
Milovice€10.98
Planá€9.30
Plzeň€5.92
Ostrava€4.83
Show the other 6 cities
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 internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB18Official · national market
Dwellings2,719 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €8.5831 Dec 2026Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)15Official

Is Planá 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–57%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%
Student46%strong on safety, weak on education · range 35–57%
Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–62%
Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 558 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.3 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2026

Work and income

Employment totaled 2,664 in Planá at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Planá?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2024-12). Source: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky16

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Planá is 4.5%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,998 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Plzeňský kraj, wage sphere17Official · regional context
People in employment2,664 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,833 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region21Official · county
Unemployment rate4.5 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky16Official

What does a salary buy in Planá?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €1,833 (Structure of Earnings Survey 2025, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€863of €1,450 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€1,450
Rent, 60 m²€9.30/m² · official · Ministerstvo financí ČR · 2026-12-31− €558
Internet€16 · official · Vodafone fixed internet · 2026-09-30− €16
Mobile plan€12 · official · O2 Datamanie 10GB · 2026-09-30− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€863
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Planá Salary needed to live in Planá

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Planá. 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
Register Search jobs
Open the Czechia service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Planá?

Police recorded about 1,573 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,573 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data14Official · county

Mobility and administration

Planá's nearest airport was KLV, 39 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Distance to the nearest major airport39 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)KLV3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Planá. 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
Open official information
Open the full Czechia section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Planá.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −2.4°C in January and 16.6°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.3 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 6 · Apr 12.1 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 21.6 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 10 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 0.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.4 · Feb -3.9 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 3.2 · May 7.3 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 4.4 · Nov -0.1 · Dec -3.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -2.4 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 7.2 · May 11.4 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -1.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 62.2 · Feb 47.3 · Mar 52.4 · Apr 42.7 · May 62.8 · Jun 75.3 · Jul 81.7 · Aug 78.4 · Sep 63.7 · Oct 58 · Nov 55.9 · Dec 67.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 41.9 · Feb 74.9 · Mar 118.5 · Apr 183.1 · May 213.3 · Jun 220 · Jul 236.4 · Aug 229.6 · Sep 159.9 · Oct 98.9 · Nov 40.4 · Dec 29.8 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI27Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Naila (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Selb (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.3 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±1.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The count of female residents in Planá was 2,697 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Planá had 2,595 residents who were male.

How many people live in Planá?

The published population was 5,493 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents2,697 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Male residents2,595 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Population5,493 people31 Dec 2025Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)6Official

International community in Planá

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 population5,292100.0%
Česká republika5,05795.6%
Vietnamská socialistická republika661.2%
Slovenská republika410.8%
Ukrajina310.6%
Dvojí občanství220.4%
Nezjištěno200.4%
Rumunsko160.3%
Bulharská republika140.3%
Spolková republika Německo80.2%
Polská republika80.2%
Show 8 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Italská republika20.0%
Kolumbijská republika10.0%
Francouzská republika10.0%
Řecká republika10.0%
Republika Kazachstán10.0%
Mongolsko10.0%
Nový Zéland10.0%
Syrská arabská republika10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population5,292100.0%
Česká celkem3,29262.2%
Slovenská celkem1082.0%
Vietnamská celkem400.8%
Ukrajinská celkem280.5%
Německá celkem220.4%
Romská celkem200.4%
Moravská celkem180.3%
Jiná celkem130.2%
Maďarská celkem130.2%
Rumunská celkem100.2%
Show 14 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Československá celkem70.1%
Moldavská celkem50.1%
Polská celkem50.1%
Bulharská celkem40.1%
Evropská celkem40.1%
Italská celkem40.1%
Ruská celkem40.1%
Slezská celkem20.0%
Anglická celkem10.0%
Francouzská celkem10.0%
Mongolská celkem10.0%
Rakouská celkem10.0%
Řecká celkem10.0%
Židovská celkem10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force2,808 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official

Alternatives for people set on Planá

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.

Cities near Planá

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

Bärnau Germany · 23.0 km away
Rent
4.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

All Czechia cities
Rudná5,502 residentsVelká Bíteš5,482 residentsVítkov5,508 residentsFulnek5,472 residentsHradec nad Moravicí5,459 residentsÚpice5,448 residents

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

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

Is Planá part of Plzeň?

Planá belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Plzeň; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 44.1 km away by straight-line distance. Plzeň city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source10

Which comparable places record less crime than Planá?

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

Planá: 1,967.7 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 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 Planá?

The published population was 5,493 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO).

How much does it cost to rent in Planá?

Average net cold rent is about 9.3 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 651 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného).

How safe is Planá?

Police recorded about 1,573 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 Planá?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2024-12). Source: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky.

What is the typical salary around Planá?

The median gross salary is 1,833 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 Planá a good place to live?

Planá 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 Planá part of Plzeň?

Planá belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Plzeň; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 44.1 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Planá?

Mariánské Lázně, Tachov, Stříbro, Bärnau are near Planá. 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 Planá?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,057 people (95.6%) 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 Planá?

109 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Planá 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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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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