Living in Skuteč

In Skuteč, advertised rents for new lettings average €8.31 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 3.7% (2024).

Skuteč numbered 5,020 residents at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 3.69% at the end of 2024. Skuteč recorded annual PM2.5 of 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population5,020people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Median gross salary (region)1,722EUR/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 rent8.31EUR/m²/monthcountry median €8.58 — 3% belowOfficial source · Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)

Unemployment rate3.69%country median 4.1% — 10% belowOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR

Recorded crime858incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

The city had 2,646 dwellings at the end of 2021.

How much does it cost to rent in Skuteč?

Average net cold rent is about 8.31 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): 8.31 EUR/m²/month · Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)¹⁰

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesSkuteč highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53

Čelákovice€12.51

Milovice€10.98

Skuteč€8.31

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	16.44 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone fixed internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Datamanie 10GB¹²Official · national market
Dwellings	2,646 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)²Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.31 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €8.58	31 Dec 2026	Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)¹⁰Official

Is Skuteč 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–58%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

Student46%strong on safety, weak on education · range 35–57%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–66%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 499 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.31 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 2,314 in Skuteč at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Skuteč?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 3.69 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵

Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Skuteč is 3.7%. 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

Skuteč 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,875 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Pardubický kraj, wage sphere¹¹Official · regional context
People in employment	2,314 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,722 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 region¹⁵Official · county
Unemployment rate	3.69 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Skuteč?

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

Left over each month€841of €1,369 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.	€1,369
Rent, 60 m²€8.31/m² · official · Ministerstvo financí ČR · 2026-12-31	− €499
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	€841

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Skuteč Salary needed to live in Skuteč

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Skuteč. 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 Skuteč. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Skuteč?

Police recorded about 858 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 data⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	858 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	KROK Database — 2025 open data⁹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Skuteč's nearest airport was PED, 26 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	26 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PED	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Skuteč.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Skuteč?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁸

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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-1°-5°

1°-4°

5°-1°

11°3°

16°7°

19°11°

22°13°

16°9°

10°4°

4°0°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

103

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

121

180

213

228

230

158

108

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hours

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

PM2.57WHO 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	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.6 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 11.4 · May 16 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 0.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5 · Feb -4.3 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 3.2 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.1 · Dec -4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.8 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 6.9 · May 11.5 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 16.8 · Aug 16.8 · Sep 11.9 · Oct 7 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 44.7 · Feb 40 · Mar 59.9 · Apr 47.6 · May 85.2 · Jun 91.4 · Jul 102.8 · Aug 90.8 · Sep 74.1 · Oct 53.1 · Nov 47 · Dec 48.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 54.6 · Feb 76.9 · Mar 121.4 · Apr 180.2 · May 212.5 · Jun 213.2 · Jul 228.2 · Aug 229.7 · Sep 157.7 · Oct 108.1 · Nov 49.1 · Dec 44.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.2 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±2.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±2.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±2.1 °C, Heide (Germany) ±2.3 °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

At the end of 2021, Skuteč had 2,571 residents who were female. Skuteč had 2,465 male residents at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Skuteč?

The published population was 5,020 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	2,571 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official
Male residents	2,465 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)⁴Official
Population	5,020 people	31 Dec 2024	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR⁵Official

International community in Skuteč

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	5,036	100.0%
Česká republika	4,949	98.3%
Vietnamská socialistická republika	25	0.5%
Ukrajina	25	0.5%
Slovenská republika	13	0.3%
Republika Kosovo	6	0.1%
Dvojí občanství	4	0.1%
Rakouská republika	2	0.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie	2	0.0%
Bulharská republika	1	0.0%
Spolková republika Německo	1	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Maďarská republika	1	0.0%
Keňská republika	1	0.0%
Spojené státy mexické	1	0.0%
Polská republika	1	0.0%
Švédské království	1	0.0%
Turecká republika	1	0.0%
Spojené státy americké	1	0.0%
Nezjištěno	1	0.0%

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

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	5,036	100.0%
Česká celkem	3,212	63.8%
Slovenská celkem	23	0.5%
Moravská celkem	18	0.4%
Jiná celkem	13	0.3%
Vietnamská celkem	13	0.3%
Romská celkem	9	0.2%
Ukrajinská celkem	8	0.2%
Československá celkem	7	0.1%
Evropská celkem	5	0.1%
Makedonská celkem	3	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Turecká celkem	3	0.1%
Anglická celkem	2	0.0%
Polská celkem	2	0.0%
Švédská celkem	2	0.0%
Bulharská celkem	1	0.0%
Maďarská celkem	1	0.0%
Německá celkem	1	0.0%
Rumunská celkem	1	0.0%
Ruská 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 source⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Labour force	2,405 people	31 Dec 2021	Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)³Official

Alternatives for people set on Skuteč

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.

Polička as a Skuteč alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.4% Polička vs 3.7% Skuteč−36%
Residents: 9,051 Polička vs 5,020 Skuteč+80%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 927 Polička vs 858 Skuteč+8%
Median gross pay, region: €1,722 Polička vs €1,722 Skutečsame level
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Polička vs 7.0 µg/m³ Skutečsame level

Full comparison More about Polička

Cities near Skuteč

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

Choceň 23.9 km away

Rent: 9.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Holice 24.8 km away

Rent: 8.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-06-30

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

All Czechia cities

Česká Skalice5,020 residents Luhačovice5,029 residents Nýrsko5,011 residents Česká Kamenice5,037 residents Třemošná5,052 residents Horažďovice5,103 residents

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

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

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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 Skuteč?

The published population was 5,020 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

How much does it cost to rent in Skuteč?

Average net cold rent is about 8.31 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 582 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného).

Is the air quality good in Skuteč?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Skuteč?

Police recorded about 858 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 Skuteč?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Skuteč?

The median gross salary is 1,722 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 Skuteč a good place to live?

Skuteč 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.

Which cities are near Skuteč?

Hlinsko, Vysoké Mýto, Chrudim, Litomyšl, Choceň are near Skuteč. 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 Skuteč?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,949 people (98.3%) 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.

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Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-07
Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR opendata.csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-04
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
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
KROK Database — 2025 open data KROK Database · opendata.csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-10-05
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