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Living in Staré Město

In Staré Město, advertised rents for new lettings average €8.97 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 3.3% (2024).

The population of Staré Město totalled 6,585 at the end of 2025. Staré Město registered an unemployment rate of 3.31% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 13 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population6,585people31 Dec 2025Official source · Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)
Median gross salary (region)1,703EUR/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 rent8.97EUR/m²/monthcountry median €8.58 — 5% aboveOfficial source · Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)
Unemployment rate3.31%country median 4.1% — 19% belowOfficial source · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky
Recorded crime927.4incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data
PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 62% of Czech cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 71% of Czech cities that publish it.

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Staré Město?

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Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 3,011.

How much does it cost to rent in Staré Město?

Average net cold rent is about 8.97 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): 8.97 EUR/m²/month · Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)9
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Staré Město recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53
Čelákovice€12.51
Milovice€10.98
Staré Město€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 internet17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB13Official · national market
Dwellings3,011 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.97 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €8.5831 Dec 2026Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)9Official

Is Staré Město 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–61%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%
Student47%strong on safety, weak on education · range 36–58%
Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%
Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 538 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.97 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

The employment figure in Staré Město was 3,254 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Staré Město?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (2024-12).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.31 % · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky10
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Staré Město is 3.3%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,891 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Zlínský kraj, wage sphere11Official · regional context
People in employment3,254 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,703 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region16Official · county
Unemployment rate3.31 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky10Official

What does a salary buy in Staré Město?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,703 (Structure of Earnings Survey 2025, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€787of €1,354 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.€1,354
Rent, 60 m²€8.97/m² · official · Ministerstvo financí ČR · 2026-12-31− €538
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€787
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Staré Město. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Staré Město?

Police recorded about 927 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 927.4 incidents per 100,000 · KROK Database — 2025 open data8
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents927.4 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data8Official · county

Mobility and administration

Staré Město's nearest airport was BRQ, 54 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Distance to the nearest major airport54 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BRQ3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Staré Město?

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 Agency7

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 Agency7Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 12.49 · Feb 14.91 · Mar 19.14 · Apr 27.69 · May 29.86 · Jun 34.07 · Jul 37.3 · Aug 38.12 · Sep 32.6 · Oct 25.91 · Nov 18.72 · Dec 12.74 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -24.37 · Feb -27.03 · Mar -17 · Apr -7.55 · May -0.65 · Jun 3.31 · Jul 7.15 · Aug 6.26 · Sep 1.27 · Oct -5.65 · Nov -10.48 · Dec -21.45 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -3.27 · Feb -1.36 · Mar 3.17 · Apr 9.14 · May 14.01 · Jun 18.42 · Jul 20.72 · Aug 20.33 · Sep 14.83 · Oct 8.93 · Nov 3.92 · Dec -1.68 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The count of female residents in Staré Město was 3,360 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Staré Město had 3,166 residents who were male.

How many people live in Staré Město?

The published population was 6,585 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)4

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents3,360 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Male residents3,166 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Population6,585 people31 Dec 2025Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)4Official

International community in Staré Město

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 population6,526100.0%
Česká republika6,40598.1%
Slovenská republika500.8%
Ukrajina180.3%
Vietnamská socialistická republika160.2%
Dvojí občanství100.2%
Italská republika60.1%
Nezjištěno50.1%
Polská republika30.0%
Bulharská republika20.0%
Běloruská republika20.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ruská federace20.0%
Francouzská republika10.0%
Spolková republika Německo10.0%
Peruánská republika10.0%
Slovinská republika10.0%
Republika Severní Makedonie10.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska10.0%
Spojené státy americké10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population6,526100.0%
Česká celkem3,68256.4%
Moravská celkem1,70726.2%
Slovenská celkem661.0%
Evropská celkem140.2%
Ukrajinská celkem140.2%
Vietnamská celkem140.2%
Jiná celkem110.2%
Československá celkem70.1%
Polská celkem60.1%
Romská celkem50.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ruská celkem40.1%
Řecká celkem40.1%
Rakouská celkem30.0%
Britská celkem20.0%
Maďarská celkem20.0%
Německá celkem20.0%
Americká (USA) celkem10.0%
Běloruská celkem10.0%
Francouzská celkem10.0%
Italská celkem10.0%
Kanadská celkem10.0%
Makedonská celkem10.0%
Slezská celkem10.0%
Slovinská celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force3,419 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Staré Město

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.

Kunovice as a Staré Město alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €7.78/m² Kunovice vs €8.97/m² Staré Město−13%
  • Unemployment: 3.9% Kunovice vs 3.3% Staré Město+18%
  • Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Kunovice vs 13.0 µg/m³ Staré Město−15%
  • Residents: 5,570 Kunovice vs 6,585 Staré Město−15%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Kunovice vs €1,703 Staré Městosame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 927 Kunovice vs 927 Staré Městosame level
Full comparisonMore about Kunovice

Cities near Staré Město

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

Kunovice 4.3 km away
Rent
7.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Napajedla 12.1 km away
Rent
8.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Strážnice 21.1 km away
Rent
8.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

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Čimice6,586 residentsOdolena Voda6,547 residentsDobruška6,532 residentsŠenov6,639 residentsVeselí nad Lužnicí6,515 residentsDobřany6,504 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Staré Město 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; Staré Město'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 Staré Město?

The published population was 6,585 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO).

How much does it cost to rent in Staré Město?

Average net cold rent is about 8.97 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 628 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného).

Is the air quality good in Staré Město?

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 Staré Město?

Police recorded about 927 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 Staré Město?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (2024-12). Source: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky.

What is the typical salary around Staré Město?

The median gross salary is 1,703 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 Staré Město a good place to live?

Staré Město 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 Staré Město?

Uherské Hradiště, Kunovice, Napajedla, Veselí nad Moravou, Uherský Brod are near Staré Město. 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 Staré Město?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,405 people (98.1%) 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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  title = {Staré Město, Czechia: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  5. Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) ancestry or ethnicity distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
  6. Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) citizenship distribution csu.gov.cz · checked 2026-08-28
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