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Living in Tachov

In Tachov, unemployment is 3.8% (2024).

The population of Tachov totalled 14,097 at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.83% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0733 sources

Population14,097people31 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
Unemployment rate3.83%country median 4.1% — 7% belowOfficial source · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky
Recorded crime1,573incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

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

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 Tachov.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Tachov counted 6,003 dwellings at the end of 2021.

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesTachov highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Tachov 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 internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB18Official · national market
Dwellings6,003 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official

Is Tachov 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 air quality · range 48–70%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–75%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–66%
Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–69%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, employment in Tachov reached 6,722.

What is the unemployment rate in Tachov?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (2024-12).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.83 % · Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky16
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Tachov is 3.8%. 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 employment6,722 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 rate3.83 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky16Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Tachov?

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

Tachov's nearest airport was KLV, 50 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Distance to the nearest major airport50 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 Tachov. 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 Tachov.

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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 Tachov was 6,388 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Tachov had 6,122 residents who were male.

How many people live in Tachov?

The published population was 14,097 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents6,388 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Male residents6,122 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Population14,097 people31 Dec 2025Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)6Official

International community in Tachov

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 population12,510100.0%
Česká republika10,59684.7%
Ukrajina7285.8%
Vietnamská socialistická republika2632.1%
Bulharská republika2492.0%
Slovenská republika1951.6%
Nezjištěno1441.2%
Dvojí občanství1070.9%
Mongolsko490.4%
Polská republika480.4%
Rumunsko450.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Spolková republika Německo170.1%
Maďarská republika150.1%
Republika Srbsko110.1%
Moldavská republika80.1%
Syrská arabská republika80.1%
Ruská federace50.0%
Běloruská republika40.0%
Chorvatská republika30.0%
Gruzie30.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska20.0%
Bolívarovská republika Venezuela20.0%
Alžírská lidová demokratická republika10.0%
Indická republika10.0%
Indonéská republika10.0%
Italská republika10.0%
Republika Kazachstán10.0%
Korejská republika10.0%
Bosna a Hercegovina10.0%
Tuniská 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 population12,510100.0%
Česká celkem7,07556.6%
Ukrajinská celkem4733.8%
Slovenská celkem2592.1%
Vietnamská celkem1661.3%
Bulharská celkem1411.1%
Německá celkem470.4%
Rumunská celkem430.3%
Mongolská celkem350.3%
Moravská celkem320.3%
Ruská celkem310.2%
Show 25 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Polská celkem290.2%
Jiná celkem210.2%
Evropská celkem160.1%
Maďarská celkem160.1%
Romská celkem110.1%
Československá celkem100.1%
Srbská celkem90.1%
Syrská celkem90.1%
Moldavská celkem70.1%
Turecká celkem70.1%
Italská celkem50.0%
Běloruská celkem40.0%
Chorvatská celkem40.0%
Anglická celkem30.0%
Slezská celkem30.0%
Gruzínská celkem20.0%
Rusínská celkem20.0%
Arménská celkem10.0%
Australská celkem10.0%
Britská celkem10.0%
Francouzská celkem10.0%
Irská celkem10.0%
Kanadská celkem10.0%
Litevská 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 force7,006 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official

Alternatives for people set on Tachov

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 Tachov

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

Planá 11.3 km away
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9.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Bärnau Germany · 14.3 km away
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4.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Pleystein Germany · 22.5 km away
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4.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Tirschenreuth Germany · 23.2 km away
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4.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

All Czechia cities
Klášterec nad Ohří14,068 residentsMariánské Lázně14,052 residentsÚstí nad Orlicí14,011 residentsBohunice14,212 residentsŘečkovice14,262 residentsMilovice14,270 residents

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

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

Is Tachov part of Plzeň?

Tachov 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 53.1 km away by straight-line distance. Plzeň city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source10

Which comparable places record less crime than Tachov?

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

Tachov: 1,285.6 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 Tachov?

The published population was 14,097 people in January 2025. Source: Czech Statistical Office (CZSO).

How safe is Tachov?

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 Tachov?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (2024-12). Source: Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky.

What is the typical salary around Tachov?

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 Tachov a good place to live?

Tachov 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 Tachov part of Plzeň?

Tachov 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 53.1 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Tachov?

Planá, Bärnau, Mariánské Lázně, Pleystein, Tirschenreuth are near Tachov. 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 Tachov?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,596 people (84.7%) 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 Tachov?

55 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Tachov 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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