Komín or Bystrc?
Two districts along the Svratka in the west of Brno. Komín is closer to the centre, with an estate and an old village by the river, Bystrc further out, by the Brno Reservoir and the woods.
Both lie in the west of Brno along the Svratka, and both have a housing estate and an old village core. They differ mainly in how far the centre and the reservoir are. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Komín | Bystrc | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 14 300 Kč | 17 200 Kč |
| To the centre | 25 min | 34 min |
| From the centre at night | 41 min | 48 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 4 % | 55 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 14 | 29 |
| Bars and pubs | 4 | 19 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 20 % | 71 % |
| To a park | 162 m | 105 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 39 % | 19 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | -1.6 °C | -5.9 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 27 % | 73 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 85 % | 87 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 44 % | 50 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 46 % | 23 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 53 % | 57 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 27 % | 63 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 37 % | 39 % |
| Addresses with a busy bike route within 300 m | 48 % | 37 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 52 % | 4 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 100 % | 87 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 8 % | 2 % |
| Tap water hardness | 2.68 mmol/l | 2.33 mmol/l |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 17 | 10 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +0.0 % | -3.1 % |
| Addresses in a paid parking zone | 100 % | 0 % |
| Addresses at a busy road | 1 % | 0 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 2 % | 1 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 15 | 22 |
| Flats on district heating | 50 % | 89 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 30 % | 24 % |
Komín
A neighbourhood on the bank of the Svratka: the Komín housing estate and, next to it, the old village centre with family houses. The river is a walk away. It suits people looking for a flat on an estate or a house in a calmer part of the city by the water.
Bystrc
Brno's western edge by the Brno Reservoir: a housing estate, an old core by the church, cottage areas and the Podkomorské woods. A tram runs to the centre, and boats sail on the reservoir in season. It suits people who want woods and water behind the house and work on the western side of the city.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want water and woods: the guide to living by the Brno Reservoir.
- You want to be in the centre fast: the rows with the trip to the centre by day and at night.
- You have children: the rows with schools and playgrounds, and the catchment school of the exact address.
- Price decides: the first row of the comparison and the guide on how much rent costs in Brno.
Komín is compared with Žabovřesky in the guide Komín or Žabovřesky?, Bystrc with Žebětín in Bystrc or Žebětín?. Before you sign a lease, check the flat itself: two addresses in the same neighbourhood can differ in catchment school, the walk to the stop and how close the main road is.
Frequently asked questions
Is it better to live in Komín or Bystrc?
It depends on what matters to you. The table on this page shows both side by side from current data: rent, the trip to the centre by day and at night, shops, restaurants, green space, schools and doctors. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Where is rent cheaper, Komín or Bystrc?
The typical rent of a 2+kk flat from the Ministry of Finance rent map is in the first row of the comparison, computed live from the latest data. The rents of every Brno neighbourhood are in the guide on how much rent costs in Brno.
