Karviná – living and rents

48 937 residents (2025)

Karviná has 48,937 residents. A typical 2+kk, 2+1 flat rents for 8,900 CZK a month, that is 162 CZK per m², while Prague is at 365 CZK per m²: 56 % less than the capital. The figures come from the Ministry of Finance rent price map.

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Rent

8 900 Kč

typical rent of a 2+kk, 2+1 a month · Prague 20 100 CZK

162 Kč/m²

per m² a month · Prague 365 CZK

All flat sizes

	Monthly	New build
1+kk, 1+1 · 36 m²	6 800 Kč 188 Kč/m²	8 300 Kč 231 Kč/m²
2+kk, 2+1 · 55 m²	8 900 Kč 162 Kč/m²	11 100 Kč 201 Kč/m²
3+kk, 3+1 · 70 m²	11 500 Kč 164 Kč/m²	15 000 Kč 214 Kč/m²
4 rooms or more · 83 m²	10 500 Kč 126 Kč/m²	13 400 Kč 162 Kč/m²

How we calculate it, and sources

The median of the town’s cadastral areas in the rent price map. Rent without services and energy for an unfurnished flat older than 5 years.

Source: Ministry of Finance, rent price map (Act No. 151/1997 Coll., Decree No. 456/2024 Coll.), data up to 6/2026.

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Schools and kindergartens

In Karviná: 13 kindergartens, 15 primary and 9 secondary schools from the MŠMT register.

Nursery schools 13 Primary schools 15 Secondary schools 9

Doctors and pharmacies

In Karviná: 26 GP practices, 11 paediatric, 26 dental and 16 pharmacies, with insurer contracts.

Paediatricians General practitioners Dentists Gynaecologists Pharmacies Specialties …

Streets in Karviná

96 streets have a page: postcodes, nearest schools, kindergartens and doctors.

Borovského Sportovní Na Vyhlídce Za Splavem Bohumínská Mickiewiczova Svatopluka Čecha Polská Olšiny Rudé armády Žižkova Hlíny All streets (96) …

Environment

Air: NO₂ 15.1 µg/m³, PM2.5 17.5 µg/m³ (towns over 20,000 usually NO₂ 12.7) · usual for Czech towns.

Bedrock radon index: mostly low (towns over 20,000: high for 10 %).

0.1 % of addresses within the 100-year flood (towns over 20,000: 5.6 %).

Sources: ČHMÚ, average of 2020–2024 (1 km grid), Czech Geological Survey (radon index, map 1 : 50,000; a measurement decides for a given plot), VÚV TGM (extent of the 100-year flood).

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Residents: ČSÚ 130072-25 (Počet obyvatel v obcích, 1. 1. 2025).

Residents

45.3

average age

14 %

children under 14

23 %

people over 65

Age structure

0–9

9 %

10–19

9 %

20–29

10 %

30–39

12 %

40–49

15 %

50–59

16 %

60–69

13 %

70–79

12 %

80+

5 %

Source: ČSÚ, Census 2021; 48 473 residents with usual residence.

Houses and flats

92 %

of flats in houses from 1946–1990, mostly prefab blocks

1 %

of flats in houses built or renovated after 2010

46 %

of households are one person

House age and owners

When the houses were built or renovated

to 1945

2 %

1946–1990

92 %

1991–2010

5 %

2011–2021

1 %

Who owns the houses with flats

flat owners (SVJ)

34 %

a private person

11 %

housing cooperative

24 %

municipality or state (whole house)

2 %

companies and others

28 %

Source: ČSÚ, Census 2021; 23 498 occupied flats. Period of construction or the last major renovation of the house. Municipal flats in houses with an SVJ count under flat owners.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is the rent for a 2+kk, 2+1 flat in Karviná?

A typical 2+kk, 2+1 flat in Karviná rents for 8,900 CZK a month for about 55 m², that is 162 CZK per m² without services and energy, by the Ministry of Finance rent price map.

Is rent in Karviná cheaper than in Prague?

Yes. A square metre of a typical flat in Karviná costs 162 CZK a month, in Prague 365 CZK, that is 56 % less.

How many schools and kindergartens are there in Karviná?

In Karviná the MŠMT register lists 13 kindergartens, 15 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lists with addresses, capacities and a map are on Městomat.

How many doctors are there in Karviná?

In Karviná the National Register of Healthcare Providers lists 26 GP practices for adults, 11 for children, 26 dental and 10 gynaecological practices. For each we show which insurers it has a contract with.

What is the average age of residents in Karviná?

In Karviná, the 2021 census found an average age of 45.3 years. Children under 14 are 14 % and people over 65 23 % of the 48,473 residents with usual residence (ČSÚ).

How old are the houses in Karviná and who owns them?

In Karviná, the 2021 census counted 23,498 occupied flats. Most, 92 %, are in houses from 1946–1990, mostly prefab blocks; 1 % are in houses built or renovated after 2010. The houses with flats belong to flat owners (SVJ) for 34 %, to private persons (mostly family houses) for 11 %, to housing cooperatives for 24 % and to the municipality or state for 2 %.

What is the environment like in Karviná?

Air: on average NO₂ 15.1 µg/m³ and PM2.5 17.5 µg/m³ (ČHMÚ, average of 2020–2024). The radon index of the bedrock is mostly low, high for 0 % of addresses. 0 % of addresses lie within the 100-year flood.

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