Rychnov nad Kněžnou – living and rents
11 420 residents (2025)
Rychnov nad Kněžnou has 11,420 residents. A typical 2+kk, 2+1 flat rents for 11,300 CZK a month, that is 205 CZK per m², while Prague is at 365 CZK per m²: 44 % less than the capital.
In the town rankings: 5. most kindergartens5. most paediatricians
Rent
All flat sizes
| Monthly | New build | |
|---|---|---|
| 1+kk, 1+1 · 35 m² |
9 200 Kč
262 Kč/m²
|
11 000 Kč
313 Kč/m²
|
| 2+kk, 2+1 · 55 m² |
11 300 Kč
205 Kč/m²
|
13 400 Kč
243 Kč/m²
|
| 3+kk, 3+1 · 70 m² |
12 300 Kč
176 Kč/m²
|
14 700 Kč
210 Kč/m²
|
| 4 rooms or more · 85 m² |
13 400 Kč
158 Kč/m²
|
16 000 Kč
188 Kč/m²
|
How we calculate it
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.
Data up to 6/2026.
What a flat costs
In the towns of okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou with 10,000 to 50,000 residents, flats sold for an average of CZK 48,435 per m² in 2022–2024, by real purchase contracts. A 2+kk, 2+1 flat of about 55 m² thus comes to roughly CZK 2.7 million. That is 32 % more than in 2019–2021. Buying a flat here costs as much as 19.7 years of rent. Across okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou, flats sold for CZK 48,659 per m² in 2025.
Water price
In Rychnov nad Kněžnou, water costs 45.90 CZK and sewage 45.12 CZK per m³ including VAT (2025). Among the 93 towns compared, it is number 7 counting from the cheapest.
Schools and kindergartens
In Rychnov nad Kněžnou: 7 kindergartens, 5 primary and 3 secondary schools from the MŠMT register.
Doctors and pharmacies
In Rychnov nad Kněžnou: 7 GP practices, 5 paediatric, 9 dental and 7 pharmacies, with insurer contracts.
Leisure
Playgrounds, sport, culture and dog parks in Rychnov nad Kněžnou on the map.
New businesses
6 businesses registered in the trade register in the last 60 days: places, shops and services people walk into.
- Hairdresser, beauty or massage sole trader · Svatohavelská · registered 1. 10.
- Services sole trader · Panská · registered 1. 10.
- Hairdresser, beauty or massage sole trader · Svatohavelská · registered 1. 10.
- Restaurant, café or bistro sole trader · Panská · registered 1. 10.
- Restaurant, café or bistro sole trader · Panská · registered 1. 10.
- Shop sole trader · Panská · registered 1. 10.
Over the last year: +3.9 % restaurants, shops and services (newly registered minus closed).
There are 28 restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents here. 19. most shops and services of 129 towns →
How we calculate it
Establishments that companies and sole traders registered in the trade register in the last 60 days, the kind by the company’s main activity. Registered does not yet mean open. Names only for companies; for sole traders the kind and street only.
Moving here?
What to sort out before signing and after moving in:
Streets in Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Enter an address to see the nearest schools and doctors, the air, radon and floods at the house.
31 streets have a page: postcodes, nearest schools, kindergartens and doctors.
Environment
Compare towns: cleanest airleast fine dustfewest floodslowest radon
Air: the average of 2021–2025 on a 1 km grid. The radon index is that of the bedrock; a measurement decides for a given plot.
Gambling halls and casinos
1 address with permitted gambling
- Staré náměstí 23 slot machines
How we calculate it
Gambling permitted by the Ministry of Finance as of 21. 9. 2026: live casino games (roulette, cards, dice) and slot machines (technical games). Betting shops and lotteries are not included.
Residents
Age structure
Census 2021: 10 588 residents with usual residence.
Houses and flats
203 new flats were completed here in 2022–2024, 17.8 per 1,000 residents (rank 10 of 129 towns over 10,000). Where most is built
House age and owners
Census 2021: 4 705 occupied flats. Period of construction or the last major renovation of the house. Municipal flats in houses with an SVJ count under flat owners.
Houses
Blocks of flats 130, family and other homes 1 612
When the houses were built
Each house counted once; older houses often have only the period of completion recorded.
Living in Rychnov nad Kněžnou: what locals say
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How much is the rent for a 2+kk, 2+1 flat in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?
A typical 2+kk, 2+1 flat in Rychnov nad Kněžnou rents for 11,300 CZK a month for about 55 m², that is 205 CZK per m² without services and energy, by the Ministry of Finance rent price map.
Is rent in Rychnov nad Kněžnou cheaper than in Prague?
Yes. A square metre of a typical flat in Rychnov nad Kněžnou costs 205 CZK a month, in Prague 365 CZK, that is 44 % less.
How many schools and kindergartens are there in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?
In Rychnov nad Kněžnou the MŠMT register lists 7 kindergartens, 5 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lists with addresses, capacities and a map are on Městomat.
How many doctors are there in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?
In Rychnov nad Kněžnou the National Register of Healthcare Providers lists 7 GP practices for adults, 5 for children, 9 dental and 4 gynaecological practices. For each we show which insurers it has a contract with.
What is the average age of residents in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?
In Rychnov nad Kněžnou, the 2021 census found an average age of 43.7 years. Children under 14 are 15 % and people over 65 22 % of the 10,588 residents with usual residence (ČSÚ).
How old are the houses in Rychnov nad Kněžnou and who owns them?
In Rychnov nad Kněžnou, the 2021 census counted 4,705 occupied flats. Most, 64 %, are in houses from 1946–1990, mostly prefab blocks; 4 % are in houses built or renovated after 2010. The houses with flats belong to flat owners (SVJ) for 51 %, to private persons (mostly family houses) for 39 % and to the municipality or state for 8 %.
What kind of houses are there in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?
Rychnov nad Kněžnou has 130 blocks of flats and 1 612 family and other houses with homes. Most of them are from 1946–1990: 42 % (towns over 10,000 residents 37 %). 37 % of the blocks of flats are prefabricated panel buildings (towns over 10,000: 33 %). 46 % of the blocks of flats have a lift (towns over 10,000: 28 %).
How much is being built in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?
In Rychnov nad Kněžnou, 203 new flats were completed in 2022–2024, that is 17.8 per 1,000 residents. That is rank 10 among 129 towns over 10,000 residents (Czech Statistical Office).
What does a flat cost in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?
In the towns of okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou with 10,000 to 50,000 residents, flats sold for an average of CZK 48,435 per m² in 2022–2024, by real purchase contracts. A 2+kk, 2+1 flat of about 55 m² thus comes to roughly CZK 2.7 million. That is 32 % more than in 2019–2021. Buying a flat here costs as much as 19.7 years of rent. Across okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou, flats sold for CZK 48,659 per m² in 2025.
How much does water cost in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?
In Rychnov nad Kněžnou, water and sewage together cost 91.02 CZK per m³ including VAT (2025): water 45.90 CZK, sewage 45.12 CZK. Change against 2024: +5.4 %.
What is the environment like in Rychnov nad Kněžnou?
Air: on average NO₂ 10.6 µg/m³ and PM2.5 12.4 µg/m³ (ČHMÚ, average of 2021–2025). The bedrock’s radon index is mostly low; almost no address has a high one. 0.0 % of addresses lie within the 100-year flood.
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