One of the general forms of application of the Smart city concept to the real environment of urban and rural settlements is the realized offer of so-called smart public goods. It is not uncommon these days to encounter smart information boards, sensors for measuring the local state of the air, smart parking or waste management. In our article, we focused on smart benches, which increasingly complement the classic ones and are slowly "settling" the public space of Czech municipalities. Against the background of the questionnaire survey, we found out what is the awareness of their existence among young people aged 19-25 and whether they perceive this particular public good positively in terms of demand for the features that smart benches also have. This experience is crucial with regard to the purchase price of smart benches, where their purchase can provoke a discussion about the economy of the use of public funds and the efficiency of public finances in general.