Municipal data and statistics — Berg

In-depth municipal statistics for Berg: economy and housing, society/culture/environment, adult education (Komvux, SFI) and comparison with the SCB municipality group. For school-specific statistics, see the municipality overview. Sources: Kolada, SCB. Updated 2024/25.

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Economy and housing

Municipal finances, housing and infrastructure in Berg.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.5 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.2 %
Tax base
226,987 SEK/inh.
Net result
29 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
0 %
Solvency
41 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
2.1 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
5 %
Months of assistance (avg)
24.1
Net cost of social assistance
1,120 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet connectivity and other teaching equipment.

Learning tools, compulsory school
8,771 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
17,277 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
1,404,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
+32.6 %
Small-house sales 2025
53 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
21.3 %
New housing completions
0.6 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
94.1 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
87.4 %
Rental housing
7.2 %
Tenant-owned housing
0 %
Owner-occupied housing
87.5 %
Other housing
5.4 %
Cars in use
4,360

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Berg.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
8,892 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
564 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
113 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
381 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
6,946 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.7

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees. Relevant for understanding staffing capacity and teacher recruitment.

Sick leave, total
6.9 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
41 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
8.5 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.1 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.5 % of population

Culture school

Cost per inhabitant
454 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
416 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
7.1 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
3.1 per inh.
Active borrowers
26.2 %
Media budget
1,199 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
6.8 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
15.4 %

Adult education

Komvux (municipal adult education) and SFI (Swedish for immigrants) in Berg.

Komvux

Students in Komvux
93
Cost per full-time student
93,262 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
100 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
78 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
421 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
7
Cost per full-time student
423 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
47.6 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Berg belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Shown here is how Berg compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Berg vs SCB group B5 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
BergGroup median
Merit value203.9 (median: 211.2)
19th
Qualified teachers61.2 (median: 67)
13th
Students/teacher8.5 (median: 11.1)
99th
Cost/pupil212705 (median: 157288.1)
1th
Graduating 3 yrs72 (median: 67.7)
79th
All subjects passed61.8 (median: 65.2)
39th
Best in group for students/teacher
Lowest in group for cost/pupil
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Below group median for merit value

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Berg belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city.35 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city
MunicipalityMerit scoreCertified teachersCost/studentGraduation 3 yr
Berg203.961.2 %212,705 SEK72 %
Askersund203.267.6 %176,524 SEK63.9 %
Boden214.763.7 %137,700 SEK67.9 %
Bräcke220.272.8 %197,847 SEK67.7 %
Enköping217.883.2 %133,166 SEK68.2 %
Finspång214.667.2 %145,337 SEK74.3 %
Flen219.356.4 %164,672 SEK63.5 %
Herrljunga21172.3 %155,684 SEK58.6 %
Hofors210.165 %159,919 SEK65.5 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

Trend sparklines for economy, society and adult education are currently shown on the Berg overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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Source: Kolada, SCB, BRÅ. Updated 2024/25.

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB