Municipal data and statistics — Habo

In-depth municipal statistics for Habo: 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 Habo.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.2 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.9 %
Tax base
259,176 SEK/inh.
Net result
3,600 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
4.8 %
Solvency
47.5 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
1.3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
3.3 %
Months of assistance (avg)
41.1
Net cost of social assistance
617 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
5,591 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
3,586,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
+7.5 %
Small-house sales 2025
115 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
11.3 %
New housing completions
0.7 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
96.9 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
83.7 %
Rental housing
13.4 %
Tenant-owned housing
8.8 %
Owner-occupied housing
70.2 %
Other housing
7.6 %
Cars in use
6,838

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Habo.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
5,088 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
378 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
15 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
215 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,251 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.6

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
35.3 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
5.3 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.8 %
Sick leave >49 years
6.6 %
Stress-related cases
0.7 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
27.2 %
Number of students
800
Average student fee
1,116 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
663 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
556 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
69.4 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
4.9 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.5 per inh.
Active borrowers
17 %
Media budget
483 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
3.8 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
11.9 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
39,848 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
29 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
105 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
22 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Habo belongs to SCB municipality group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Shown here is how Habo compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Habo vs SCB group B4 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
HaboGroup median
Merit value230.1 (median: 212.5)
88th
Qualified teachers83.7 (median: 72.7)
93th
Students/teacher11.4 (median: 11.4)
49th
Cost/pupil133683.6 (median: 149175.4)
93th
Graduating 3 yrs76.5 (median: 69.7)
85th
All subjects passed71.5 (median: 65.3)
69th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for cost/pupil
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Habo belongs to SCB municipality group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city.52 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city
MunicipalityMerit scoreCertified teachersCost/studentGraduation 3 yr
Habo230.183.7 %133,684 SEK76.5 %
Alvesta209.368.3 %142,053 SEK65.1 %
Aneby223.664.3 %144,996 SEK72 %
Bjurholm196.675.8 %180,707 SEK79.2 %
Bjuv19063 %149,595 SEK64.3 %
Eslöv224.379.1 %140,361 SEK69.4 %
Forshaga210.475.8 %138,641 SEK72.3 %
Färgelanda200.565.6 %180,854 SEK72.3 %
Gagnef213.464 %149,864 SEK77.9 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB