Municipal data and statistics — Hammarö

In-depth municipal statistics for Hammarö: 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 Hammarö.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.9 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
35.2 %
Tax base
290,423 SEK/inh.
Net result
6,258 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
7.7 %
Solvency
23.1 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
1.6 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
4.1 %
Months of assistance (avg)
46.2
Net cost of social assistance
826 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
3,091 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
4,044,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
-3.3 %
Small-house sales 2025
127 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
9 %
New housing completions
0.3 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
100 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
99.5 %
Rental housing
10.6 %
Tenant-owned housing
18.8 %
Owner-occupied housing
63.9 %
Other housing
6.7 %
Cars in use
8,339

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Hammarö.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
4,740 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
301 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
88 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
200 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
7,145 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.2 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
51 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
4.7 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.4 %
Sick leave >49 years
8 %
Stress-related cases
0.8 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
10.3 %
Number of students
345
Average student fee
1,348 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
306 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
274 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
63.8 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
3.6 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
2.5 per inh.
Active borrowers
14.6 %
Media budget
365 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
5 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
24.4 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
110,443 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
0 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
319 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
39 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Hammarö 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 Hammarö compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Hammarö vs SCB group B4 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
HammaröGroup median
Merit value225.4 (median: 212.5)
80th
Qualified teachers83.5 (median: 72.7)
91th
Students/teacher11.7 (median: 11.4)
38th
Cost/pupil150725.8 (median: 149175.4)
41th
Graduating 3 yrs88.6 (median: 69.7)
99th
All subjects passed72.5 (median: 65.3)
76th
Best in group for graduating 3 yrs
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for all subjects passed

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Hammarö 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
Hammarö225.483.5 %150,726 SEK88.6 %
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 Hammarö overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB