Municipal data and statistics — Heby

In-depth municipal statistics for Heby: 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 Heby.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.5 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.2 %
Tax base
236,084 SEK/inh.
Net result
502 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
0.6 %
Solvency
34.4 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
4.3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
9.5 %
Months of assistance (avg)
42.8
Net cost of social assistance
2,355 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
9,092 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
1,907,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
+6.2 %
Small-house sales 2025
122 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
21.8 %
New housing completions
0.2 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
98.5 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
96.6 %
Rental housing
17.6 %
Tenant-owned housing
5.8 %
Owner-occupied housing
72.6 %
Other housing
3.9 %
Cars in use
7,702

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Heby.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
9,497 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
888 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
84 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
867 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,854 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1.3

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.6 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
42.3 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
7.3 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
8 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.6 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
11 %
Number of students
255
Average student fee
1,157 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
322 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
281 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
70.6 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
3.4 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
2.3 per inh.
Active borrowers
16.8 %
Media budget
640 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
5.2 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
25.3 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
339
Cost per full-time student
81,737 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
65.4 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
71.8 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
85.2 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
70 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
175 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
302 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
92
Cost per full-time student
367 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
29.4 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Heby 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 Heby compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Heby vs SCB group B4 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
HebyGroup median
Merit value209.5 (median: 212.5)
39th
Qualified teachers72.3 (median: 72.7)
47th
Students/teacher12.1 (median: 11.4)
29th
Cost/pupil156974.8 (median: 149175.4)
22th
Graduating 3 yrs62 (median: 69.7)
9th
All subjects passed56.8 (median: 65.3)
13th
Below group median for merit value
Below group median for qualified teachers
Below group median for students/teacher
Below group median for cost/pupil

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Heby 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
Heby209.572.3 %156,975 SEK62 %
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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB