Municipal data and statistics — Höganäs

In-depth municipal statistics for Höganäs: 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 Höganäs.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
19.7 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
30.9 %
Tax base
285,704 SEK/inh.
Net result
4,355 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
6.3 %
Solvency
62.4 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
1.4 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
3.3 %
Months of assistance (avg)
45.1
Net cost of social assistance
748 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
4,901 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
7,558 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
4,717,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
-4 %
Small-house sales 2025
262 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
11.3 %
New housing completions
3.1 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
100 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
99.7 %
Rental housing
21.8 %
Tenant-owned housing
8.6 %
Owner-occupied housing
60.7 %
Other housing
8.8 %
Cars in use
14,384

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Höganäs.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
6,985 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
495 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
183 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
306 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,166 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.9

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
4.7 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
35.3 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
3.4 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
4 %
Sick leave >49 years
5.5 %
Stress-related cases
0.3 % of population

Culture school

Average student fee
1,515 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
561 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
515 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
9.2 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
13.3 per inh.
Active borrowers
40.3 %
Media budget
817 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
7.1 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
29.6 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
921
Cost per full-time student
29,685 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
82.1 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
71 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
43 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
191 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
131
Cost per full-time student
17 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
55.9 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Höganäs 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 Höganäs compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Höganäs vs SCB group B4 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
HöganäsGroup median
Merit value232.1 (median: 212.5)
99th
Qualified teachers79.5 (median: 72.7)
87th
Students/teacher12.4 (median: 11.4)
19th
Cost/pupil136486 (median: 149175.4)
84th
Graduating 3 yrs78.5 (median: 69.7)
93th
All subjects passed78.7 (median: 65.3)
97th
Best in group 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

Höganäs 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
Höganäs232.179.5 %136,486 SEK78.5 %
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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB