Municipal data and statistics — Norberg

In-depth municipal statistics for Norberg: 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 Norberg.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.7 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.5 %
Tax base
245,012 SEK/inh.
Net result
-714 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
-0.9 %
Solvency
44.5 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
5 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
9.1 %
Months of assistance (avg)
33.1
Net cost of social assistance
2,320 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
7,250 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
1,327,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
+7 %
Small-house sales 2025
46 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
12.5 %
New housing completions
0 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
92.5 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
62 %
Rental housing
27.7 %
Tenant-owned housing
14.7 %
Owner-occupied housing
56.5 %
Other housing
1.2 %
Cars in use
2,930

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Norberg.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
12,515 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,277 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
426 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
1,648 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
6,866 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.4

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.1 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
36.2 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
6.8 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.9 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.7 % of population

Culture school

Average student fee
1,073 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
660 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
561 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
5.6 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
8.7 per inh.
Active borrowers
15.4 %
Media budget
960 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
4.2 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
22.6 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
50,121 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
0 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
542 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
68 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Norberg belongs to SCB municipality group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a smaller town. Shown here is how Norberg compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Norberg vs SCB group C7 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
NorbergGroup median
Merit value201.6 (median: 207.4)
26th
Qualified teachers67.2 (median: 70.9)
39th
Students/teacher9.3 (median: 10.6)
91th
Cost/pupil159862.5 (median: 156727.5)
36th
Graduating 3 yrs63.1 (median: 65.4)
37th
All subjects passed67.9 (median: 61.6)
76th
Above group median for students/teacher
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for merit value
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Norberg belongs to SCB municipality group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a smaller town.52 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town
MunicipalityMerit scoreCertified teachersCost/studentGraduation 3 yr
Norberg201.667.2 %159,863 SEK63.1 %
Arboga226.772.1 %142,088 SEK58.2 %
Boxholm224.579.6 %157,520 SEK67.9 %
Bromölla20375.2 %157,287 SEK67.9 %
Degerfors209.176.1 %151,646 SEK49.5 %
Eksjö217.965.4 %156,828 SEK71.1 %
Emmaboda216.477.7 %158,829 SEK64.3 %
Essunga177.669.3 %170,257 SEK81.3 %
Fagersta206.356 %130,203 SEK54.1 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB