Municipal data and statistics — Nykvarn

In-depth municipal statistics for Nykvarn: 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 Nykvarn.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
20 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
32.4 %
Tax base
301,973 SEK/inh.
Net result
1,387 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
2 %
Solvency
29.2 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
2.6 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
5.6 %
Months of assistance (avg)
34
Net cost of social assistance
1,544 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
4,791 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
4,557,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
+2.6 %
Small-house sales 2025
104 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
8.3 %
New housing completions
4.8 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
98.3 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
87.3 %
Rental housing
20 %
Tenant-owned housing
13.1 %
Owner-occupied housing
58.1 %
Other housing
8.8 %
Cars in use
5,873

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Nykvarn.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
8,113 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
866 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
162 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
558 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
6,554 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.8

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.9 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
48.8 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
6.9 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.4 %
Sick leave >49 years
9.6 %
Stress-related cases
0.4 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
10.4 %
Number of students
260
Average student fee
1,285 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
510 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
444 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
66 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
2.9 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
5.7 per inh.
Active borrowers
14.7 %
Media budget
629 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
3.7 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
49.6 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
56,918 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
181 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
55 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
132 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Nykvarn 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 Nykvarn compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Nykvarn vs SCB group B4 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
NykvarnGroup median
Merit value231.7 (median: 212.5)
97th
Qualified teachers78.5 (median: 72.7)
78th
Students/teacher15 (median: 11.4)
1th
Cost/pupil127127.5 (median: 149175.4)
97th
Graduating 3 yrs76.1 (median: 69.7)
82th
All subjects passed76.5 (median: 65.3)
90th
Lowest in group for students/teacher
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for cost/pupil

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Nykvarn 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
Nykvarn231.778.5 %127,128 SEK76.1 %
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 Nykvarn overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB