Municipal data and statistics — Vaxholm

In-depth municipal statistics for Vaxholm: 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 Vaxholm.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
19.3 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
31.7 %
Tax base
379,773 SEK/inh.
Net result
3,238 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
4.7 %
Solvency
62.7 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
1.2 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
1.3 %
Months of assistance (avg)
41
Net cost of social assistance
1,001 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
4,831 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
8,239,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
-4.1 %
Small-house sales 2025
102 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
11.6 %
New housing completions
0.5 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
99.7 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
19.3 %
Rental housing
10.6 %
Tenant-owned housing
33 %
Owner-occupied housing
53 %
Other housing
3.5 %
Cars in use
4,864

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Vaxholm.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
5,653 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
264 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
68 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
102 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
3,814 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.6

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
4.9 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
35.2 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
4.7 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
4.3 %
Sick leave >49 years
5.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.4 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
18.9 %
Number of students
450
Average student fee
2,380 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
742 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
648 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
56.7 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
4.1 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.5 per inh.
Active borrowers
22.9 %
Media budget
618 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
1.8 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
28.1 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
43,871 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
154 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
79 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
111 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group A2

Vaxholm belongs to SCB municipality group A2 — Commuting municipality near a major city: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a major city. Shown here is how Vaxholm compares to the 43 municipalities in the group.

Vaxholm vs SCB group A2 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
VaxholmGroup median
Merit value263.1 (median: 236.3)
90th
Qualified teachers78.2 (median: 74.8)
76th
Students/teacher13.5 (median: 13)
29th
Cost/pupil153091.8 (median: 136784.4)
6th
Graduating 3 yrs82.5 (median: 74.9)
90th
All subjects passed93.4 (median: 76.6)
95th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Above group median for all subjects passed

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Vaxholm belongs to SCB municipality group A2 — Commuting municipality near a major city: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a major city.43 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group A2 — Commuting municipality near a major city
MunicipalityMerit scoreCertified teachersCost/studentGraduation 3 yr
Vaxholm263.178.2 %153,092 SEK82.5 %
Ale224.575.2 %144,373 SEK73.1 %
Alingsås219.972.1 %134,813 SEK72.7 %
Bollebygd212.875.9 %146,479 SEK82.3 %
Botkyrka232.372.3 %146,747 SEK63.8 %
Burlöv221.363.6 %137,231 SEK58.8 %
Danderyd278.981.5 %135,411 SEK85.6 %
Ekerö247.274.1 %140,193 SEK77.5 %
Haninge210.869 %138,924 SEK63.4 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB