Municipal data and statistics — Boxholm

In-depth municipal statistics for Boxholm: 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 Boxholm.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
21.8 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.4 %
Tax base
249,816 SEK/inh.
Net result
254 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
0.3 %
Solvency
17.8 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3.4 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
8.9 %
Months of assistance (avg)
42.1
Net cost of social assistance
1,812 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
1,612 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
12 %
New housing completions
1.5 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
94.5 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
82.8 %
Rental housing
28.3 %
Tenant-owned housing
10.9 %
Owner-occupied housing
57.4 %
Other housing
3.4 %
Cars in use
3,139

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Boxholm.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
6,948 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
748 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
55 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
274 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
6,661 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.4 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
37.2 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
4.6 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.6 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.6 %
Stress-related cases
0.3 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
6.5 %
Number of students
55
Average student fee
2,109 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
408 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
351 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
60 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
3.8 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.7 per inh.
Active borrowers
19.4 %
Media budget
653 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
9.1 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
11.3 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
33,909 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
-14 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
0 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
152 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Boxholm 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 Boxholm compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Boxholm vs SCB group C7 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Boxholm Group median
Merit value 224.5 (median: 207.4)
91th
Qualified teachers 79.6 (median: 70.9)
89th
Students/teacher 11.9 (median: 10.6)
15th
Cost/pupil 164523.9 (median: 153333.9)
22th
Graduating 3 yrs 67.9 (median: 65.4)
67th
All subjects passed 81.6 (median: 61.6)
93th
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

Boxholm 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
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Boxholm 224.5 79.6 % 164,524 SEK 67.9 %
Arboga 226.7 72.1 % 138,550 SEK 58.2 %
Bromölla 203 75.2 % 145,712 SEK 67.9 %
Degerfors 209.1 76.1 % 139,707 SEK 49.5 %
Eksjö 217.9 65.4 % 151,682 SEK 71.1 %
Emmaboda 216.4 77.7 % 181,122 SEK 64.3 %
Essunga 177.6 69.3 % 162,716 SEK 81.3 %
Fagersta 206.3 56 % 146,282 SEK 54.1 %
Gnosjö 222.8 64.2 % 146,135 SEK 62.3 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB