Municipal data and statistics — Grums

In-depth municipal statistics for Grums: 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 Grums.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.5 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.8 %
Tax base
240,612 SEK/inh.
Net result
3,959 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
5 %
Solvency
26 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
2.9 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
7 %
Months of assistance (avg)
41.1
Net cost of social assistance
1,720 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
2,742 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
1,571 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
12.1 %
New housing completions
0.3 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
98 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
94.8 %
Rental housing
32.7 %
Tenant-owned housing
11.6 %
Owner-occupied housing
54.2 %
Other housing
1.5 %
Cars in use
5,016

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Grums.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
7,369 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,042 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
134 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
594 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
6,681 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1.3

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.7 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
41.5 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
4.2 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.5 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.7 % of population

Culture school

Cost per inhabitant
71 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
71 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
4.6 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.8 per inh.
Active borrowers
15.5 %
Media budget
710 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
7.9 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
19.3 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
32,831 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
42 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
195 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
124 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Grums 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 Grums compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Grums vs SCB group B4 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Grums Group median
Merit value 194.4 (median: 212.5)
11th
Qualified teachers 84.8 (median: 72.7)
96th
Students/teacher 9.5 (median: 11.4)
95th
Cost/pupil 147638.4 (median: 146870.9)
47th
Graduating 3 yrs 66.3 (median: 69.7)
30th
All subjects passed 64.3 (median: 65.3)
43th
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for students/teacher
Below group median for merit value
Below group median for cost/pupil

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Grums 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
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Grums 194.4 84.8 % 147,638 SEK 66.3 %
Alvesta 209.3 68.3 % 142,053 SEK 65.1 %
Aneby 223.6 64.3 % 141,549 SEK 72 %
Bjurholm 196.6 75.8 % 169,648 SEK 79.2 %
Bjuv 190 63 % 151,037 SEK 64.3 %
Eslöv 224.3 79.1 % 140,361 SEK 69.4 %
Forshaga 210.4 75.8 % 137,783 SEK 72.3 %
Färgelanda 200.5 65.6 % 173,809 SEK 72.3 %
Gagnef 213.4 64 % 149,864 SEK 77.9 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB