Municipal data and statistics — Habo

In-depth municipal statistics for Habo: 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 Habo.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.2 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.9 %
Tax base
259,176 SEK/inh.
Net result
3,600 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
4.8 %
Solvency
47.5 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
1.5 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
4.3 %
Months of assistance (avg)
34.3
Net cost of social assistance
617 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
5,591 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
11.3 %
New housing completions
6.8 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
97 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
83.8 %
Rental housing
13.4 %
Tenant-owned housing
8.8 %
Owner-occupied housing
70.2 %
Other housing
7.6 %
Cars in use
6,838

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Habo.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
5,088 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
378 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
15 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
215 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,251 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
6 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
35.3 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
5.3 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.8 %
Sick leave >49 years
6.6 %
Stress-related cases
0.7 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
27.2 %
Number of students
800
Average student fee
1,116 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
663 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
556 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
69.4 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
4.5 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.2 per inh.
Active borrowers
15.1 %
Media budget
483 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
3.6 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
26.2 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
31,208 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
29 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
105 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
22 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Habo 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 Habo compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Habo vs SCB group B4 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Habo Group median
Merit value 230.1 (median: 212.5)
88th
Qualified teachers 83.7 (median: 72.7)
93th
Students/teacher 11.4 (median: 11.4)
49th
Cost/pupil 133683.6 (median: 146870.9)
88th
Graduating 3 yrs 76.5 (median: 69.7)
85th
All subjects passed 71.5 (median: 65.3)
69th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for cost/pupil
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Habo 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
Habo 230.1 83.7 % 133,684 SEK 76.5 %
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 Habo overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB