Municipal data and statistics — Nässjö

In-depth municipal statistics for Nässjö: 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 Nässjö.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.5 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.3 %
Tax base
240,989 SEK/inh.
Net result
2,412 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
3 %
Solvency
45.2 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
4.9 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
8.6 %
Months of assistance (avg)
50.1
Net cost of social assistance
2,663 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
9,440 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
11,222 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
19 %
New housing completions
0.1 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
97 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
80.5 %
Rental housing
32.6 %
Tenant-owned housing
13.1 %
Owner-occupied housing
52.6 %
Other housing
1.7 %
Cars in use
15,801

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Nässjö.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
11,272 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,120 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
181 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
1,364 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
9,436 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1.1

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.3 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
35.7 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
5.6 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.4 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.5 %
Stress-related cases
0.4 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
10.3 %
Number of students
570
Average student fee
1,597 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
513 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
459 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
67.3 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
5.8 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.4 per inh.
Active borrowers
28.4 %
Media budget
516 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
3.1 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
11.7 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
1,157
Cost per full-time student
71,368 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
62 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
72.2 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
47.6 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
66.7 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
118 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
254 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
266
Cost per full-time student
142 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
45.9 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Nässjö belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Shown here is how Nässjö compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Nässjö vs SCB group B5 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Nässjö Group median
Merit value 214.4 (median: 211.2)
64th
Qualified teachers 65 (median: 67)
34th
Students/teacher 10.2 (median: 11.1)
84th
Cost/pupil 157288.1 (median: 155418.6)
47th
Graduating 3 yrs 63.2 (median: 67.7)
24th
All subjects passed 65.7 (median: 65.2)
59th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for students/teacher
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Nässjö belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. 35 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Nässjö 214.4 65 % 157,288 SEK 63.2 %
Askersund 203.2 67.6 % 176,524 SEK 63.9 %
Berg 203.9 61.2 % 217,446 SEK 72 %
Boden 214.7 63.7 % 137,700 SEK 67.9 %
Bräcke 220.2 72.8 % 197,847 SEK 67.7 %
Enköping 217.8 83.2 % 133,166 SEK 68.2 %
Finspång 214.6 67.2 % 145,337 SEK 74.3 %
Flen 219.3 56.4 % 163,424 SEK 63.5 %
Herrljunga 211 72.3 % 151,340 SEK 58.6 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB