Municipal data and statistics — Ödeshög

In-depth municipal statistics for Ödeshög: 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 Ödeshög.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.4 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34 %
Tax base
243,387 SEK/inh.
Net result
2,920 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
3.7 %
Solvency
46.7 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3.2 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
6.2 %
Months of assistance (avg)
27.4
Net cost of social assistance
1,447 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
7,828 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
13.3 %
New housing completions
1 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
86.7 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
65.8 %
Rental housing
32.4 %
Tenant-owned housing
2.2 %
Owner-occupied housing
62.6 %
Other housing
2.8 %
Cars in use
3,042

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Ödeshög.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
10,633 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
708 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
612 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
937 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
7,010 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.7

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.1 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
30.9 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
6.5 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.4 %
Sick leave >49 years
6.8 %
Stress-related cases
0.4 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
13.1 %
Number of students
105
Average student fee
1,419 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
668 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
563 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
71.4 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
5.6 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
6.4 per inh.
Active borrowers
22.8 %
Media budget
880 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
13 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
8.8 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
40,500 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
22 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
71 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
90 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Ödeshög 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 Ödeshög compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Ödeshög vs SCB group C7 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Ödeshög Group median
Merit value 222.3 (median: 207.4)
85th
Qualified teachers 60.7 (median: 70.9)
11th
Students/teacher 11.3 (median: 10.6)
25th
Cost/pupil 156009.7 (median: 153333.9)
43th
Graduating 3 yrs 65.6 (median: 65.4)
51th
All subjects passed 68.2 (median: 61.6)
78th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Ödeshög 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
Ödeshög 222.3 60.7 % 156,010 SEK 65.6 %
Arboga 226.7 72.1 % 138,550 SEK 58.2 %
Boxholm 224.5 79.6 % 164,524 SEK 67.9 %
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 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB