Municipal data and statistics — Storfors

In-depth municipal statistics for Storfors: 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 Storfors.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.7 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
35 %
Tax base
248,567 SEK/inh.
Net result
410 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
0.5 %
Solvency
23.8 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
7.3 %
Months of assistance (avg)
29.5
Net cost of social assistance
1,334 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
10,511 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
6.3 %
New housing completions
0.5 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
97.8 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
94.7 %
Rental housing
30.2 %
Tenant-owned housing
1.6 %
Owner-occupied housing
66.6 %
Other housing
1.7 %
Cars in use
2,366

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Storfors.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
7,350 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,348 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
344 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
132 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
6,043 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.4

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.3 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
45.6 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
7.2 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
7.9 %
Sick leave >49 years
6.9 %
Stress-related cases
1.1 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
4.6 %
Number of students
25
Average student fee
280 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
373 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
290 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
60 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
2.7 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
7 per inh.
Active borrowers
20.8 %
Media budget
962 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
3.6 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
22.6 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
76
Cost per full-time student
70,200 SEK/year
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
55.7 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
117 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
165 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
7
Cost per full-time student
385 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
0 %

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Storfors 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 Storfors compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Storfors vs SCB group C7 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Storfors Group median
Merit value 262.3 (median: 207.4)
99th
Qualified teachers 74.8 (median: 70.9)
69th
Students/teacher 9 (median: 10.6)
93th
Cost/pupil 206364.8 (median: 153333.9)
1th
Graduating 3 yrs 63.2 (median: 65.4)
40th
All subjects passed 85.5 (median: 61.6)
95th
Best in group for merit value
Lowest in group for cost/pupil
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for students/teacher

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Storfors 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
Storfors 262.3 74.8 % 206,365 SEK 63.2 %
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 Storfors overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB