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Salem is in Stockholm County. The municipality has 17,507 residents (Statistics Sweden 2024), making it Sweden's 137th largest. The population has grown by 1.5% over the past five years.
The median income is SEK 447,000 per year (2024). The average age is 40.0 years. The municipal tax rate is 32.05%. Unemployment was 4.4% in 2024.
Everyday life
Schools, healthcare, how you get around and what is outside your door. What you actually live with.
The housing market
How the municipality has developed
Fifteen years of data, and where the trend points next. Switch view to explore the layers: every indicator at once, against the national average, the municipality's milestones, its age structure or your own what-if.
Light & weather
The map
Explore the municipality
The towns, the places, nature, services and club life: what makes the municipality a place and not just a number.
Voices from the area
People who made the move, in their own words.
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Common questions about Salem
What is it like to live in Salem?
Salem has 17,507 residents and is in Stockholm County. The average age is 40.0 years. The median income is SEK 447,000 per year. 77% of residents say they feel safe in the municipality. The mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C.
How many people live in Salem?
17,507 people lived in Salem Municipality in 2024 according to Statistics Sweden, making it Sweden's 137th largest municipality. The population has risen by 1.5% in five years.
What does it cost to live in Salem?
A condominium costs on average SEK 29,307 per m² (2024). A detached house costs on average SEK 5.4 million. The municipal tax rate is 32.05%.
What is the job market like in Salem?
Unemployment in Salem was 4.4% in 2024. The median income is SEK 447,000 per year. 48.7% of residents have post-secondary education.
What is it like to be a student in Salem?
48.7% of residents have post-secondary education. Condominium prices are SEK 29,307 per m².
What is Salem like for families with children?
86.2% of pupils in Salem qualify for upper secondary school (2024). The municipality spends SEK 97,673 per child per year on preschool. 77% feel safe in the municipality.
What is the weather and climate like in Salem?
The mean annual temperature in Salem is 8.3 °C, with a recorded high of 27 °C and a low of -13 °C. 574 mm of precipitation falls each year, spread over 110 rainy days and 15 snowy days. The sun shines an average of 7.6 hours a day.
Is Salem a safe place to live?
77% of residents in Salem say they feel safe (2023). Reported violent crimes stand at 862 per 100,000 residents.