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Karby
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Urban area in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County

Karby

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVallentuna
CountyStockholm County
Population802
Area55 ha
SCB code0115TB105

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Place profile

48/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
32/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
46/100
Family friendliness
54/100
Senior friendliness
37/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water530 m
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline530 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway6.5 km
  • Distance to industry1.1 km
  • Distance to power line740 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store580 m
  • Distance to school340 m
  • Distance to train station6.7 km

Median across 242 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 360–425
  • 445–943
  • 4410–1447
  • 3815–1937
  • 2620–2425
  • 2325–2915
  • 3130–3439
  • 5135–3942
  • 3940–4439
  • 2945–4935
  • 3750–5439
  • 4955–5946
  • 3760–6445
  • 3265–6915
  • 1870–7423
  • 1375–7922
  • 3380+41

Men 580Women 578

Marital status

  • Unmarried616 (53 %)
  • Married392 (34 %)
  • Divorced107 (9 %)
  • Widowed38 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Karby, 1,158 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 802 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Stockholm37 min
  • Municipal seat14 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

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Lakes nearby

  • Gissjön22 ha4.5 km
  • Hundsjön8 ha4.6 km
  • Issjön17 ha5.5 km
  • Helgösjön6 ha5.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality390 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.7 km
  • Natura 20001.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.9 km
  • Water protection area8.3 km
  • Habitat protection4.9 km
  • National conservation interest1.2 km
  • National heritage interest420 m

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality70 m
  • Fire station9.4 km
  • Police station15.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.8 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)21.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.3 km
  • Swimming pool4 in the locality160 m
  • Campsite3.3 km
  • Hiking trail100 m
  • Cycle trail100 m
  • Ski trail6.7 km
  • Floodlit track7 km
  • Birding site2.6 km
  • Geologically notable site39.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8 km
  • Café1.1 km
  • Petrol station1.1 km
  • Library1 in the locality30 m
  • Sports hall9.2 km
  • Hotel10 km
  • Care home7.6 km
  • Recycling centre9.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road250 m
  • Railway18.2 km
  • Power line570 m
  • Wind turbine22.2 km
  • Mobile mast2.2 km
  • Military area12.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
  • Mine35.9 km
  • Quarry5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.3 km
  • Church1.9 km
  • Community hall5.2 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population35,119
  • Median income464,300 kr/yr
  • Average age40.4 years
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The figures describe Vallentuna Municipality as a whole, not Karby.