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Best places to live in Sweden

Short answer: Number one is Vaxholm with overall score 83 of 100. The middle in Sweden is 49 of 100, and last is Perstorp with 19 of 100.

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290 municipalities by overall score, highest first.

Best places to live in Sweden
Rank	Municipality	Overall score, of 100	Population	Median income, SEK/yr	Unemployment, %
1	Vaxholm	83	11,636	504,400	2.8
1	Öckerö	83	12,863	459,100	2.0
3	Täby	81	78,514	521,300	3.2
3	Lomma	81	24,677	552,100	3.0
5	Danderyd	80	32,500	572,400	3.1
6	Lidingö	79	48,369	505,900	3.4
7	Värmdö	77	46,601	466,100	3.1
7	Nacka	77	113,730	500,200	3.6
7	Vellinge	77	37,833	504,000	2.9
7	Karlsborg	77	7,047	410,400	2.9
11	Ekerö	75	29,062	495,600	2.9
11	Hammarö	75	16,932	461,700	2.8
13	Mörbylånga	74	16,306	408,000	2.7
13	Härryda	74	40,011	475,300	3.0
13	Lerum	74	43,752	467,700	2.7
16	Vallentuna	73	35,361	464,300	3.2
16	Österåker	73	49,943	455,200	3.2
16	Tyresö	73	49,645	457,000	4.1
16	Knivsta	73	21,733	451,100	3.2
16	Trosa	73	14,900	434,900	3.0
21	Svedala	72	23,714	441,700	3.8
21	Kungsbacka	72	86,332	469,500	2.4
21	Tjörn	72	16,003	442,200	2.2
21	Mölndal	72	72,128	457,400	3.4
21	Vännäs	72	9,225	398,000	2.7
26	Solna	71	86,435	481,100	3.9
26	Staffanstorp	71	27,482	453,900	4.1
26	Höganäs	71	28,489	422,500	4.1
26	Bollebygd	71	9,784	430,100	2.9
26	Krokom	71	15,795	407,800	2.0
31	Partille	70	41,164	454,300	4.2
31	Hjo	70	9,322	395,700	3.0
31	Umeå	70	135,273	390,300	3.0
34	Ydre	69	3,619	378,600	2.7
34	Gagnef	69	10,307	392,300	2.2
36	Kävlinge	68	32,655	448,200	4.0
36	Varberg	68	69,460	413,800	3.3
36	Stenungsund	68	27,854	453,900	3.1
39	Orust	67	15,363	406,400	3.0
39	Falun	67	59,974	402,900	3.2
39	Luleå	67	80,304	421,100	3.1
39	Piteå	67	42,184	420,000	2.7
43	Leksand	66	16,167	389,200	2.6
43	Örnsköldsvik	66	55,338	408,200	3.7
43	Åre	66	12,770	382,100	2.6
46	Habo	65	13,511	425,600	2.6
46	Båstad	65	16,046	397,600	3.6
46	Ystad	65	32,188	404,100	4.2
46	Kungälv	65	50,496	449,800	2.7
46	Lekeberg	65	8,608	409,800	2.9
46	Arjeplog	65	2,570	391,300	2.7
46	Jokkmokk	65	4,695	404,800	2.0
53	Söderköping	64	14,741	405,800	3.5
53	Höör	64	17,680	402,500	4.2
53	Säter	64	11,222	396,600	2.6
53	Älvsbyn	64	7,815	396,000	3.3
57	Sollentuna	63	78,033	466,600	5.3
57	Alingsås	63	42,861	412,000	3.7
57	Arvidsjaur	63	6,026	404,800	2.6
60	Nykvarn	62	12,384	475,500	3.5
60	Lidköping	62	40,359	403,500	3.5
62	Håbo	61	23,252	437,100	3.8
62	Jönköping	61	148,152	394,100	4.4
62	Ale	61	32,620	432,000	3.6
62	Skövde	61	58,272	414,800	3.9
62	Pajala	61	5,706	411,800	1.9
67	Stockholm	60	999,239	445,400	5.3
67	Sundbyberg	60	57,000	446,900	5.4
67	Aneby	60	6,851	386,300	4.0
67	Ängelholm	60	45,159	409,400	4.1
67	Sotenäs	60	9,036	412,600	3.1
67	Forshaga	60	11,439	385,900	4.5
67	Karlstad	60	99,007	387,800	5.0
67	Smedjebacken	60	10,758	409,400	4.1
67	Nordmaling	60	6,905	385,800	3.3
76	Gnesta	59	11,343	396,700	4.2
76	Boxholm	59	5,451	397,800	5.3
76	Vaggeryd	59	14,943	395,400	3.3
76	Kil	59	12,024	400,200	3.7
76	Mora	59	20,419	392,600	2.4
76	Norsjö	59	3,811	384,100	2.8
76	Storuman	59	5,543	378,500	2.3
83	Karlskrona	58	66,021	405,800	4.7
83	Lund	58	132,333	366,300	5.0
83	Tranemo	58	11,873	395,200	3.8
83	Ulricehamn	58	24,954	390,800	3.5
83	Årjäng	58	9,734	391,200	2.3
88	Östhammar	57	22,181	406,300	2.7
88	Linköping	57	168,714	392,300	4.9
88	Sorsele	57	2,362	373,700	2.0
91	Strängnäs	56	39,387	415,100	4.9
91	Arvika	56	25,408	389,800	4.3
91	Östersund	56	64,963	388,200	3.5
91	Lycksele	56	12,159	390,800	3.5
91	Skellefteå	56	75,405	423,500	2.4
96	Oxelösund	55	11,962	402,100	6.4
96	Mullsjö	55	7,546	393,300	3.7
96	Vindeln	55	5,421	379,400	3.1
96	Robertsfors	55	6,595	383,600	2.9
96	Dorotea	55	2,241	387,100	4.5
96	Boden	55	28,624	412,600	2.9
102	Kinda	54	9,924	394,800	3.6
102	Dals-Ed	54	4,571	375,500	3.4
102	Grästorp	54	5,602	388,700	3.0
102	Mariestad	54	24,421	396,100	3.8
102	Sunne	54	13,354	380,000	3.2
107	Huddinge	53	114,686	421,300	5.6
107	Vadstena	53	7,484	397,100	3.7
107	Skurup	53	17,139	391,600	5.2
107	Götene	53	13,223	398,800	3.3
107	Härjedalen	53	10,117	371,500	2.9
107	Gällivare	53	17,135	491,700	1.6
107	Kiruna	53	22,402	478,800	1.8
114	Salem	52	17,370	447,000	4.4
114	Norrtälje	52	66,832	384,000	3.6
114	Falkenberg	52	47,321	383,900	4.4
114	Essunga	52	5,559	377,700	3.7
114	Lysekil	52	13,796	406,900	3.9
114	Rättvik	52	10,978	375,400	3.1
114	Berg	52	7,085	356,400	3.1
121	Upplands Väsby	51	50,495	404,000	5.9
121	Järfälla	51	90,180	405,500	6.4
121	Nynäshamn	51	30,610	393,900	5.3
121	Uppsala	51	249,726	382,900	4.8
121	Finspång	51	21,502	391,900	6.2
121	Simrishamn	51	18,779	365,300	4.4
121	Mark	51	35,134	388,500	3.9
121	Strömstad	51	13,557	398,500	3.6
121	Hudiksvall	51	37,341	386,700	4.4
121	Kalix	51	15,252	395,600	3.6
131	Växjö	50	98,940	384,200	6.1
131	Kalmar	50	73,068	384,600	5.1
131	Borgholm	50	10,626	362,200	3.5
131	Tanum	50	12,677	389,300	2.5
131	Herrljunga	50	9,509	387,600	3.0
131	Trollhättan	50	59,265	390,200	7.1
131	Askersund	50	11,382	398,700	3.3
131	Nora	50	10,603	397,600	4.5
131	Västerås	50	161,240	399,500	7.0
131	Malung-Sälen	50	10,192	388,600	2.5
131	Älvdalen	50	6,831	374,900	2.9
131	Ovanåker	50	11,272	372,500	4.3
143	Västervik	49	36,269	380,900	4.8
143	Gotland	49	60,852	373,600	3.5
143	Sölvesborg	49	17,405	393,000	5.6
143	Vårgårda	49	12,472	402,300	3.9
143	Surahammar	49	9,733	392,900	4.8
143	Ludvika	49	26,812	399,100	5.6
143	Nordanstig	49	9,284	365,100	4.5
143	Timrå	49	17,465	397,300	5.2
143	Sundsvall	49	98,962	409,800	4.6
143	Malå	49	2,902	391,800	2.1
153	Upplands-Bro	48	33,333	398,900	6.4
153	Värnamo	48	34,534	398,000	4.1
153	Torsås	48	6,919	364,200	4.6
153	Mönsterås	48	12,978	388,900	4.9
153	Munkfors	48	3,637	370,600	4.4
153	Bjurholm	48	2,327	362,500	3.6
153	Överkalix	48	3,183	371,200	4.8
160	Ödeshög	47	5,221	381,600	3.6
160	Mjölby	47	28,823	404,600	4.7
160	Sjöbo	47	19,397	382,700	4.5
160	Trelleborg	47	47,405	390,300	6.2
160	Göteborg	47	613,278	398,200	6.4
160	Tidaholm	47	12,736	390,200	3.3
160	Torsby	47	11,278	383,500	2.6
167	Enköping	46	48,804	396,800	5.2
167	Nyköping	46	58,310	392,800	6.2
167	Åtvidaberg	46	11,490	387,600	3.8
167	Oskarshamn	46	26,762	410,500	4.9
167	Vara	46	16,011	375,600	3.4
172	Älmhult	45	17,579	410,600	5.7
172	Vimmerby	45	15,327	389,800	4.1
172	Vänersborg	45	40,078	390,100	5.9
172	Skinnskatteberg	45	4,234	369,500	5.8
172	Orsa	45	6,902	363,300	3.4
172	Ockelbo	45	5,715	373,600	5.2
172	Övertorneå	45	3,995	387,200	4.6
179	Bräcke	44	5,950	366,700	4.0
179	Vilhelmina	44	6,172	363,600	3.1
181	Haninge	43	101,408	398,800	5.9
181	Norrköping	43	144,904	384,400	7.4
181	Gnosjö	43	9,010	387,300	4.1
181	Halmstad	43	106,315	383,800	6.2
181	Laholm	43	26,565	380,300	4.6
181	Storfors	43	3,777	379,500	5.8
181	Karlskoga	43	30,128	401,500	4.9
181	Sandviken	43	38,033	391,900	8.1
189	Älvkarleby	42	9,573	390,200	6.3
189	Valdemarsvik	42	7,526	359,900	5.7
189	Svalöv	42	14,474	382,100	5.1
189	Borås	42	115,238	382,600	6.0
189	Vansbro	42	6,741	367,600	3.2
189	Ljusdal	42	18,377	369,400	5.2
195	Tranås	41	18,555	384,700	6.3
195	Karlshamn	41	31,642	388,700	6.6
195	Eslöv	41	35,126	385,700	6.4
195	Munkedal	41	10,272	384,200	3.8
195	Lilla Edet	41	14,398	399,100	4.3
195	Tibro	41	11,326	385,000	5.7
195	Uddevalla	41	56,744	392,400	6.0
195	Skara	41	18,753	389,500	4.8
195	Hagfors	41	11,324	370,800	4.5
195	Hallstahammar	41	16,600	388,300	5.8
195	Gävle	41	104,108	394,000	7.4
206	Markaryd	40	9,862	372,100	5.6
206	Ljungby	40	28,132	388,900	4.3
206	Olofström	40	12,844	384,500	7.7
206	Hörby	40	15,559	380,500	4.6
206	Malmö	40	367,924	369,100	10.1
206	Grums	40	8,854	379,800	5.5
206	Örebro	40	160,687	378,000	6.1
206	Ånge	40	9,000	378,500	3.8
206	Sollefteå	40	18,138	365,600	4.1
215	Nässjö	39	31,474	377,500	6.8
215	Eksjö	39	17,660	385,400	5.6
215	Alvesta	39	19,687	376,700	7.1
215	Örkelljunga	39	10,293	365,000	5.8
215	Bengtsfors	39	8,955	374,500	5.9
215	Mellerud	39	9,038	360,600	5.7
215	Eda	39	8,289	380,300	4.3
215	Kristinehamn	39	23,590	374,400	6.2
215	Kumla	39	22,665	397,800	4.3
215	Kungsör	39	8,550	385,100	7.4
215	Sala	39	22,600	376,300	4.7
226	Sigtuna	38	53,365	379,300	6.3
226	Helsingborg	38	152,776	382,900	9.2
226	Falköping	38	32,794	383,300	5.0
226	Hofors	38	9,138	395,500	6.4
226	Ragunda	38	5,152	354,000	4.1
231	Botkyrka	37	96,750	360,700	8.1
231	Vetlanda	37	27,313	383,400	5.6
231	Tomelilla	37	13,669	359,500	5.2
231	Kristianstad	37	85,908	377,500	7.7
231	Arboga	37	13,929	379,700	6.3
231	Bollnäs	37	26,018	364,200	7.2
231	Härnösand	37	24,348	375,300	6.6
231	Kramfors	37	17,390	365,400	4.7
239	Heby	36	14,275	363,500	5.9
239	Vingåker	36	8,666	363,900	7.0
239	Motala	36	43,131	382,000	6.0
239	Sävsjö	36	11,531	371,200	7.0
239	Osby	36	12,861	370,700	6.7
239	Klippan	36	17,713	364,300	6.0
239	Landskrona	36	47,571	368,400	8.8
239	Laxå	36	5,397	375,300	5.4
247	Södertälje	35	102,772	371,000	8.9
247	Emmaboda	35	8,807	377,400	6.2
249	Tierp	34	21,028	371,000	5.0
249	Katrineholm	34	33,984	370,400	7.7
249	Gislaved	34	28,641	387,400	5.7
249	Burlöv	34	20,444	368,100	8.7
249	Gullspång	34	4,949	364,500	7.4
249	Töreboda	34	9,093	367,200	5.5
249	Degerfors	34	9,237	382,600	6.2
249	Avesta	34	22,366	389,100	6.5
249	Åsele	34	2,683	362,900	4.4
258	Tingsryd	33	11,896	369,100	5.1
258	Svenljunga	33	10,616	368,200	4.6
258	Köping	33	25,610	382,800	7.3
258	Hedemora	33	15,025	375,800	5.0
258	Strömsund	33	10,904	357,700	5.2
263	Eskilstuna	32	106,789	371,100	9.5
263	Uppvidinge	32	8,911	373,500	6.7
263	Bromölla	32	12,497	384,400	8.4
263	Färgelanda	32	6,288	376,100	4.8
263	Åmål	32	11,679	368,900	6.6
263	Lindesberg	32	23,014	382,900	5.2
263	Borlänge	32	51,354	378,100	6.2
270	Flen	31	15,095	357,000	9.6
270	Hallsberg	31	16,082	385,200	4.9
272	Ronneby	30	28,708	371,100	9.1
272	Hässleholm	30	51,915	369,200	7.6
272	Hylte	30	10,094	372,800	7.2
272	Filipstad	30	9,625	353,200	7.2
272	Ljusnarsberg	30	4,290	355,000	5.0
272	Norberg	30	5,351	379,800	6.5
278	Hultsfred	29	13,484	362,900	6.4
279	Lessebo	28	8,115	355,400	8.9
279	Bjuv	28	16,052	365,300	7.9
279	Säffle	28	14,756	365,600	5.9
279	Söderhamn	28	24,163	369,500	7.9
283	Åstorp	27	16,491	365,600	8.3
283	Hällefors	27	6,269	352,000	6.4
283	Haparanda	27	9,027	373,400	4.9
286	Högsby	25	5,134	335,700	7.6
286	Östra Göinge	25	13,718	357,000	8.3
288	Nybro	24	19,803	363,100	6.1
288	Fagersta	24	12,915	380,300	8.5
290	Perstorp	19	7,115	343,400	12.3

Latest year: overall score 2026, population 2025, median income 2024, unemployment 2024. The measures and sources are on the statistics page.

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Overall score in Sweden.

Municipalities: 290; Sweden
Number one: 83 of 100; Vaxholm
Middle: 49 of 100; Vårgårda
Last: 19 of 100; Perstorp

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