Living in Ås

In Ås, unemployment is 2.8% (2026).

There were 382.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. There were 3.83 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.8% in June 2026. For Ås, the foreign population count was 6,417 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population22,725people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.

Median gross salary (region)4,832EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Average rent1,069EUR/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · 09895 Rental market survey: average monthly rents and annual rents per sqm, by price zone and number of rooms

Unemployment rate2.8%country median 1.7% — 65% aboveOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime6,000incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 35% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Higher unemployment than 96% of Norwegian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 81% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

Which Norway-wide rules apply when you move to Ås?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in NorwayNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ås.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ås. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€83

Mobile plan, 10 GB€28

Net rent across major citiesÅs highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Trondheim€21.79

Bergen€20.40

Stavanger€19.55

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	83.29 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telenor fixed broadband¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	27.7 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ice 18GB mobile plan⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	10,330 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹²Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,069 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	09895 Rental market survey: average monthly rents and annual rents per sqm, by price zone and number of rooms¹Official · regional context

Is Ås a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–77%

Student34%strong on cost, weak on work · range 23–45%

Family52%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–62%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–45%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ås?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁹

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Ås is 2.8%. Of 177 cities with data, 60 have unemployment of 1.5 to under 2%.

0.5–11–1.51.5–22–2.52.5–33–3.5

Ås 2.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,832 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	data.ssb.no³Official
Unemployment rate	2.8 %country median 1.7%	30 Jun 2026	NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Ås?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,441of €3,621 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,621
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 09895 Rental market survey: average monthly rents and annual rents per sqm, by price zone and number of rooms · 2025-12-31	− €1,069
Internet€83 · official · Telenor fixed broadband · 2026-09-30	− €83
Mobile plan€28 · official · ice 18GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €28
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,441

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ås Salary needed to live in Ås

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ås. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

NAV employment service — Public employment service

Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV)

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ås. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
International schools	2 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet²¹Independent · fylke observation

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: særskilt norskopplæring (adapted Norwegian language education). How to enrol a child (regjeringen.no).

A country-wide rule for Norway; Ås's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.83 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Helsedirektoratet¹⁶Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents	382.5 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)²⁰Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ås when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Doctors per 1,000 residents3.83 per 1,000Verified 2026-06-12

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ås?

Police recorded 6,000 incidents per 100,000 (2024-2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: data.ssb.no⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesÅs highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Oslo8,790

Kristiansand8,170

Trondheim6,890

Drammen6,870

Stavanger6,540

Bergen6,410

Fredrikstad6,280

Ås6,000

Lillestrøm5,790

Sandnes5,270

Bærum5,170

Asker4,500

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,000 incidents per 100,000country median 4,460	31 Dec 2024	data.ssb.no⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ås. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Approved providers for Norwegian and social studies training — State Language Course

Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir)

For adult immigrants needing Norwegian and social studies training.

Norwegian

Open official information

Norwegian municipal introduction programme — Integration course

Municipalities under the national IMDi framework

For adult refugees and other eligible immigrants.

NorwegianIn Person

Open official information

Open the full Norway section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ås.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 67.2 mm in January and 75.2 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Ås?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

0°-6°

1°-6°

5°-4°

10°1°

16°6°

19°10°

22°12°

21°11°

16°8°

10°3°

4°-1°

1°-5°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

109

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average January temperature	-3.5 °C	28 Aug 2026	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.3 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 5 · Apr 10.5 · May 15.7 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 0.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station AS¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6 · Feb -5.6 · Mar -3.5 · Apr 0.9 · May 5.5 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 11.2 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 3 · Nov -0.8 · Dec -4.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station AS¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.8 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 5.4 · May 10.7 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station AS¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67.21 · Feb 49.86 · Mar 44.73 · Apr 49.19 · May 58.86 · Jun 77.77 · Jul 75.24 · Aug 92.4 · Sep 88.29 · Oct 108.9 · Nov 95.4 · Dec 71.39 mm	31 Dec 2020	MET Norway Frost monthly observations — ÅS — 1991-2020 observational normal¹⁸Independent

Similar climate. In Norway: Bærum ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±0.7 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±0.8 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±0.8 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.8 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±0.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 103 km² in 2026. Population density was 221 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Ås?

The published population was 22,725 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport71.8%
Foreign residents28.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	101 km²	1 Jan 2026	Kartverket⁷Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents	463 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁹Independent · fylke observation
City area	103 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2¹¹Official
Foreign residents	6,417 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons¹⁰Official
Population density	221 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2¹¹Official
Population	22,725 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.¹¹Official

International community in Ås

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Ancestry or ethnicity

Norwegian-born to immigrant parents; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total	1,308	5.8%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	977	4.3%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	331	1.5%
Pakistan	86	0.4%
Poland	82	0.4%
Ethiopia	72	0.3%
Iraq	64	0.3%
Somalia	63	0.3%
Kosovo	62	0.3%
India	55	0.2%
Eritrea	50	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Vietnam	49	0.2%
Sweden	44	0.2%
Iran	42	0.2%
Syria	38	0.2%
Sri Lanka	37	0.2%
Germany	33	0.1%
China	32	0.1%
Russia	31	0.1%
Lithuania	30	0.1%
Türkiye	29	0.1%
Ukraine	22	0.1%
Denmark	20	0.1%
Morocco	20	0.1%
Afghanistan	19	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	18	0.1%
Romania	16	0.1%
Iceland	15	0.1%
Croatia	15	0.1%
Serbia	15	0.1%
Philippines	15	0.1%
Netherlands	12	0.1%
Albania	10	0.0%
Latvia	10	0.0%
Nigeria	9	0.0%
Nepal	9	0.0%
Chile	9	0.0%
Finland	7	0.0%
United Kingdom	7	0.0%
Sudan	7	0.0%
Uganda	7	0.0%
Spain	6	0.0%
North Macedonia	6	0.0%
Bangladesh	6	0.0%
United States	6	0.0%
France	5	0.0%
Switzerland	5	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
Zimbabwe	5	0.0%
South Africa	5	0.0%
Japan	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
Lebanon	5	0.0%
Palestine	5	0.0%
Italy	4	0.0%
Liberia	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Ancestry or ethnicity

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total	6,417	28.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	3,831	16.9%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	2,586	11.4%
Poland	627	2.8%
Ukraine	352	1.6%
Sweden	337	1.5%
Lithuania	260	1.1%
Pakistan	217	0.9%
Ethiopia	198	0.9%
Iran	195	0.9%
India	193	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	192	0.8%
Syria	184	0.8%
Somalia	183	0.8%
Iraq	181	0.8%
Eritrea	162	0.7%
Denmark	133	0.6%
Russia	132	0.6%
Kosovo	124	0.6%
China	115	0.5%
Romania	113	0.5%
Vietnam	107	0.5%
Philippines	104	0.5%
Türkiye	100	0.4%
United Kingdom	97	0.4%
Latvia	91	0.4%
Netherlands	89	0.4%
United States	83	0.4%
Sri Lanka	82	0.4%
Afghanistan	79	0.3%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	73	0.3%
Serbia	67	0.3%
Spain	59	0.3%
Thailand	59	0.3%
Nepal	56	0.3%
Iceland	55	0.2%
Morocco	51	0.2%
Finland	49	0.2%
France	48	0.2%
Brazil	48	0.2%
Croatia	41	0.2%
Nigeria	40	0.2%
Hungary	38	0.2%
Portugal	37	0.2%
Kenya	37	0.2%
Chile	37	0.2%
Switzerland	36	0.2%
Italy	34	0.1%
Bangladesh	34	0.1%
Albania	32	0.1%
Uganda	30	0.1%
Greece	28	0.1%
Sudan	27	0.1%
Canada	24	0.1%
Ghana	23	0.1%
North Macedonia	22	0.1%
Palestine	22	0.1%
Japan	21	0.1%
South Africa	20	0.1%
Peru	19	0.1%
Bulgaria	18	0.1%
Czech Republic	18	0.1%
Tanzania	18	0.1%
Belarus	17	0.1%
Estonia	16	0.1%
Moldova	16	0.1%
Colombia	16	0.1%
Belgium	15	0.1%
Indonesia	14	0.1%
Lebanon	14	0.1%
Austria	13	0.1%
Algeria	13	0.1%
Egypt	12	0.1%
Zimbabwe	12	0.1%
Rwanda	12	0.1%
Mexico	12	0.1%
Tunisia	11	0.1%
Myanmar	11	0.1%
Jordan	11	0.1%
Australia	11	0.1%
Congo	10	0.0%
Cuba	10	0.0%
Malawi	9	0.0%
Azerbaijan	9	0.0%
South Korea	9	0.0%
Guinea	8	0.0%
Libya	8	0.0%
Dominican Republic	8	0.0%
Gambia	7	0.0%
Slovakia	6	0.0%
Liberia	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	5	0.0%
Cameroon	5	0.0%
Mozambique	5	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	5	0.0%
Hong Kong	5	0.0%
Israel	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Faroe Islands	4	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Burundi	4	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.0%
Singapore	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Uruguay	4	0.0%
New Zealand	4	0.0%
Greenland	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Venezuela	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Ancestry or ethnicity

Immigrants; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,109	22.5%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	2,854	12.6%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	2,255	9.9%
Poland	545	2.4%
Ukraine	330	1.4%
Sweden	293	1.3%
Lithuania	230	1.0%
Germany	159	0.7%
Iran	153	0.7%
Syria	146	0.6%
India	138	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Pakistan	131	0.6%
Ethiopia	126	0.6%
Somalia	120	0.5%
Iraq	117	0.5%
Denmark	113	0.5%
Eritrea	112	0.5%
Russia	101	0.4%
Romania	97	0.4%
United Kingdom	90	0.4%
Philippines	89	0.4%
China	83	0.4%
Latvia	81	0.4%
Netherlands	77	0.3%
United States	77	0.3%
Türkiye	71	0.3%
Kosovo	62	0.3%
Afghanistan	60	0.3%
Vietnam	58	0.3%
Thailand	56	0.3%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	55	0.2%
Spain	53	0.2%
Serbia	52	0.2%
Nepal	47	0.2%
Sri Lanka	45	0.2%
Brazil	44	0.2%
France	43	0.2%
Finland	42	0.2%
Iceland	40	0.2%
Portugal	37	0.2%
Hungary	36	0.2%
Kenya	34	0.1%
Switzerland	31	0.1%
Morocco	31	0.1%
Nigeria	31	0.1%
Italy	30	0.1%
Bangladesh	28	0.1%
Chile	28	0.1%
Greece	27	0.1%
Croatia	26	0.1%
Uganda	23	0.1%
Albania	22	0.1%
Ghana	22	0.1%
Sudan	20	0.1%
Canada	20	0.1%
Czech Republic	17	0.1%
Palestine	17	0.1%
Bulgaria	16	0.1%
Estonia	16	0.1%
North Macedonia	16	0.1%
Tanzania	16	0.1%
Japan	16	0.1%
Peru	16	0.1%
Moldova	15	0.1%
South Africa	15	0.1%
Colombia	15	0.1%
Belarus	14	0.1%
Belgium	13	0.1%
Austria	13	0.1%
Egypt	12	0.1%
Mexico	12	0.1%
Myanmar	11	0.1%
Australia	11	0.1%
Indonesia	10	0.0%
Congo	9	0.0%
Malawi	9	0.0%
Rwanda	9	0.0%
Lebanon	9	0.0%
Cuba	9	0.0%
Algeria	8	0.0%
South Korea	8	0.0%
Zimbabwe	7	0.0%
Tunisia	7	0.0%
Azerbaijan	7	0.0%
Slovakia	6	0.0%
Guinea	6	0.0%
Libya	6	0.0%
Jordan	6	0.0%
Dominican Republic	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Gambia	5	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	5	0.0%
Mozambique	5	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	5	0.0%
Hong Kong	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Singapore	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Uruguay	4	0.0%
New Zealand	4	0.0%
Greenland	3	0.0%
Faroe Islands	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Central African Republic	3	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered cars	10,583 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁹Official
Universities	1 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)¹⁷Independent · fylke observation

Alternatives for people set on Ås

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Nesodden as a Ås alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,860 Nesodden vs 6,000 Ås−52%
Unemployment: 2.1% Nesodden vs 2.8% Ås−25%
Median gross pay, region: €4,423 Nesodden vs €4,832 Ås−8%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Nesodden vs 7.0 µg/m³ Ås+14%
Residents: 21,005 Nesodden vs 22,725 Ås−8%

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Bodø as a Ås alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 866 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 1.3% Bodø vs 2.8% Ås−54%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,220 Bodø vs 6,000 Ås−13%
Median gross pay, region: €4,792 Bodø vs €4,832 Åssame level

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Cities near Ås

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Alternative cities in Norway

Other cities in Norway to compare with Ås, nearest in population first.

All Norway cities

Sunnfjord22,804 residents Alta22,074 residents Elverum21,937 residents Stange21,839 residents Lindesnes23,702 residents Narvik21,647 residents

How does Ås compare?

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Is Ås part of Oslo?

Ås is in the published commuting zone of Oslo; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Oslo city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁵

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Common questions

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How many people live in Ås?

The published population was 22,725 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

Is the air quality good in Ås?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

How safe is Ås?

Police recorded 6,000 incidents per 100,000 (2024-2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: data.ssb.no.

What is the unemployment rate in Ås?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Ås?

The median gross salary is 4,832 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Ås?

6,417 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Ås a good place to live?

Ås may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Ås part of Oslo?

Ås is in the published commuting zone of Oslo; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Ås?

Frogn, Vestby, Nordre Follo, Asker, Nesodden are near Ås. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions ancestry or ethnicity group in Ås?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 977 people (4.3%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a ancestry or ethnicity measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ås, Norway: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fff0305687e3aaa8f3c4d6633b5c0913]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/as/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_as-norway-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_be3df4ea8b93,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ås, Norway: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {fff0305687e3aaa8f3c4d6633b5c0913},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/as/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Ås, Norway: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/as/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version fff0305687e3aaa8f3c4d6633b5c0913; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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