Living in Nord-Fron

In Nord-Fron, unemployment is 1.1% (2026).

There were 3.97 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. The unemployment rate was 1.1% in June 2026. Car density was 442 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. For Nord-Fron, the foreign population count was 602 at the start of 2026. There were 400.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1919 sources

Population5,493people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.

Median gross salary (region)4,324EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Unemployment rate1.1%country median 1.7% — 35% belowOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime3,940incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 12% belowOfficial source · data.ssb.no

Lower unemployment than 93% of Norwegian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 67% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

Which Norway-wide rules apply when you move to Nord-Fron?

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 Nord-Fron.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Nord-Fron. 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 citiesNord-Fron 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 broadband¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	27.7 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ice 18GB mobile plan³Official · national market
Dwellings	2,497 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)⁹Official

Is Nord-Fron a good place to live?

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on housing · range 55–75%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on housing · range 60–80%

Student46%strong on education, weak on housing · range 35–57%

Family60%strong on family, weak on housing · range 50–70%

Retirement46%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 34–58%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nord-Fron?

The unemployment rate is 1.1 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁶

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Nord-Fron is 1.1%. 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

Nord-Fron 1.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,324 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	data.ssb.no¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.1 %country median 1.7%	30 Jun 2026	NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁶Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nord-Fron. 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)

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
International schools	4 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet¹⁹Independent · 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; Nord-Fron's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.97 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Helsedirektoratet¹⁵Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents	400.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁸Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nord-Fron 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 residents3.97 per 1,000Verified 2026-06-12

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Nord-Fron?

Police recorded 3,940 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.no²

Recorded crime across major citiesNord-Fron highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Oslo8,790

Kristiansand8,170

Trondheim6,890

Drammen6,870

Stavanger6,540

Bergen6,410

Fredrikstad6,280

Lillestrøm5,790

Sandnes5,270

Bærum5,170

Asker4,500

Nord-Fron3,940

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,940 incidents per 100,000country median 4,460	31 Dec 2024	data.ssb.no²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nord-Fron. 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

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Norwegian municipal introduction programme — Integration course

Municipalities under the national IMDi framework

For adult refugees and other eligible immigrants.

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Climate and air quality

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

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17°8°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-1.53 °C	28 Aug 2026	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -4.9 · Feb -4.4 · Mar -1.2 · Apr 3.6 · May 9.2 · Jun 13.9 · Jul 16.8 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 10 · Oct 3.3 · Nov -1.8 · Dec -4.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VENABU¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -11.2 · Feb -11.4 · Mar -9.2 · Apr -4.6 · May 0.1 · Jun 4.5 · Jul 7.5 · Aug 6.4 · Sep 2.8 · Oct -2.4 · Nov -7.2 · Dec -10.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VENABU¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -7.6 · Feb -7.3 · Mar -4.6 · Apr -0.1 · May 4.7 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 10.2 · Sep 6 · Oct 0.5 · Nov -4.4 · Dec -7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SKABU¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 31.1 · Feb 16.9 · Mar 14.4 · Apr 18.3 · May 44.1 · Jun 57.2 · Jul 70.1 · Aug 75.1 · Sep 40.5 · Oct 42.2 · Nov 36.1 · Dec 26.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SJOA¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Norway: Drammen ±5.8 °C. Elsewhere: Oulu (Finland) ±2.6 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±2.9 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±3.3 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±4.0 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±5.4 °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 1,141 km² in 2026. Population density was 5 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Nord-Fron?

The published population was 5,493 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89%
Foreign residents11%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,119 km²	1 Jan 2026	Kartverket⁴Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents	442 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁷Independent · fylke observation
City area	1,141 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Foreign residents	602 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons⁷Official
Population density	5 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Population	5,493 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁸Official

International community in Nord-Fron

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	546	9.9%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	350	6.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	196	3.6%
Ukraine	135	2.5%
Syria	64	1.2%
Poland	62	1.1%
Netherlands	33	0.6%
Eritrea	32	0.6%
Lithuania	24	0.4%
Thailand	19	0.3%
Sweden	17	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Denmark	15	0.3%
Germany	13	0.2%
Lebanon	13	0.2%
Russia	12	0.2%
Afghanistan	10	0.2%
Philippines	9	0.2%
Iraq	8	0.1%
Congo	7	0.1%
China	5	0.1%
Finland	4	0.1%
Bulgaria	4	0.1%
Latvia	4	0.1%
South Sudan	4	0.1%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.1%
Austria	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.1%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.1%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

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	56	1.0%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	45	0.8%
Syria	14	0.3%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	11	0.2%
Eritrea	10	0.2%
Afghanistan	7	0.1%
Poland	5	0.1%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.1%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Somalia	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

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	602	11.0%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	395	7.2%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	207	3.8%
Ukraine	135	2.5%
Syria	78	1.4%
Poland	67	1.2%
Eritrea	42	0.8%
Netherlands	33	0.6%
Lithuania	26	0.5%
Thailand	21	0.4%
Sweden	17	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	17	0.3%
Denmark	15	0.3%
Germany	14	0.3%
Lebanon	13	0.2%
Russia	12	0.2%
Congo	10	0.2%
Iraq	10	0.2%
Philippines	9	0.2%
Bulgaria	6	0.1%
China	6	0.1%
Finland	4	0.1%
Latvia	4	0.1%
Somalia	4	0.1%
South Sudan	4	0.1%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Greece	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.1%
Austria	3	0.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.1%
Sierra Leone	3	0.1%
Azerbaijan	3	0.1%
Japan	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered cars	3,690 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁷Official
Universities	3 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)¹⁶Independent · fylke observation

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Common questions

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How many people live in Nord-Fron?

The published population was 5,493 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

How safe is Nord-Fron?

Police recorded 3,940 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 Nord-Fron?

The unemployment rate is 1.1 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Nord-Fron?

The median gross salary is 4,324 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Nord-Fron?

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

Is Nord-Fron a good place to live?

Nord-Fron 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.

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 Nord-Fron?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 350 people (6.4%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Nord-Fron, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 43fb1326ed4bd0ba6d70b45e1f1cc09b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/nord-fron/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_nord-fron-norway-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_ce714758d449,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nord-Fron, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {43fb1326ed4bd0ba6d70b45e1f1cc09b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/nord-fron/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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