Living in Gårdsten
At the end of 2025, a city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.83 per m² per month. An unemployment rate of 12.8% was measured at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 86% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 74% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 91% of Swedish cities that publish it.
Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Gårdsten?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Gårdsten?
Average net cold rent is 11.83 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 11.83 EUR/m²/month · Statistics Sweden (SCB)12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 39.96 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telia 100 Mbps broadband15Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 22.16 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Tele2 mobile plan14Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 11.83 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)12Official · parent municipality |
Is Gårdsten 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 710 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.83 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Gårdsten?
The unemployment rate is 12.8 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202423
Gårdsten 12.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,506 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities13Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 % | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202423Independent · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Gårdsten?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,742 |
| Rent, 60 m²€11.83/m² · official · Statistics Sweden (SCB) · 2025-12-31 | − €710 |
| Internet€40 · official · Telia 100 Mbps broadband · 2026-09-30 | − €40 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Tele2 mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,970 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gårdsten. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gårdsten. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Gårdsten?
Police recorded 13,878 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 13,878 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1Official · parent municipality |
Mobility and administration
Gårdsten's nearest airport was GOT, 22 km away and offered 32 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gårdsten. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Municipal civic orientation for newly arrived residents — Civic Orientation
Swedish municipalities
For newly arrived residents with residence permits.
Swedish for immigrants (SFI) municipal adult education — State Language Course
Swedish municipalities under the national SFI framework
For persons over 16 eligible for SFI.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 levels for Gårdsten stood at 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Gårdsten's monthly mean temperatures were 0.2°C in January and 17.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 84.2 mm in January and 79.7 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Gårdsten?
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: European Environment Agency (EEA)3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Gårdsten 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.5 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 11.4 · May 16.2 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 17 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -2.5 · Feb -2.7 · Mar -1.2 · Apr 2.3 · May 6.6 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.3 · Oct 5.1 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.2 · Feb 0 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 6.7 · May 11.4 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 16.7 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 8.3 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 1.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 84.2 · Feb 64 · Mar 54.5 · Apr 52 · May 56.1 · Jun 76.2 · Jul 79.7 · Aug 94.9 · Sep 80.9 · Oct 101.3 · Nov 87.1 · Dec 93.6 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 46.5 · Feb 68.4 · Mar 144.4 · Apr 199.7 · May 251.9 · Jun 241.8 · Jul 245.6 · Aug 205.1 · Sep 149.9 · Oct 94.8 · Nov 44 · Dec 32.3 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.3 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.4 °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.
Alternatives for people set on Gårdsten
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.
Surte as a Gårdsten alternative in the same region
3 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 8.8% Surte vs 12.8% Gårdsten−31%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,332 Surte vs 13,878 Gårdstenno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Surte vs 7.0 µg/m³ Gårdstensame level
Cities near Gårdsten
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 11.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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- 10.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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- 10.96 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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- 11.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
How does Gårdsten compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gårdsten 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: förberedelseklass (reception class) + språkförskola (special language preschool). How to enrol a child (skolverket.se).
A country-wide rule for Sweden; Gårdsten's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Gårdsten part of Gothenburg?
Gårdsten is in the published commuting zone of Gothenburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Gothenburg city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How much does it cost to rent in Gårdsten?
Average net cold rent is 11.83 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 828 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB).
Is the air quality good in Gårdsten?
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: European Environment Agency (EEA).
How safe is Gårdsten?
Police recorded 13,878 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025).
What is the unemployment rate in Gårdsten?
The unemployment rate is 12.8 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.
Is Gårdsten a good place to live?
Gårdsten 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 Gårdsten part of Gothenburg?
Gårdsten is in the published commuting zone of Gothenburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Gårdsten?
Gothenburg, Lövgärdet, Hammarkullen, Surte, Kungälv are near Gårdsten. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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