Living in Höganäs

For Höganäs, annual NO₂ was 3.81 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 144.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 197.7 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 535.3 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 10% at the end of 2024.

Pricier rent than 88% of Swedish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 93% of Swedish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 83% of Swedish cities that publish it.

Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Höganäs?

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 SwedenNational rates and thresholds that apply in Höganäs.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Höganäs?

Average net cold rent is about 12.28 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): 12.28 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Höganäs yet.

Net rent across major citiesHöganäs highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	12.28 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.00	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 737 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 12.28 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.

Source period: 2025

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Höganäs?

The unemployment rate is 10 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Höganäs is 10.0%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	13,298 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	92	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	82.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,714 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	10 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²Independent

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service

Swedish Public Employment Service

Job Search

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.8	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	3.8	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Höganäs 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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Physicians Per 10003.8Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Höganäs?

Police recorded 6,985 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 6,985 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesHöganäs highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,985 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration Processing Time Days	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	AGH	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	20.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public Transport Score	67	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Municipal civic orientation for newly arrived residents — Civic Orientation

Swedish municipalities

For newly arrived residents with residence permits.

In Person, Onlinefree

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Swedish for immigrants (SFI) municipal adult education — State Language Course

Swedish municipalities under the national SFI framework

For persons over 16 eligible for SFI.

SwedishIn Person, Online

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Open the full Sweden section

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.18 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 10.3 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Höganäs?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.2 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.18 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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

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

PM2.5 across cities in SwedenAnnual PM2.5 in Höganäs is 6.2 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.81 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	10.32 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.18 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	0.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 9.2 · May 14.2 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 16.6 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kullen¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 4.2 · May 8.7 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 8 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kullen¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.2 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 6.9 · May 11.5 · Jun 15 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 14 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 2.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kullen¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 44 · Feb 38.2 · Mar 32.4 · Apr 31.1 · May 43.5 · Jun 64.1 · Jul 63.5 · Aug 78.5 · Sep 55.7 · Oct 58.9 · Nov 48.1 · Dec 51.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Kullen¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2021–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 12.5% between 2021 and 2024, from 8.0 to 7.0.

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Sweden cities

Ljungby28,280 residents Mjölby28,695 residents Ronneby28,741 residents Boden28,049 residents Ekerö28,910 residents Gislaved28,936 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Höganäs?

The published population was 28,430 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	144.1 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	535.3 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2025	Official vehicles-in-use table: Fordonsslag=10 is passenger cars, stock at the last month of 2025; divided by official SCB population at 31 December 2025.⁷Official
City area	144.1 km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SCB population density per square kilometre at municipality grain. SCB states that it uses the population figure at 31 December with the following 1 January land-area figure.¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	6 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,708 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	197.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Official SCB population density per square kilometre at municipality grain. SCB states that it uses the population figure at 31 December with the following 1 January land-area figure.¹⁰Official
Population Female	14,433 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population Male	14,433 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	28,430 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Höganäs

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

Country of birth

Registered population by municipality and country of birth; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
All birth countries	28,430	100.0%
Sweden	24,391	85.8%
Poland	474	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	349	1.2%
Denmark	338	1.2%
Lithuania	250	0.9%
other countries	238	0.8%
Germany	156	0.5%
Iraq	155	0.5%
United Kingdom	143	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	131	0.5%
Yugoslavia	120	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	115	0.4%
Finland	109	0.4%
Norway	108	0.4%
Ukraine	92	0.3%
Romania	89	0.3%
United States of America	73	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	64	0.2%
Thailand	61	0.2%
India	47	0.2%
Lebanon	46	0.2%
Croatia	43	0.2%
Philippines	43	0.2%
Russian Federation	43	0.2%
Türkiye	42	0.1%
Eritrea	39	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	38	0.1%
China	37	0.1%
Hungary	37	0.1%
Iceland	31	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	29	0.1%
France	28	0.1%
Kosovo	27	0.1%
Spain	25	0.1%
Albania	24	0.1%
Switzerland	24	0.1%
Greece	24	0.1%
Pakistan	24	0.1%
Austria	23	0.1%
Australia	23	0.1%
Colombia	22	0.1%
Italy	21	0.1%
Serbia	21	0.1%
Serbia and Montenegro	17	0.1%
Sri Lanka	17	0.1%
Sudan	17	0.1%
Czechoslovakia	16	0.1%
Viet Nam	16	0.1%
Ethiopia	15	0.1%
South Africa	15	0.1%
Chile	14	0.0%
Canada	12	0.0%
Latvia	12	0.0%
Estonia	11	0.0%
Ireland	11	0.0%
Belgium	10	0.0%
Belarus	10	0.0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	10	0.0%
Czech Republic	10	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	28,430	100.0%
Swedish	26,666	93.8%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,347	4.7%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	417	1.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Is Höganäs 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%

Student52%strong on education, weak on housing · range 45–59%

Family39%strong on family, weak on housing · range 32–46%

Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–62%

Foreign residents1,708 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population28,430 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)12.28 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment13,298 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate82.6 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,714 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	13,076 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	21	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Höganäs?

The published population was 28,430 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Höganäs?

Average net cold rent is about 12.28 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 860 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Höganäs?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.2 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features..

How safe is Höganäs?

Police recorded 6,985 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Höganäs?

The unemployment rate is 10 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Höganäs?

The median gross salary is 3,714 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Höganäs a good place to live?

Höganäs 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 born in United Arab Emirates live in Höganäs?

The official country of birth distribution records 0 people (0.0%) in the source-defined population for 2024. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Höganäs, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/hoganas/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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