Living in Mora

In Mora, rents across existing tenancies average €8.84 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 8.2% (2024).

For Mora, the unemployment rate was 8.2% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1927 sources

Population20,540people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,289EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent8.84EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 10% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate8.2%country median 10.6% — 23% belowIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime8,023offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 20% belowOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean3.83µg/m³country median 5.1 — 25% belowOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Cheaper rent than 80% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 85% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 82% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Mora.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Mora?

Average net cold rent is about 8.84 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): 8.84 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesMora highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Mora€8.84

Örebro€7.00

Jönköping€6.88

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Västerås€11.91

Gothenburg€11.83

Norrköping€11.42

Uppsala€7.85

Umeå€7.45

Linköping€7.38

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	39.96 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia 100 Mbps broadband²⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.84 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Mora 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%

Student41%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 34–48%

Family31%strong on family, weak on cost · range 24–38%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 530 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.84 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 Mora?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Mora is 8.2%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Mora 8.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	10,179 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Fibre coverage	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	85.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,289 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	8.2 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁶Independent

What does a salary buy in Mora?

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

Left over each month€2,023of €2,616 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.	€2,616
Rent, 60 m²€8.84/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €530
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	€2,023

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mora. 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 Mora. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

School 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; Mora's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.3	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mora 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 1,000 residents3.3Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Mora?

Police recorded 8,023 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: 8,023 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesMora highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Mora8,023

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,023 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Car density was 665.5 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration application processing time	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	MXX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	6.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public transport score	40	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

Open official information

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −5.1°C in January and 16.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 33.6 mm in January and 81.8 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 3.83 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Mora?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.8 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.83 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

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-2°-9°

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4°-5°

10°-1°

16°4°

20°8°

22°11°

20°9°

15°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.53.8WHO 5 · EU 25

PM108.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4.1WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Mora is 3.8 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–9

Mora 3.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.12 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.79 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	3.83 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-6	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1.76 · Feb -0.904 · Mar 3.78 · Apr 9.73 · May 15.65 · Jun 19.64 · Jul 22.05 · Aug 20.12 · Sep 15.07 · Oct 8.33 · Nov 2.76 · Dec -0.658 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Mora A, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.77 · Feb -8.85 · Mar -5.42 · Apr -1.17 · May 3.53 · Jun 8.06 · Jul 10.68 · Aug 9.44 · Sep 5.75 · Oct 1.25 · Nov -2.81 · Dec -7.24 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Mora A, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.09 · Feb -4.81 · Mar -0.827 · Apr 4.38 · May 9.72 · Jun 13.93 · Jul 16.38 · Aug 14.74 · Sep 10.28 · Oct 4.71 · Nov 0.102 · Dec -3.74 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Mora A, 1991-2020¹⁴Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 33.58 · Feb 23.65 · Mar 27.21 · Apr 33.51 · May 53.47 · Jun 74.88 · Jul 81.82 · Aug 81.81 · Sep 49.64 · Oct 58.12 · Nov 46.72 · Dec 36.49 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Mora A, 1991-2020¹³Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 2,826.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 7.2 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Mora?

The published population was 20,540 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	2,827 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	665.5 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	2,827 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	4.39 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	896 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	7.2 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
Female residents	10,112 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²⁰Official
Male residents	10,112 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²⁰Official
Population	20,540 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Mora

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	20,540	100.0%
Sweden	18,612	90.6%
other countries	252	1.2%
Germany	148	0.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	148	0.7%
Finland	141	0.7%
Afghanistan	127	0.6%
Poland	110	0.5%
Thailand	98	0.5%
Norway	97	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Türkiye	96	0.5%
Eritrea	89	0.4%
Ukraine	68	0.3%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	66	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	47	0.2%
Iraq	37	0.2%
United Kingdom	35	0.2%
United States of America	32	0.2%
Philippines	27	0.1%
Romania	27	0.1%
Denmark	24	0.1%
India	23	0.1%
Yugoslavia	23	0.1%
China	19	0.1%
Latvia	19	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	15	0.1%
Kosovo	14	0.1%
Bulgaria	13	0.1%
Brazil	13	0.1%
France	13	0.1%
Greece	13	0.1%
Russian Federation	13	0.1%
Sudan	13	0.1%
Austria	12	0.1%
Switzerland	12	0.1%
Czech Republic	12	0.1%
Somalia	11	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	0.0%
Colombia	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	20,540	100.0%
Swedish	19,625	95.5%
European citizenship except Swedish	538	2.6%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	377	1.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	10,111 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Municipal tax rate	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Mora

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Mora from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Mora

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Orsa 9.6 km away

Rent: 8.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

Other cities in Sweden to compare with Mora, nearest in population first.

All Sweden cities

Burlöv20,101 residents Tierp21,104 residents Nybro19,951 residents Knivsta21,193 residents Alvesta19,830 residents Finspång21,623 residents

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Mora in rankings

#8 of 30 in Least densely populated cities #10 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Sweden #11 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Sweden #16 of 30 in Safest cities in Sweden by recorded crime #20 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Sweden

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Mora?

The published population was 20,540 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Mora?

Average net cold rent is about 8.84 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 619 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Mora?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.8 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features..

How safe is Mora?

Police recorded 8,023 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 Mora?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Mora?

The median gross salary is 3,289 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Mora a good place to live?

Mora 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.

Which cities are near Mora?

Orsa is near Mora. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in All birth countries live in Mora?

The official country of birth distribution records 20,540 people (100.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Mora, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0d399b4f9c31eae4bc07a48b98203e09]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/mora/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mora, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0d399b4f9c31eae4bc07a48b98203e09},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/mora/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features. natmodluft.smhi.se · checked 2026-07-15
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. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
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SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Mora A, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean maximum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Mora A, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Mora A, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Mora A, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
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Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-30
Statistics Sweden (SCB) country of birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
Tele2 mobile plan tele2.se · checked 2026-09-15
Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15
www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se statistikdatabasen.scb.se · checked 2026-08-11
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q935348 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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