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Living in Skåre

In Skåre (Värmland County), average gross earnings are €3,298 a month (2025) and the median rent tenants pay is €696 a month (2026).

The unemployment rate was 11.6% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population5,415people31 Dec 2023Official source · Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year
Average gross salary3,298EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities
Median rent696.2EUR/month31 Dec 2026Official source · Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-2026
Unemployment rate11.6%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024
Recorded crime9,960incidents per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the sameOfficial source · Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)
PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Higher unemployment than 62% of Swedish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 78% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Skåre.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Skåre recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesSkåre highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Skåre highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35
Malmö€13.04
Helsingborg€12.09
Västerås€11.91
Örebro€7.00
Jönköping€6.88
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Gothenburg€11.83
Lund€11.73
Norrköping€11.42
Uppsala€7.85
Umeå€7.45
Linköping€7.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited39.96 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia 100 Mbps broadband15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB22.16 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Tele2 mobile plan14Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)714.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20264Official
Median monthly rent696.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20264Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)696.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20264Official

Is Skåre a good place to live?

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Remote worker67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–76%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–77%
Student45%strong on cost, weak on education · range 35–55%
Family43%strong on housing, weak on education · range 34–52%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Skåre?

The unemployment rate is 11.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202421

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Skåre is 11.6%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,298 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities13Official
Unemployment rate11.6 %31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202421Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Skåre?

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

Sweden median gross pay: €3,463 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,965of €2,742 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.€2,742
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-2026 · 2026-12-31− €714
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€1,965
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Skåre Salary needed to live in Skåre

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Skåre. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Skåre?

Police recorded 9,960 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

Recorded crime across major citiesSkåre highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Skåre highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159
Malmö16,183
Helsingborg15,583
Västerås14,153
Örebro13,915
Gothenburg13,878
Norrköping12,832
Lund11,174
Uppsala11,137
Linköping10,322
Jönköping9,782
Umeå9,210
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents9,960 incidents per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the same31 Dec 2025Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1Official

Mobility and administration

Skåre's nearest airport was KSD, 6 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport6 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)KSD3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.4°C in January to 17.1°C in July. Skåre's monthly precipitation totalled 46.9 mm in January and 67 mm in July. Skåre's average monthly sunshine was 48.7 hours in January and 273.7 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Skåre?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Skåre is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency (EEA)3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 10.6 · May 16.1 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.3 · Feb -5.6 · Mar -3.2 · Apr 0.3 · May 4.9 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11 · Sep 7.3 · Oct 3.1 · Nov -0.3 · Dec -4.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -2.4 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 5.5 · May 10.6 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 15.8 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -1.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.9 · Feb 36.5 · Mar 31.5 · Apr 39.1 · May 53.4 · Jun 61.3 · Jul 67 · Aug 83.5 · Sep 63.6 · Oct 69.7 · Nov 63.9 · Dec 54.8 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 48.7 · Feb 78.2 · Mar 160 · Apr 208 · May 267 · Jun 274.1 · Jul 273.7 · Aug 225.1 · Sep 166.6 · Oct 100 · Nov 46.9 · Dec 38 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.0 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±1.1 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.8 °C, Espoo (Finland) ±1.2 °C, Pärnu (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

How many people live in Skåre?

The published population was 5,415 people in 2023. Source: Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year12

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population5,415 people31 Dec 2023Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year12Official

Alternatives for people set on Skåre

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.

Cities near Skåre

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

Kil 9.8 km away
Rent
9.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Forshaga 11.0 km away
Rent
8.79 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Hammarö 11.4 km away
Rent
10.67 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Grums 20.8 km away
Rent
8.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities
Rättvik5,369 residentsÖrkelljunga5,507 residentsSmedjebacken5,190 residentsKvissleby5,189 residentsViken5,162 residentsKrokek5,125 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Skåre 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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; Skåre's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Skåre?

The published population was 5,415 people in 2023. Source: Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year.

Is the air quality good in Skåre?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Skåre?

Police recorded 9,960 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 Skåre?

The unemployment rate is 11.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

Is Skåre a good place to live?

Skåre 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 Skåre?

Kil, Forshaga, Hammarö, Skoghall, Grums are near Skåre. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Skåre (Värmland County), Sweden: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 92a5d4af227ca9d07ee535a5be1362cf]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/skare-22-1780/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Skåre (Värmland County), Sweden: population, rent, salary},
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