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Living in Valbo

In Valbo, average gross earnings are €3,298 a month (2025) and the median rent tenants pay is €663 a month (2026).

At the end of 2024, unemployment in Valbo reached 14.9%. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Average gross salary3,298EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities
Median rent663.1EUR/month31 Dec 2026Official source · Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-2026
Unemployment rate14.9%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024
Recorded crime12,732incidents per 100,000country median 9,986 — 28% aboveOfficial 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 91% of Swedish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 83% 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 Valbo?

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 Valbo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesValbo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Valbo 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 broadband13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB22.16 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Tele2 mobile plan12Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)686.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20264Official
Median monthly rent663.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20264Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)663.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20264Official

Is Valbo 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%
Family42%strong on housing, weak on education · range 33–51%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Valbo?

The unemployment rate is 14.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Valbo is 14.9%. 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 municipalities11Official
Unemployment rate14.9 %31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Valbo?

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€1,993of €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− €687
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€1,993
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Valbo Salary needed to live in Valbo

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Valbo?

Police recorded 12,732 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 citiesValbo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Valbo 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 residents12,732 incidents per 100,000country median 9,98631 Dec 2025Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1Official

Mobility and administration

Valbo's nearest airport was BLE, 87 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Distance to the nearest major airport87 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BLE3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −3.1°C in January and 16.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 31.6 mm in January and 66 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Valbo?

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
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 Valbo 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 -0.1 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 9.5 · May 15 · Jun 19 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -6.7 · Feb -6.8 · Mar -4.2 · Apr -0.3 · May 3.9 · Jun 8.5 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 10.2 · Sep 6.6 · Oct 2.2 · Nov -1.1 · Dec -4.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.1 · Feb -3 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 4.6 · May 9.6 · Jun 13.8 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 15.6 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 31.6 · Feb 25.4 · Mar 26.4 · Apr 27.5 · May 40.9 · Jun 64.4 · Jul 66 · Aug 74.5 · Sep 48.8 · Oct 61.4 · Nov 46.5 · Dec 41 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Tampere (Finland) ±1.1 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±1.4 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.7 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.2 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±1.0 °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 Valbo

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

Cities near Valbo

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

Sandviken 14.2 km away
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9.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Valbo 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; Valbo'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.

Is the air quality good in Valbo?

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 Valbo?

Police recorded 12,732 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 Valbo?

The unemployment rate is 14.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

Is Valbo a good place to live?

Valbo 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 Valbo?

Sandviken, Skutskär are near Valbo. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Valbo, Sweden: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0949b5fd949927f06a3131426d976ca7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/valbo/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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  3. European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
  4. Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-2026 statistikdatabasen2.scb.se · checked 2026-10-06
  5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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  8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  2. Tele2 mobile plan tele2.se · checked 2026-09-15
  3. Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15
  4. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  5. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  6. SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024 api.scb.se · checked 2026-07-26
  7. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q59052 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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