Living in Vara

In Vara, rents across existing tenancies average €8.52 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 9.2% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 9.2% at the end of 2024. For Vara, the foreign population was 1,031 at the end of 2025. Car density was 626.6 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1921 sources

Population16,088people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,217EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent8.52EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 13% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate9.2%country median 10.6% — 13% belowIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime9,876offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the sameOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.3µg/m³country median 5.1 — 4% aboveOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Cheaper rent than 89% of Swedish cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 70% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Vara.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vara?

Average net cold rent is about 8.52 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): 8.52 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 citiesVara highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Vara€8.52

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 broadband²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan¹⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.52 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Vara a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%

Student60%strong on education, weak on safety · range 53–67%

Family46%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–53%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 511 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.52 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 Vara?

The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Vara is 9.2%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Vara 9.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	8,038 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fibre coverage	92.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	82.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,217 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	9.2 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²Independent

What does a salary buy in Vara?

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

Left over each month€1,990of €2,564 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.	€2,564
Rent, 60 m²€8.52/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €511
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	€1,990

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.9	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; Vara's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vara 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 residents4Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Vara?

Police recorded 9,876 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: 9,876 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesVara 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

Vara9,876

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,876 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration application processing time	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	THN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	35.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public transport score	75	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.3 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual NO₂ was 2.51 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 7.8 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Vara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.3 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.⁶

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

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1°-4°

2°-4°

5°-2°

11°1°

17°5°

20°9°

22°11°

21°11°

17°8°

11°4°

6°1°

2°-3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.55.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM107.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂2.5WHO 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 Vara is 5.3 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

Vara 5.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	2.51 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	7.84 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	5.3 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 1.4 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 11.4 · May 16.6 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 22.2 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station H�llum A²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4 · Feb -4.2 · Mar -2.3 · Apr 1.2 · May 5.3 · Jun 8.8 · Jul 11 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 3.8 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -2.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station H�llum A²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.2 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 6.3 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 16.8 · Aug 16 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station H�llum A²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 41 · Feb 33.9 · Mar 29.9 · Apr 35.6 · May 44.6 · Jun 71.8 · Jul 70.1 · Aug 72.2 · Sep 54.2 · Oct 60.7 · Nov 48.5 · Dec 48.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station H�llum A²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Linköping ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Quedlinburg (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Thale (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Naila (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Selb (Germany) ±0.7 °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

The city covered 700.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 22.9 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Vara?

The published population was 16,088 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	700.1 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	626.6 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	700.1 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	6.44 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,031 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	22.9 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	7,755 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Male residents	7,755 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	16,088 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Vara

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	16,088	100.0%
Sweden	14,128	87.8%
Romania	217	1.3%
other countries	196	1.2%
Syrian Arab Republic	160	1.0%
Poland	143	0.9%
Finland	125	0.8%
Lithuania	116	0.7%
Thailand	89	0.6%
Norway	78	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Afghanistan	75	0.5%
Germany	69	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	64	0.4%
Ukraine	48	0.3%
Iraq	46	0.3%
Denmark	42	0.3%
United Kingdom	40	0.2%
Somalia	40	0.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	37	0.2%
Yugoslavia	35	0.2%
Philippines	29	0.2%
Lebanon	26	0.2%
Eritrea	24	0.1%
Sudan	24	0.1%
Türkiye	24	0.1%
United States of America	22	0.1%
Spain	19	0.1%
Croatia	18	0.1%
Latvia	16	0.1%
Pakistan	16	0.1%
Russian Federation	15	0.1%
Gambia	14	0.1%
Colombia	13	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	13	0.1%
China	12	0.1%
Sri Lanka	12	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	11	0.1%
India	11	0.1%
Italy	11	0.1%
Kenya	10	0.1%

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	16,088	100.0%
Swedish	15,051	93.6%
European citizenship except Swedish	769	4.8%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	268	1.7%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	7,510 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal tax rate	20.95	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Vara

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Alternative cities in Sweden

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All Sweden cities

Tjörn16,092 residents Hallsberg16,120 residents Leksand16,137 residents Båstad16,026 residents Bjuv15,985 residents Bålsta16,205 residents

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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 Vara?

The published population was 16,088 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Vara?

Average net cold rent is about 8.52 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 597 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Vara?

How safe is Vara?

Police recorded 9,876 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 Vara?

The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Vara?

The median gross salary is 3,217 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Vara a good place to live?

Vara 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 All birth countries live in Vara?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,088 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vara, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/vara/},
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}

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