Cities in Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Västra Götaland County has 51 published cities; the largest is Gothenburg, with 613,278 residents. Net rent runs from €8.15 to €11.83 per m² a month across the 35 cities that publish it.

Published cities in Västra Götaland County

Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.

City	Population	Net rent, €/m²/mo	Median gross salary, €/mo	Unemployment, %	PM2.5, µg/m³
Gothenburg	613,278	€11.83	—	12.8	7.1
Borås	114,872	€11.03	—	13.0	6.2
Mölndal	71,420	€11.50	—	8.2	5.6
Trollhättan	59,003	€10.18	—	14.0	8.4
Skövde	57,995	€9.91	—	9.2	5.3
Uddevalla	57,010	€9.74	—	12.8	5.7
Kungälv	50,313	€10.81	—	7.4	5.9
Lerum	43,570	€11.36	—	7.0	5.9
Alingsås	42,722	€10.60	—	9.0	6.3
Partille	41,060	€10.96	—	9.5	5.5
Lidköping	40,425	€9.11	—	8.4	5.2
Vänersborg	40,041	€9.75	—	11.8	5.4
Härryda	40,003	€11.70	—	7.4	5.6
Mark	35,155	€9.29	—	9.2	6.2
Falköping	32,806	€8.99	—	10.9	5.3
Ale	32,576	€11.18	—	8.8	5.6
Stenungsund	27,851	€10.67	—	7.4	6.0
Ulricehamn	24,985	€10.32	—	8.7	5.6
Mariestad	24,583	€9.69	—	8.6	4.6
Skara	18,707	€8.72	—	10.4	5.3
Tjörn	16,092	€10.66	—	6.1	6.0
Vara	16,088	€8.52	—	9.2	5.3
Kinna	15,507	—	—	—	—
Orust	15,352	€9.62	—	7.1	5.6
Lilla Edet	14,442	€9.80	—	10.5	5.4
Lysekil	13,907	€9.81	—	9.7	5.7
Strömstad	13,482	€10.44	—	9.3	—
Götene	13,286	€9.08	—	7.8	4.9
Tidaholm	12,805	€8.28	—	8.4	5.3
Tanum	12,773	€10.80	—	8.0	5.1
Öckerö	12,771	€11.33	—	5.4	5.9
Vårgårda	12,474	€9.75	—	9.6	5.6
Åmål	11,906	€9.07	—	13.4	4.3
Tranemo	11,839	€8.89	—	8.6	5.7
Tibro	11,338	€8.30	—	11.4	5.1
Landvetter	9,999	—	—	—	—
Gråbo	6,953	—	—	—	—
Surte	6,530	—	—	—	—
Hjo	6,427	€8.15	—	7.6	—
Fristad	6,189	—	—	—	—
Åkarp	—	—	—	—	—
Björlanda	—	—	—	—	—
Gårdsten	—	—	—	—	—
Hammarkullen	—	—	—	—	—
Hönö	—	—	—	—	—
Kållered	—	—	—	—	—
Lindome	—	—	—	—	—
Lövgärdet	—	—	—	—	—
Mölnlycke	—	—	—	—	—
Torslanda	—	—	—	—	—
Västra Frölunda	—	—	—	—	—

Within Västra Götaland County

Lowest net rent

Hjo: €8.15/m² (2025)
Tidaholm: €8.28/m² (2025)
Tibro: €8.30/m² (2025)
Vara: €8.52/m² (2025)
Skara: €8.72/m² (2025)

Cleanest air

Åmål: 4.3 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2023)
Mariestad: 4.6 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
Götene: 4.9 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2023)
Tibro: 5.1 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2023)
Tanum: 5.1 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2023)

Sources

Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.