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Farsund

Farsund had 9,949 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 668,600 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 20,389/m² on average in 2025 (104 sales). 18% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 2.7% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4206 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
9,949residents1 January 2026
NOK 668,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 20,389/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
33%green within 500 maverage
Farsund by neighbourhood
Map of Farsund: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 40 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Biland15111%15%21069%4
Borhaug39720%18%9879%2
Brastad18321%15%12335%31
Bryneheia57421%17%40443%28
Danefjell35323%18%49024%51
Dåreid16415%15%1978%0
Espeland8437%18%1023%0
Farsund sentrum21221%13%2,12010%56
Grimsby-Kviljo23816%12%340%0
Hassel16716%21%2830%1
Havik34748%7%10913%51
Helle-Viestad8631%15%561%1
Høyland50115%23%47342%27
Jølle10624%14%2416%4
Kalleberg12912%24%3720%6
Kaneheia50625%16%1,07727%14
Kjørestad58520%17%1,21917%59
Kjørrefjord14114%26%6663%2
Knivsland-Helvik42211%22%3355%27
Lunde2298%25%11739%6
Maberg-Frøyland18619%17%7136%3
Mosvoll47023%15%94053%7
Ore8614%21%3422%8
Sande9417%17%589%0
Sellegrotfjorden979%16%770%0
Sigersvoll5223%17%437%0
Skeime nedre33320%19%20127%33
Skeime øvre7114%17%4113%1
Skjoldnes-Loshavn3040%20%576%1
Stave33513%20%7924%9
Sunde31015%18%1,14817%55
Sævaland4637%13%172%0
Sævik14118%18%2580%2
Tjørve73821%20%2552%13
Torp-Huseby6428%13%180%0
Tveit-Omdal18019%15%1281%0
Vanse sentrum38343%13%87030%33
Vestersiden31018%16%2,0677%57
Åpta5821%29%1334%1
Østersiden30324%8%1,51514%57

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Agder.

17%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20209,691
20219,645
20229,622
20239,860
20249,876
20259,880
20269,949

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 668,600
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school25%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long6%
Unknown or none completed0%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

5,297 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner82%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting18%

Homes by type of building

Detached house74%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats7%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings4%
NOK 15,684/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 19,431/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 31,448/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
104sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 33% green space within 500 metres.

11schoolsOpenStreetMap
11kindergartensOpenStreetMap
40residents per km² of land252.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Farsund, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Farsunds Avis
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Farsunds Avis
Photo: Mobystud · Public domain
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Seaside near Farsund
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Seaside near Farsund
Photo: Jonty Sewell from Chesterfield, England · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Schachtdeckel Farsund 2015-07-24 15.00.46
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Schachtdeckel Farsund 2015-07-24 15.00.46
Photo: Abubiju · CC0
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