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Grimstad

Grimstad had 25,569 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 676,700 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 37,445/m² on average in 2025 (386 sales). 31% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 8.6% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4202 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
25,569residents1 January 2026
NOK 676,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 37,445/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
39%green within 500 maverage
Grimstad by neighbourhood
Map of Grimstad: 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 48 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
Bakken2169%21%13286%10
Bergemoen 166911%20%77811%12
Bieheia56125%15%1,16940%48
Biestø6324%14%57324%70
Biodden 135626%12%2,09427%89
Birketveit10420%20%7776%7
Fevik99221%16%70419%22
Fillingtveit590%31%257%0
Fjære49919%15%23670%5
Frivold1,82611%22%43819%15
Grefstad46513%20%14667%7
Grimstad sentrum83332%11%3,78618%105
Groos52333%8%1,09022%102
Groosåsen nord67610%13%1,64974%81
Groosåsen sør87517%18%2,50053%49
Grøm59822%14%1,08743%107
Hesnes34720%17%5061%7
Holvika88811%24%1,50529%28
Husland1,90012%18%1,07338%20
Håbbestad22718%18%4687%0
Inntjore9022%19%968%1
Jortveit82414%21%12551%10
Kroken19116%17%3060%0
Landvik55417%18%22139%9
Langhaven2538%17%1,05432%81
Lauvstø87527%15%2,91723%113
Lauvåsen34422%19%27370%17
Levermyr 150716%19%1,49131%103
Lia22218%18%5582%0
Lindtveit-Hombor21021%17%2080%0
Molland39214%20%12634%21
Mollandskjær9767%25%3730%0
Morholtmoen1,0072%28%1,02847%2
Morholtskogen1897%21%22862%26
Nørholmen-Omre8112%10%1089%2
Prestegårdsskogen57510%17%95838%17
Reddal32913%24%1287%1
Ruaker42219%18%55539%10
Stalleland8212%22%181%0
Søm33525%15%28435%5
Tjore5629%16%1571%1
Trolldalen87017%18%83745%11
Trålum40314%21%25527%21
Tønnesøl19818%18%582%2
Tønnevold-Risdal24522%9%24086%45
Vardeheia-Ruffen1,02719%14%3,66818%106
Vik1,08615%21%17637%10
Østerhusmoen48125%21%1,85037%21

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

People.

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

18%
aged under 16
13%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202023,544
202123,891
202224,017
202324,587
202424,969
202525,419
202625,569

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 676,700
median household income after tax
65%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school22%
Upper secondary36%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short27%
University or college, long11%
Unknown or none completed1%

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.

12,401 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner67%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting31%

Homes by type of building

Detached house64%
Two-dwelling house4%
Terraced and other small houses9%
Block of flats14%
Communal housing5%
Other buildings5%
NOK 29,529/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 33,373/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 45,837/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
386sales2025

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.

34 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 39% green space within 500 metres.

18schoolsOpenStreetMap
27kindergartensOpenStreetMap
94residents per km² of land272.0 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 Grimstad, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Grimstad panoramic photograph taken from Binabben during heavy snow
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Grimstad panoramic photograph taken from Binabben during heavy snow
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Grimstad panoramic taken as the sun sets from Binabben
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Grimstad panoramic taken as the sun sets from Binabben
Photo: Espt123 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Houses on Solodveien, Grimstad, Norway
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Houses on Solodveien, Grimstad, Norway
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