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Lillesand

Lillesand had 11,822 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 724,800 in 2024, 10% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 32,781/m² on average in 2025 (149 sales). 20% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 6.8% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4215 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
11,822residents1 January 2026
NOK 724,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 32,781/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
35%green within 500 maverage
Lillesand by neighbourhood
Map of Lillesand: 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 35 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
Brekkestø12824%19%3014%2
Eikeland13315%12%492%0
Engekjerr7009%23%1,52252%15
Fjeldal11628%15%1264%2
Flørenes-Langedal8816%13%230%0
Furulia-Borkedalen24212%18%1,00828%46
Grøgårdsmyr32616%25%2,17328%27
Heldal-Gitmark94110%25%5934%4
Hestheia24217%22%1,86240%16
Hæstad43120%20%8375%7
Kvåse21222%16%1329%23
Lillesand 110329%9%1,71711%48
Lillesand 210521%13%2,6258%52
Lillesand 315926%8%3,97511%51
Lillesand 421529%18%2,6881%48
Lillesand 533828%10%2,8175%51
Lofthus-Møglestu69218%19%65332%21
Luntevik-Bergshaven47226%14%1,81518%31
Mebø31219%19%4249%5
Moen-Persbekk13012%21%1232%18
Nedre Høvåg39520%15%7669%3
Ribe-Ulvøysund31217%19%6830%4
Rosenberg-Sandsnes37822%16%2,36210%48
Sangereid61512%21%4851%15
Skottevik-Hellenes8819%17%380%0
Solgård-Bellevue44523%14%2,02326%50
Solheim-Ørving-Bergstø68223%15%1,74933%53
Stykkene-Tingsaker66818%19%1,31041%26
Tingsaker-Ålebekk-Gaupemyr32015%20%15818%48
Trøde21711%18%1298%0
Tunveien33810%24%3,38035%56
Vesterskauen41116%20%1,64440%59
Østre Vallesverd8710%14%891%1
Øvre Høvåg-Åkerøya37618%14%2518%1
Øvreberg-Fagertun40341%9%3,10015%64

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
11%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
18%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202011,074
202111,180
202211,279
202311,419
202411,523
202511,734
202611,822

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 724,800
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school22%
Upper secondary37%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short26%
University or college, long11%
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.

5,429 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner78%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting20%

Homes by type of building

Detached house68%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses11%
Block of flats11%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings3%
NOK 29,204/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 30,881/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 40,895/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
149sales2025

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.

27 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 35% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
12kindergartensOpenStreetMap
66residents per km² of land180.0 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 Lillesand, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Schenda 27.08.12 (30)
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Schenda 27.08.12 (30)
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Skauerøya
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Skauerøya
Photo: Espen Seng · CC BY 3.0
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Langøya Lillesand
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Langøya Lillesand
Photo: Espen Seng · CC BY 3.0
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