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Tvedestrand

Tvedestrand had 6,430 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 628,000 in 2024, 5% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 26,766/m² on average in 2025 (87 sales). 23% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 6.2% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4213 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
6,430residents1 January 2026
NOK 628,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 26,766/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
57%green within 500 maverage
Tvedestrand by neighbourhood
Map of Tvedestrand: 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 21 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
Borøy24733%11%6747%3
Dypvåg26825%13%1890%2
Eidbu18628%14%1892%2
Gjeving29827%11%3247%10
Gladstad81116%21%29558%34
Holt38628%11%2954%3
Kvastad16216%14%1188%0
Laget16424%17%981%0
Lindland4321%14%297%0
Lyngør8336%0%1624%5
Myklebustad69816%19%8944%46
Nes38819%19%1863%6
Røysland10531%16%1395%0
Skjerkholt21621%12%1364%1
Skuggevik12625%17%2562%1
Songe37017%14%3993%0
Tvedestrand sentrum50020%15%3,12533%55
Tveite1,04926%14%22135%49
Valle7412%14%990%0
Vestre Sandøy18332%16%3974%11
Østerå8131%21%1768%1

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

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
22%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20206,053
20216,067
20226,115
20236,184
20246,323
20256,464
20266,430

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 628,000
median household income after tax
62%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary42%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long7%
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.

3,704 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner76%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting23%

Homes by type of building

Detached house78%
Two-dwelling house4%
Terraced and other small houses6%
Block of flats5%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings6%
NOK 25,508/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 31,217/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
87sales2025

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.

23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 57% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
6kindergartensOpenStreetMap
30residents per km² of land212.0 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 Tvedestrand, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Holt skolemuseum2
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Holt skolemuseum2
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Holt skolemuseum1
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Holt skolemuseum1
Photo: KEN · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Holt skolemuseum3
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Holt skolemuseum3
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Other municipalities in Agder.