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Nesbyen

Nesbyen had 3,234 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 629,000 in 2024, 5% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 18,135/m² on average in 2025 (19 sales). 28% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 2.0% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3322 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
3,234residents1 January 2026
NOK 629,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 18,135/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
64%green within 500 maverage
Nesbyen by neighbourhood
Map of Nesbyen: 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 13 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
Dokken15136%11%1100%0
Eidal-Espeseth28126%11%484%2
Lie11823%14%341%1
Nesbyen vest Moane14629%14%1395%0
Nesbyen vest Myre-Sjong17510%22%24100%0
Nesbyen vest sentrum73930%12%20717%35
Nesbyen øst Briskebyen-Dalen76621%15%1580%3
Nesbyen øst Veltebakken-Blingsmo42221%16%10392%0
Nesbyen øst Veltebakken-Ruud8649%4%9856%0
Nordhagen10435%9%141%2
Sevre5036%12%2100%0
Syversrud9743%3%18%1
Ålton9625%7%157%0

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

People.

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

13%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
27%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
26%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20243,301
20253,266
20263,234

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 629,000
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary44%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short21%
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.

1,974 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner69%
Co-operative or share owner4%
Renting28%

Homes by type of building

Detached house78%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses5%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings4%
NOK 14,754/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
19sales2025

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.

9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 64% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
4residents per km² of land772.0 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 Nesbyen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hallingdalselva - Nesbyen, Norway 2021-07-24 (02)
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Hallingdalselva - Nesbyen, Norway 2021-07-24 (02)
Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) - Nesbyen, Norway 2021-07-24
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Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) - Nesbyen, Norway 2021-07-24
Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Buskerud.