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Elverum

Elverum had 21,937 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 632,700 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 26,821/m² on average in 2025 (386 sales). 26% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 3.2% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 3420 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
21,937residents1 January 2026
NOK 632,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 26,821/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
32%green within 500 maverage
Elverum by neighbourhood
Map of Elverum: 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 44 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
Bergheim22120%12%164%1
Brattberget18426%19%1686%3
Fjeldsetlia87924%16%81420%66
Gaarderløkka86624%16%1,29313%99
Grindalsmoen1,18611%23%11914%27
Grundset12621%14%5100%0
Hagen-Bjølset39920%18%533%5
Hanstad nord93721%16%1,76820%44
Hanstad syd1,22714%18%1,31911%38
Hanstad vest32018%15%71122%69
Helset14315%16%30100%2
Heradsbygd nord35625%14%1612%5
Heradsbygd syd41119%18%519%5
Hogstadgrenda25421%15%4765%0
Horndalen16318%23%1193%0
Hornmoen-Likvern27325%12%694%0
Julussdalen7925%9%180%0
Jømna29416%16%1261%0
Kirkeby22120%11%676%0
Kirkekretsen16627%13%2058%6
Kynndalen21719%16%297%0
Leiret sentrum79132%12%2,08215%96
Leiret sentrum nord24648%4%1,07010%97
Leiret sentrum syd11930%8%47610%97
Løvbergsmoen58514%21%9721%28
Mastmoen81223%11%2,08221%56
Melåsberget24219%18%251%1
Nedre Hernes65313%18%3942%7
Nordleiret vest1,07524%12%1,6293%83
Nordleiret øst1,01421%17%1,71922%28
Strandmoen vest45625%14%78633%8
Strandmoen øst1,08621%20%77069%7
Sundsvoll23125%7%2954%1
Svanåsen12024%12%2100%0
Sætre24018%18%2048%0
Søbakken1,25915%19%92619%24
Terningen9310%14%317%41
Texas-Travbanen76014%18%1,40712%68
Vestad sentrum63023%9%6636%110
Vestad syd2008%17%12367%8
Vestre Hernes24821%21%695%0
Øksna16023%22%3100%0
Østre Hernes43717%19%2181%0
Øverleiret-Bryggeriberget1,53422%18%29124%97

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202021,254
202121,292
202221,435
202321,568
202421,761
202521,899
202621,937

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 632,700
median household income after tax
65%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary37%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short26%
University or college, long8%
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.

11,454 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner62%
Co-operative or share owner12%
Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house60%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses9%
Block of flats17%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings2%
NOK 20,215/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 28,452/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 33,275/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.

41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 32% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
25kindergartensOpenStreetMap
18residents per km² of land1,209.0 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 Elverum, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Gamlebrua i Elverum 1
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Gamlebrua i Elverum 1
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Glåmbrua i Elverum 2
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Glåmbrua i Elverum 2
Photo: Jan-Tore Egge · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Glåmbrua i Elverum 1
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Glåmbrua i Elverum 1
Photo: Jan-Tore Egge · CC BY-SA 3.0
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