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Sør-Odal

Sør-Odal had 8,165 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 671,000 in 2024, 7% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 23,199/m² on average in 2025 (98 sales). 22% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 3.3% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 3415 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
8,165residents1 January 2026
NOK 671,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 23,199/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
41%green within 500 maverage
Sør-Odal by neighbourhood
Map of Sør-Odal: 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 24 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
Bakli14619%15%2337%30
Disen18520%9%786%0
Ellingsrud35419%18%3316%6
Farset28817%16%1213%2
Finnholt5336%17%168%0
Heiberg5212%21%291%0
Knutsrud10919%11%1453%0
Korsmo54127%12%3186%34
Mangset12525%16%15100%0
Nordset40117%13%1151%3
Sander59317%14%2239%6
Setersagen34023%10%698%0
Skarnes1,12626%14%5347%36
Skøyen38218%13%2256%5
Slåstadseter20719%15%796%0
Spigset31017%18%19100%1
Stomperud39219%14%1153%3
Strøm31616%16%2312%0
Tjaberg26623%12%5100%0
Tronbøl1,06023%17%54417%22
Ullern45323%14%4930%3
Vestby20521%11%2357%0
Årstad12019%18%1153%0
Øktner12919%16%3892%0

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

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
26%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20207,905
20217,914
20227,978
20238,069
20248,112
20258,150
20268,165

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 671,000
median household income after tax
64%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school32%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short18%
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.

4,191 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%
Co-operative or share owner3%
Renting22%

Homes by type of building

Detached house79%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats4%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings1%
NOK 18,686/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 37,598/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
98sales2025

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.

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

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
10kindergartensOpenStreetMap
17residents per km² of land479.0 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 Sør-Odal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Elisabethstua
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Elisabethstua
Photo: Eirik Vågeskar · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Skarnes High School
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Skarnes High School
Photo: HenrikNordmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Glommasvingen skole
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Glommasvingen skole
Photo: Vegard Gran · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Innlandet.