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Vestnes

Vestnes had 7,315 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 653,700 in 2024, 5% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 24,068/m² on average in 2025 (49 sales). 25% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 11% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1535 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
7,315residents1 January 2026
NOK 653,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 24,068/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
30%green within 500 maverage
Vestnes by neighbourhood
Map of Vestnes: 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 22 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
Daugstad29522%16%622%1
Fiksdal31721%16%2026%6
Fiksdalstrand6514%12%459%6
Flate-Furland15919%14%1128%1
Frostad9531%6%528%1
Gjerde-Lid28216%17%10644%7
Hagneset-Vestnesbukta1,14815%18%2488%30
Helland-Remmemsvik1,35030%17%1506%36
Hjelvik19322%11%926%2
Løvik-Eidhammer7723%21%1499%0
Rekdal15532%8%786%2
Rypdal-Kjersem16727%24%387%0
Salthammer-Brastad12027%14%2484%0
Skorgen-Kjøpstad29226%11%633%2
Sylte32926%17%921%13
Tomra27918%14%3825%2
Vik70618%16%10445%7
Vike indre10414%15%3011%5
Vike ytre35619%17%4154%8
Våge21925%13%740%6
Åsbygda-Sørås21013%15%2823%2
Øverås-Nerås35516%22%2666%2

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Møre og Romsdal.

16%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
22%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20166,611
20176,577
20186,559
20196,536
20206,532
20216,958
20226,936
20237,051
20247,147
20257,242
20267,315

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 653,700
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary44%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short18%
University or college, long6%
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.

3,756 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner72%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house76%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats7%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings3%
NOK 13,283/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 37,689/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
49sales2025

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.

14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
9kindergartensOpenStreetMap
18residents per km² of land399.0 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 Vestnes, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Vestnes kirke
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Vestnes kirke
Photo: Henny stokseth · CC BY-SA 3.0 no
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2016-03-24 Tresfjordbrua (1)
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2016-03-24 Tresfjordbrua (1)
Photo: Ole Brastad from Oslo, Norway · CC BY 2.0
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2016-03-24 Helland (19)
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2016-03-24 Helland (19)
Photo: Ole Brastad from Oslo, Norway · CC BY 2.0
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