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Steigen

Steigen had 2,679 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 633,700 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 16,922/m² on average in 2025 (24 sales). 28% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 5.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1848 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,679residents1 January 2026
NOK 633,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 16,922/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
41%green within 500 maverage
Steigen by neighbourhood
Map of Steigen: 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 20 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
Breivik7632%17%520%0
Bø6722%16%40%0
Hammer-Røtnes8617%21%613%0
Helnessund28619%14%6751%3
Hustoft16728%15%1145%0
Korsaksel-Mølleskog24120%17%2370%6
Lakså5638%13%140%0
Leinesfjord37922%15%2725%14
Liland-Holkestad5629%11%10%0
Marhaug6922%25%386%0
Myklebostad-Haug17821%20%1354%0
Nordfold25322%17%2839%4
Nordskott8435%7%25%1
Nyvoll-Fure4335%7%179%0
Saursfjord11721%21%341%0
Stamsvik8638%14%167%1
Steigen5225%12%60%0
Stensland-Skramstad-Straumfjorden7232%6%039%0
Vinsnes-Skånland21925%10%939%1
Åsjord3557%0%198%0

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

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
25%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,543
20172,543
20182,534
20192,576
20202,608
20212,586
20222,591
20232,665
20242,672
20252,662
20262,679

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 633,700
median household income after tax
70%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short20%
University or college, long8%
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.

1,624 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner73%
Renting28%

Homes by type of building

Detached house85%
Two-dwelling house3%
Terraced and other small houses5%
Block of flats2%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings4%
NOK 16,411/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
24sales2025

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.

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

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3residents per km² of land964.0 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 Steigen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kommunehuset i Steigen
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Kommunehuset i Steigen
Photo: TorbjørnS · CC BY-SA 3.0
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