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Hvaler

Hvaler had 4,714 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 719,600 in 2024, 11% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 39,314/m² on average in 2025 (75 sales). 18% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 1.5% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3110 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
4,714residents1 January 2026
NOK 719,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 39,314/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
45%green within 500 maverage
Hvaler by neighbourhood
Map of Hvaler: 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 15 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
Asmaløy1,15923%17%11436%7
Brekke10145%10%2469%14
Dammyr6740%6%790%0
Hauge55729%12%10168%4
Herføl - Lauer4344%0%110%0
Kile14524%17%1329%2
Nordre Spjærøy21638%14%5544%6
Papper9435%6%3127%3
Skjelsbu - Langekil69821%14%13080%4
Skjærhalden vestre35938%6%16121%15
Skjærhalden østre53940%8%38523%15
Storrød14524%8%2273%1
Søndre Sandøy12150%4%2614%2
Søndre Spjærøy11030%6%150%0
Utgård35331%13%5743%1

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

People.

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

12%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–49
29%
aged 50–66
30%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20244,787
20254,777
20264,714

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 719,600
median household income after tax
59%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school22%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short24%
University or college, long9%
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.

2,587 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner79%
Co-operative or share owner3%
Renting18%

Homes by type of building

Detached house79%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses4%
Block of flats4%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings5%
NOK 38,192/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 33,542/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 47,853/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
75sales2025

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.

7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 45% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
52residents per km² of land90.0 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 Hvaler, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Buvika-Gravningsund
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Buvika-Gravningsund
Photo: Stig Ulfsby · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Gjølertangen
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Gjølertangen
Photo: Sulfsby · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Nedgården-Søndre-Sandøy
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Nedgården-Søndre-Sandøy
Photo: Sulfsby · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Østfold.