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Våler (Østfold)

Våler (Østfold) had 6,229 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 752,900 in 2024, 16% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 34,299/m² on average in 2025 (110 sales). 21% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.4% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3114 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
6,229residents1 January 2026
NOK 752,900median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 34,299/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
48%green within 500 maverage
Våler (Østfold) by neighbourhood
Map of Våler (Østfold): 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
Bjerke18910%18%1195%0
Brokhaug16217%14%623%0
Eng14018%16%449%1
Gyller52310%21%2287%2
Ingulstad70515%18%5621%7
Kirkebygden98111%24%33627%15
Kjesebotn9838%28%27141%6
Lunder13223%14%598%2
Syverød6115%20%15100%0
Texnæs70118%19%8292%0
Vassbygda26915%13%1044%1
Vastvet12315%20%1089%0
Veidal5223%25%379%0
Vestland70718%21%5221%11
Våk49017%22%9033%9

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

People.

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

21%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
14%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20246,145
20256,162
20266,229

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 752,900
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long7%
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.

2,630 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%
Co-operative or share owner3%
Renting21%

Homes by type of building

Detached house71%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses15%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings3%
NOK 30,295/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 37,315/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 43,187/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
110sales2025

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.

6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 48% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
6kindergartensOpenStreetMap
26residents per km² of land239.0 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 Våler (Østfold), shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Conocybe fuscimarginata (Murrill) Singer 2334059828
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Conocybe fuscimarginata (Murrill) Singer 2334059828
Photo: The Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (NBIC) (Even W.… · CC BY 4.0
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Other municipalities in Østfold.