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Notodden

Notodden had 13,389 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 622,200 in 2024, 4% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 21,137/m² on average in 2025 (126 sales). 27% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 0.9% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 4005 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
13,389residents1 January 2026
NOK 622,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 21,137/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
46%green within 500 maverage
Notodden by neighbourhood
Map of Notodden: 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 51 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
Andgard32921%14%752%4
Anundskås30416%15%38573%12
Bolkesjø11628%11%196%0
Busnes-Rudsgrend3543%0%163%0
Bøen-Brekke19123%18%660%7
Folsland5323%25%160%0
Hjuksebø10716%11%1099%0
Holla22121%19%2198%0
Hustveit16515%26%785%1
Hvåla27617%14%2,3008%60
Håberg19723%14%1854%1
Håve9824%16%299%0
Høgås midtre35528%17%78964%7
Høgås nedre39020%13%1,69663%12
Høgås øvre2196%32%17794%5
Høibødalen26314%18%2,0239%60
Høibøjordet58723%14%1,12953%26
Høibøkåsa20719%17%14392%24
Kasinmoen-Lien28321%10%1,08822%21
Lienveien32120%15%1,6899%49
Lisleherad21617%17%277%1
Meaksmoen19611%16%75413%77
Nisi14523%14%562%7
Nordre Skogen26519%19%18860%1
Nybuåsen565%27%184%1
Ramberg14826%17%10100%0
Rygi27021%19%5734%10
Sagafoss34418%17%16596%1
Sauar15622%12%898%0
Seljord28225%14%1551%1
Sem35318%21%8510%12
Sentrum nord59633%12%2,20721%66
Sentrum sør46136%7%96020%67
Skilrud54839%12%26014%10
Skoleområdet31714%19%73730%44
Stivi23918%18%5431%3
Strand18717%12%1099%0
Svelgfoss11113%18%3264%4
Sætre26410%21%1,10050%37
Søndre Skogen24918%23%1,24558%25
Tinne52417%17%1,34414%72
Tinnebyen32312%20%2,93611%55
Tinnes 152723%16%22513%59
Tinnes 234320%15%54425%85
Tinnoset10127%14%242%0
Tveiten10221%20%899%0
Tveiten nord41518%15%68068%15
Tveiten sør27615%20%56325%3
Yli38920%21%1633%2
Årlifoss11018%16%589%0
Åse14123%15%144%0

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202413,266
202513,333
202613,389

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 622,200
median household income after tax
64%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary40%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short23%
University or college, long7%
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.

7,363 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner63%
Co-operative or share owner10%
Renting27%

Homes by type of building

Detached house65%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses9%
Block of flats6%
Communal housing5%
Other buildings7%
NOK 15,938/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 16,953/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 36,416/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
126sales2025

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.

26 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 46% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
18kindergartensOpenStreetMap
15residents per km² of land912.0 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 Notodden, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Blues (6026817761)
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Blues (6026817761)
Photo: Randi Hausken from Bærum, Norway · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Heddal Stavkyrkje Stave Church Norway (125652257)
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Heddal Stavkyrkje Stave Church Norway (125652257)
Photo: Ilya Grigorik · CC BY-SA 3.0
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11.09.19 Notodden 69061 (48723376921)
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11.09.19 Notodden 69061 (48723376921)
Photo: Phil Richards from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
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