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Melhus

Melhus had 17,828 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 726,400 in 2024, 9% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 35,677/m² on average in 2025 (293 sales). 26% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 8.5% since 2018.

Municipality · Code 5028 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
17,828residents1 January 2026
NOK 726,400median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 35,677/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
37%green within 500 maverage
Melhus by neighbourhood
Map of Melhus: 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 47 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
Brekktrøa30510%22%1,08951%12
Bøland35412%19%1737%3
Dal18415%21%4613%0
Eid27419%15%1034%6
Eidsåsen34714%25%36536%10
Flå11918%27%780%0
Foss21322%22%1228%10
Gaustad42125%16%1346%9
Gimse96517%23%1,55637%15
Hollum1454%23%2028%11
Hovin29817%21%4211%10
Hovinåsen44411%24%68313%10
Høyeggen2066%27%1,21245%20
Jåren11413%25%467%1
Kottum13311%20%3473%0
Kregnes36910%21%2510%12
Krogstad13620%17%685%0
Krogstad23117%22%976%0
Kvål37113%21%2395%12
Kvålslykkja19611%16%3585%0
Langdalen38514%21%2658%1
Leirtaket46221%21%1,65014%11
Ler81714%19%38525%11
Lerli11320%12%6514%3
Lundadalen24215%19%1755%0
Lundamo sentrum64823%17%3907%11
Lyngen15013%23%5330%3
Løhre18016%13%1437%2
Løvset1,7456%24%1,11156%2
Romol8117%23%15533%5
Rye27117%19%24447%2
Rødde3469%20%358%1
Røskaft13632%14%4427%0
Sentrum vest56416%18%64118%38
Sentrum øst1,81941%7%75521%40
Skjerdingstad5919%10%811%12
Skottvoll56416%15%1538%0
Søberg16414%20%4796%1
Trotland28621%15%871%4
Tømmesdalen9414%26%675%0
Tømmessletta34619%16%1779%0
Valdum12418%11%891%1
Varmbo48610%21%60852%17
Vassfjellet450%33%582%4
Vollmarka5218%24%10530%12
Øysanden20717%11%4045%1
Øyås39110%18%4668%0

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201816,424
201916,562
202016,733
202116,949
202217,123
202317,340
202417,560
202517,812
202617,828

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 726,400
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short21%
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.

8,075 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner72%
Co-operative or share owner3%
Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house62%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses9%
Block of flats11%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings6%
NOK 25,631/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 34,947/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 48,829/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
293sales2025

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.

11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 37% green space within 500 metres.

17schoolsOpenStreetMap
19kindergartensOpenStreetMap
27residents per km² of land653.0 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 Melhus, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Melhusbrua 002
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Melhusbrua 002
Photo: Finnrind · Public domain
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Melhus kirke sett fra E6, Melhus
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Melhus kirke sett fra E6, Melhus
Photo: Ssu · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Manhole cover 40
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Manhole cover 40
Photo: Ole Husby · CC BY-SA 2.0
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