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Oppdal

Oppdal had 7,421 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 647,000 in 2024, 3% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 28,353/m² on average in 2025 (78 sales). 29% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 6.5% since 2018.

Municipality · Code 5021 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
7,421residents1 January 2026
NOK 647,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 28,353/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
44%green within 500 maverage
Oppdal by neighbourhood
Map of Oppdal: 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 23 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
Auneveien vest20234%13%43020%47
Bjørndalen32921%17%31936%14
Brennan-Almannberget1,04619%16%2215%46
Brennhaug62415%21%25697%3
Bøasæter8521%19%297%0
Engan10825%19%086%1
Fagerhug20618%18%271%3
Grøten-Skarsem4117%17%2033%1
Haugen36519%19%8935%44
Nerhoel20921%18%265%3
Rise28519%19%277%3
Sentrum-Bjørkgrenda1,00530%15%44718%45
Skardalen19024%18%285%1
Soløyveien vest48033%15%5455%34
Storlidalen7617%21%047%2
Stølen16522%18%333%2
Togvollen13211%20%1965%2
Torve20818%18%543%2
Vang13223%14%629%2
Vestre Vollan16014%19%1122%3
Vognill4289%26%120%3
Østre Vollan9322%17%854%2
Øvre Høgmov øst80516%21%27495%2

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

People.

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

18%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20186,970
20196,975
20207,001
20216,981
20227,066
20237,256
20247,389
20257,408
20267,421

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 647,000
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school25%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long8%
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.

3,685 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner69%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting29%

Homes by type of building

Detached house72%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats8%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings4%
NOK 19,048/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 41,059/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
78sales2025

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.

20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 44% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
10kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3residents per km² of land2,201.0 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 Oppdal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Oppdal Bahnhof Winter
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Oppdal Bahnhof Winter
Photo: Clemensfranz · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ola Setroms veg 28-34, Oppdal
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Ola Setroms veg 28-34, Oppdal
Photo: Ssu · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ola Setroms veg 24-22-20, Oppdal
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Ola Setroms veg 24-22-20, Oppdal
Photo: Ssu · CC BY-SA 4.0
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