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Skaun

Skaun had 8,574 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 807,200 in 2024, 21% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 33,372/m² on average in 2025 (143 sales). 20% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 5.3% since 2018.

Municipality · Code 5029 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
8,574residents1 January 2026
NOK 807,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 33,372/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
32%green within 500 maverage
Skaun by neighbourhood
Map of Skaun: 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 22 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
Brekka44318%17%27781%1
Buvika41020%19%20528%15
Buvika vest1,14915%22%65715%18
Børsa49125%16%5995%26
Eggkleiva42615%15%325%1
Husby27713%17%2212%3
Jåren32216%21%1019%3
Kjærem12621%19%1728%0
Krokstad18623%22%1598%0
Lykkjneset1258%22%12676%4
Meistad9323%15%1818%16
Ofstad1,54413%23%28425%11
Onsøya15622%21%2854%1
Råbygda14318%14%779%0
Skaun15412%23%130%5
Skjetnan9916%15%481%1
Snøfugl1,3317%28%14449%1
Syrstad22518%21%110%4
Vassbygda15314%16%1542%1
Vigdal21415%17%2564%2
Viggja vest3506%21%10630%2
Viggja øst16222%17%690%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.

21%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
33%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
15%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20188,142
20198,231
20208,325
20218,367
20228,360
20238,441
20248,484
20258,521
20268,574

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 807,200
median household income after tax
72%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school22%
Upper secondary42%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short23%
University or college, long8%
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.

3,654 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner77%
Co-operative or share owner4%
Renting20%

Homes by type of building

Detached house69%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses12%
Block of flats7%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings3%
NOK 25,972/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 37,079/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 47,389/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
143sales2025

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.

8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 32% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
9kindergartensOpenStreetMap
40residents per km² of land213.0 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 Skaun, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Cyanistes caeruleus 106832287
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Cyanistes caeruleus 106832868
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Other municipalities in Trøndelag.