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Verdal

Verdal had 15,435 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 646,200 in 2024, 3% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 26,897/m² on average in 2025 (215 sales). 21% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 3.3% since 2018.

Municipality · Code 5038 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
15,435residents1 January 2026
NOK 646,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 26,897/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
18%green within 500 maverage
Verdal by neighbourhood
Map of Verdal: 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 37 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
Berg41617%22%3925%16
Bjartan11023%13%178%1
Brannan87717%20%1,30917%16
Dillan19717%25%1045%0
Forbregd8088%26%62232%2
Haug64824%12%16817%43
Inndal27521%19%242%1
Jermstad19320%23%2120%1
Kleppen4330%14%042%1
Levring11521%12%431%1
Mikvold-Frydenlund18028%5%6,0008%48
Molberg22015%21%1551%1
Ness43716%18%2110%3
Nord-Leksdal29822%19%219%6
Raset22723%14%3229%2
Reppe12121%9%1467%0
Sjøbygda39615%19%4941%1
Stamphusmyra-Fætten31320%15%10119%3
Stiklestad47518%21%4329%9
Sul6417%11%021%2
Sør-Leksdal27816%20%2429%1
Trones45615%18%28025%1
Ulvilla25015%18%727%0
Verdalsøra nord1,31019%18%1,1917%64
Verdalsøra syd2,00038%9%2,3268%63
Verdalsøra øst96619%16%1,1937%62
Vinne25512%20%275%16
Vist22012%20%1049%1
Volden15322%14%542%1
Volhaugen17115%25%2125%1
Vuku27619%18%6134%8
Ydse53619%18%17314%1
Ørin6614%14%260%0
Ørmelen 124618%15%2,23618%36
Ørmelen 294620%20%2,4263%55
Ørmelen 362220%19%2,3043%52
Ørmelen 424621%17%7033%53

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

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201814,943
201914,933
202014,948
202114,986
202214,955
202315,002
202415,193
202515,412
202615,435

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 646,200
median household income after tax
66%
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, long6%
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.

7,474 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner59%
Co-operative or share owner21%
Renting21%

Homes by type of building

Detached house61%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses8%
Block of flats19%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings2%
NOK 20,353/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 18,517/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 35,551/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
215sales2025

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.

29 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% green space within 500 metres.

10schoolsOpenStreetMap
16kindergartensOpenStreetMap
10residents per km² of land1,475.0 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 Verdal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Bakketun ungdomsskole (14490224705)
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Bakketun ungdomsskole (14490224705)
Photo: Åsen Museum og Historielag from Åsen, Norge/Norway · CC BY 2.0
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Railway crossing Norway Feb 2014
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Railway crossing Norway Feb 2014
Photo: Mikeiamunion21 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Verdalsøra kor
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Verdalsøra kor
Photo: 3s · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Trøndelag.