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Horten

Horten had 28,173 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 644,100 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 37,695/m² on average in 2025 (489 sales). 29% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 0.8% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3901 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
28,173residents1 January 2026
NOK 644,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 37,695/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
19%green within 500 maverage
Horten by neighbourhood
Map of Horten: 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 45 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
Adal5716%5%2237%2
Apenes86814%18%2,2847%19
Baggerød50113%19%2,9477%55
Borge516%12%2137%0
Breidablikk1,32226%16%1,73923%27
Bryggerijordet32815%16%2,9821%57
Brårudåsen1,10428%10%2,76027%115
Falkensten52925%12%19546%9
Fjukstad28121%17%13743%8
Freberg1185%18%3317%6
Gusland16414%17%3784%11
Guttulsrød6615%17%6372%0
Havneområdet-Lystlunden68844%5%76414%97
Holtan nord60216%18%3,54114%83
Holtan syd83411%23%3,79133%55
Jota62515%13%3,9061%77
Karl Johansvern - Øyene26526%9%11920%84
Keisemarka71314%18%2,45920%92
Kirkebakken1,30817%17%43215%12
Kjølhalskogen41527%15%1,33929%9
Kongstien60317%18%2,41231%22
Kopstad13610%12%2317%3
Laskenlia84416%18%1,50724%13
Lillås82316%19%2,35133%65
Nordre Baggerød59117%12%2,18919%96
Nordskogen85821%15%2,60030%38
Nykirke77619%18%15022%5
Ollebakken65929%10%5,0696%109
Orerønningen41120%17%1,14245%10
Ra2708%7%1209%3
Røre1,25019%19%2,31519%30
Sande13113%17%3028%6
Semb16727%14%4334%38
Sentrum1,72337%8%5,9419%100
Sentrum syd99925%12%5,8764%109
Skoppum1,6619%23%1,17823%18
Solberg11219%14%3277%0
Sollistrand78618%16%3,5733%100
Steinsnes51617%21%2,2432%10
Søndre Baggerød85713%19%4,7613%105
Tveiten73014%20%3,4761%45
Vegge15011%15%2579%2
Vold19022%23%22435%13
Åsen63618%11%4,54318%114
Åsgårdstrand1,40828%13%1,6009%27

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202427,939
202528,039
202628,173

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 644,100
median household income after tax
63%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school23%
Upper secondary37%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short26%
University or college, long10%
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.

13,804 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner51%
Co-operative or share owner20%
Renting29%

Homes by type of building

Detached house45%
Two-dwelling house12%
Terraced and other small houses13%
Block of flats20%
Communal housing6%
Other buildings5%
NOK 29,415/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 31,087/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 45,218/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
489sales2025

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.

53 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 19% green space within 500 metres.

15schoolsOpenStreetMap
22kindergartensOpenStreetMap
408residents per km² of land69.0 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 Horten, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

MF Bastø V, Norwegian ferry, in Horten
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MF Bastø V, Norwegian ferry, in Horten
Photo: Ulflarsen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Gamle broen til Kongeskipet KS Norge
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Gamle broen til Kongeskipet KS Norge
Photo: Odd Andreas Østtveit · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kanal i Horten2
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Kanal i Horten2
Photo: Odd Andreas Østtveit · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Vestfold.