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Luster

Luster had 5,478 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 694,600 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 26,051/m² on average in 2025 (38 sales). 24% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 5.9% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4644 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
5,478residents1 January 2026
NOK 694,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 26,051/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
34%green within 500 maverage
Luster by neighbourhood
Map of Luster: 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 29 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
Alme24325%13%379%5
Alsmo-Dalane4434%7%00%0
Beheim23323%20%780%21
Bjørk4633%7%188%0
Bolstad27724%21%118%14
Dale14427%10%3112%12
Dalsdalen4721%13%10%0
Fet21419%28%1732%2
Flahamar14016%18%1590%0
For6938%19%60%0
Fortun7532%15%157%2
Galden4287%21%7554%11
Gaupne78721%21%3013%36
Heggestad13325%30%022%5
Joranger21223%16%1035%2
Kjos64218%21%704%21
Kreken8025%16%165%3
Kroken3219%0%036%1
Krundal12922%16%284%3
Kvåle8238%12%995%0
Molland4513%27%584%0
Myklemyr6523%9%286%0
Nes26717%21%2721%2
Ornes3244%9%123%2
Røneid9323%16%290%0
Sandvik50217%15%16537%35
Solvorn20923%17%747%8
Sperle7431%15%297%0
Ugulen5311%21%30%0

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

People.

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

18%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20205,174
20215,189
20225,246
20235,302
20245,371
20255,432
20265,478

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 694,600
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school21%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short24%
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.

2,970 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting24%

Homes by type of building

Detached house81%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses5%
Block of flats5%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings2%
NOK 22,043/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
38sales2025

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.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 34% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
9kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2residents per km² of land2,597.0 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 Luster, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Jostadalbreen - glacier tongue
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Jostadalbreen - glacier tongue
Photo: zbylig · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Gaupne gamle kyrkje 2022-1
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Gaupne gamle kyrkje 2022-1
Photo: Bjørn Erik Pedersen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gaupne gamle kyrkje 2022-2
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Gaupne gamle kyrkje 2022-2
Photo: Bjørn Erik Pedersen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.