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Samnanger

Samnanger had 2,489 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 744,000 in 2024, 6% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 21,768/m² on average in 2025 (16 sales). 20% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4623 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,489residents1 January 2026
NOK 744,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 21,768/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
48%green within 500 maverage
Samnanger by neighbourhood
Map of Samnanger: 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 11 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
Frøylandsdal16218%18%594%0
Haga20024%19%24175%19
Hisdal-Li20037%11%958%0
Høysæter4533%22%127%2
Nordbygda57822%17%3733%11
Rolvsvåg15524%14%559%1
Steinsland62520%21%5626%19
Sundvik10027%22%895%0
Tveit7128%23%983%0
Tysse indre18916%13%19544%6
Tysse ytre15924%14%1441%5

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

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20202,485
20212,504
20222,501
20232,495
20242,502
20252,491
20262,489

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 744,000
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary44%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short20%
University or college, long7%
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.

1,284 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner80%
Renting20%

Homes by type of building

Detached house81%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses5%
Block of flats4%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings3%
NOK 17,178/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
16sales2025

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.

10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 48% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
10residents per km² of land257.0 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 Samnanger, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Birds
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Antons Kulturhistoriske Senter kiosk
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Antons Kulturhistoriske Senter kiosk
Photo: Marius Vassnes · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cruet Set made in Great Britain
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Cruet Set made in Great Britain
Photo: Marius Vassnes · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.