Living in Drammen

Drammen is a city in Oslo og Viken, Norway, home to 104,487 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 7%, #19 of 280), expat professionals (top 9%, #16 of 183), commuters (top 16%, #7 of 45).

Residents104,487
Density329 per km²
Area317.6 km²
Hub airport61 km (Sandefjord)
Nearest city of 100k+Itself
Within 30 km490,600 people
Sea coast4 km
Climate typeContinental, warm summer (Dfb)
Terrain around itabout 280 m, height range 250 m
Nearest large lakeFiskumvatnet-Eikeren, 14 km
Nearest major riverBegna, 2.2 km
Main railway line1.2 km
Distance to Oslo38 km
Within 10 km132,957 people
Winter daylight5 h 57 min, sunset 15:16

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How Drammen ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Norway. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on affordability, demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn NorwayIn Oslo og Viken
Young family56#26 of 124#8 of 42Map
Low-income household24#161 of 228#16 of 45Map
Low-income family40#58 of 116#15 of 40Map
Single parent49#38 of 109#10 of 36Map
Pensioner couple55#74 of 124#19 of 42Map
Single pensioner58#55 of 124#18 of 42Map
Early retiree48#126 of 254#23 of 47Map
Single professional57#11 of 47#5 of 22Map
Young professional61#7 of 38#3 of 18Map
DINKS62#11 of 30#5 of 15Map
Remote worker50#94 of 183#11 of 37Map
Commuter73#7 of 45#2 of 19Map
Car-free household65#6 of 27#3 of 14Map
Student13#18 of 23#6 of 11Map
First-home buyer39#28 of 116#4 of 40Map
Budget-constrained mover21#239 of 280#27 of 49Map
Urban lifestyle seeker58#7 of 33#4 of 16Map
Expat professional65#16 of 183#8 of 37Map
Healthcare-first mover63#39 of 124#15 of 42Map
Nature-focused household22#323 of 346#42 of 52Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover46#236 of 335#19 of 52Map
Rural value seeker4#319 of 346#38 of 52Map
High-net-worth mover69#11 of 335#7 of 52Map
Lottery winner71#11 of 359#7 of 52Map
Climate-resilient relocation61#165 of 280#32 of 49Map
Coastal living62#158 of 266#25 of 48Map
Business owner69#19 of 280#10 of 49Map
Digital native45#14 of 48#6 of 22Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Sea or lake shore97
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)97
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)95
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)94
  • Education and family93
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)90
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • Mobility and connectivity89
  • Foundation86
  • Lifestyle and amenities82
  • Health and elderly73
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)64
  • Jobs and economy53
  • Flat land (terrain relief)51
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)41
  • Safety and community39
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance27
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance27
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)26
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)23
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)23
  • Affordability10
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)8
  • Green space4
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.