Living in Øygarden

Øygarden is a large municipality in Vestlandet, Norway, home to 39,768 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 3%, #8 of 280), first-time home buyers (top 5%, #5 of 116), single pensioners (top 5%, #6 of 124).

Residents39,768
Density125 per km²
Area318.2 km²
Hub airport10 km (Bergen)
Nearest city of 100k+13 km
Within 30 km426,100 people
Sea coast1 km
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 50 m, height range 60 m
Main railway line16.2 km
Distance to Oslo317 km
Within 10 km39,768 people
Winter daylight5 h 45 min, sunset 15:31

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How Øygarden 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 Vestlandet
Young family57#19 of 124#11 of 39Map
Low-income household40#87 of 228#41 of 68Map
Low-income family49#26 of 116#17 of 35Map
Single parent55#15 of 109#10 of 32Map
Pensioner couple68#8 of 124#8 of 39Map
Single pensioner68#6 of 124#6 of 39Map
Early retiree61#13 of 254#13 of 77Map
Single professional49#15 of 47#7 of 14Map
Young professional51#16 of 38#7 of 13Map
DINKS54#17 of 30#7 of 10Map
Remote worker59#22 of 183#16 of 54Map
Commuter71#11 of 45#7 of 15Map
Car-free household45#18 of 27#7 of 9Map
Student31#17 of 23#8 of 8Map
First-home buyer49#5 of 116#3 of 35Map
Budget-constrained mover38#160 of 280#60 of 82Map
Urban lifestyle seeker39#18 of 33#7 of 11Map
Expat professional66#13 of 183#7 of 54Map
Healthcare-first mover69#6 of 124#6 of 39Map
Nature-focused household31#292 of 346#77 of 89Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover35#307 of 335#82 of 87Map
Rural value seeker21#283 of 346#78 of 89Map
High-net-worth mover68#15 of 335#6 of 87Map
Lottery winner66#20 of 359#8 of 94Map
Climate-resilient relocation70#42 of 280#34 of 82Map
Coastal living71#29 of 266#25 of 82Map
Business owner73#8 of 280#7 of 82Map
Digital native35#20 of 48#9 of 14Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Sea or lake shore100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Flat land (terrain relief)94
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)93
  • Mobility and connectivity84
  • Lifestyle and amenities77
  • Safety and community77
  • Jobs and economy72
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)71
  • Foundation68
  • Health and elderly67
  • Education and family62
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)60
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)54
  • Demographics53
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)47
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)38
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)37
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)37
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)37
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)30
  • Affordability23
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)16
  • Green space12
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

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