Area scores for Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster in Gävle — safety, schools, services and demographics weighed into a Bovisi Index.
Bovisi Index
Areas
Ranked 18 of 22 in Gävle
Each sub-score runs from 0 to 100. Higher is better.
Median income
255
kSEK/yr
Unemployment
10,1
%
Reported crimes
26 227
per 100,000 pop.
Children aged 0–15
12,7
%
Sub-areas (DeSO)
1
Residents
2 798
Average age
43,3
yrs
Median price for detached houses sold in the municipality. SCB does not publish price statistics at area level.
Source: Statistics Sweden, Real estate prices (BO0501). Few sales make the series volatile in smaller municipalities.
80 sites in Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster appear in the County Administrative Boards' register of potentially contaminated land.
Most common activities: Avfallsdeponi - icke-farligt, farligt avfall (28), Bilvårdsanläggning, bilverkstad samt åkeri (8), Verkstadsindustri - utan halogenerade lösningsmedel (7)
A site in the register means activity that may have contaminated the ground was carried out there — not that contamination has been confirmed. More than two thirds of sites nationally are identified but not yet surveyed, and therefore carry no risk class. The class refers to the site, not to surrounding homes.
Source: Swedish County Administrative Boards, EBH register. Risk classification per the Environmental Protection Agency's MIFO methodology.
Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster in Gävle has a safety index of 77 out of 100 (Good), based on reported crime in the area. That is below the average for Gävle.
The area's strongest side is Safety (77/100), while Public transit (27/100) pulls the overall score down.
For families, schools (68/100) and preschools (40/100) matter a lot, and proximity to services (70/100) and public transit (27/100) shapes everyday life.
The Bovisi Index for Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster is 64 out of 100 (Good), weighing together safety, economy, services, schools, transit and air quality into a comparable measure.
Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster has a safety index of 77 out of 100 (Good) in the Bovisi Index, based on reported crimes per capita. See the full safety picture and compare with neighbouring areas on the map.
Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster in Gävle scores 64 out of 100 (Good) on the Bovisi Index. It ranks 18 of 22 in Gävle when safety, schools, services and demographics are combined.