Area scores for Farsta in Stockholm — safety, schools, services and demographics weighed into a Bovisi Index.
Bovisi Index
Areas
Ranked 99 of 127 in Stockholm
Each sub-score runs from 0 to 100. Higher is better.
Median income
239
kSEK/yr
Unemployment
6,5
%
Reported crimes
27 799
per 100,000 pop.
Children aged 0–15
14,4
%
Sub-areas (DeSO)
8
Residents
12 791
Average age
40,1
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.
20 sites in Farsta appear in the County Administrative Boards' register of potentially contaminated land.
Most common activities: Grafisk industri (5), Övrigt BKL 3 (5), SPIMFAB (2)
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.
Farsta in Stockholm has a safety index of 75 out of 100 (Good), based on reported crime in the area. That is in line with the average for Stockholm.
The area's strongest side is Services (100/100), while Economy (42/100) pulls the overall score down.
For families, schools (71/100) and preschools (100/100) matter a lot, and proximity to services (100/100) and public transit (89/100) shapes everyday life.
The Bovisi Index for Farsta is 72 out of 100 (Good), weighing together safety, economy, services, schools, transit and air quality into a comparable measure.
Farsta has a safety index of 75 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.
Farsta in Stockholm scores 72 out of 100 (Good) on the Bovisi Index. It ranks 99 of 127 in Stockholm when safety, schools, services and demographics are combined.