Area scores for Östra Katarina in Stockholm — safety, schools, services and demographics weighed into a Bovisi Index.
Bovisi Index
Areas
Ranked 56 of 127 in Stockholm
Each sub-score runs from 0 to 100. Higher is better.
Median income
391
kSEK/yr
Unemployment
3,7
%
Reported crimes
39 379
per 100,000 pop.
Children aged 0–15
10,9
%
Sub-areas (DeSO)
12
Residents
20 678
Average age
43,2
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.
144 sites in Östra Katarina appear in the County Administrative Boards' register of potentially contaminated land.
Most common activities: Grafisk industri (32), Kemtvätt - med lösningsmedel (29), Övrigt BKL 4 (18)
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.
Östra Katarina in Stockholm has a safety index of 68 out of 100 (Good), based on reported crime in the area. That is below the average for Stockholm.
The area's strongest side is Services (100/100), while Safety (68/100) 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 (100/100) shapes everyday life.
The Bovisi Index for Östra Katarina is 80 out of 100 (Excellent), weighing together safety, economy, services, schools, transit and air quality into a comparable measure.
Östra Katarina has a safety index of 68 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.
Östra Katarina in Stockholm scores 80 out of 100 (Excellent) on the Bovisi Index. It ranks 56 of 127 in Stockholm when safety, schools, services and demographics are combined.