Area scores for Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet in Västerås — safety, schools, services and demographics weighed into a Bovisi Index.
Bovisi Index
Areas
Ranked 50 of 50 in Västerås
Each sub-score runs from 0 to 100. Higher is better.
Median income
194
kSEK/yr
Unemployment
11,1
%
Reported crimes
32 495
per 100,000 pop.
Children aged 0–15
16,7
%
Sub-areas (DeSO)
1
Residents
2 030
Average age
39,1
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.
25 sites in Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet appear in the County Administrative Boards' register of potentially contaminated land.
Most common activities: Bilvårdsanläggning, bilverkstad samt åkeri (5), Grafisk industri (4), SPIMFAB (3)
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.
Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet in Västerås has a safety index of 70 out of 100 (Good), based on reported crime in the area. That is below the average for Västerås.
The area's strongest side is Services (100/100), while Economy (15/100) pulls the overall score down.
For families, schools (68/100) and preschools (40/100) matter a lot, and proximity to services (100/100) and public transit (100/100) shapes everyday life.
The Bovisi Index for Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet is 59 out of 100 (Average), weighing together safety, economy, services, schools, transit and air quality into a comparable measure.
Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet has a safety index of 70 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.
Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet in Västerås scores 59 out of 100 (Average) on the Bovisi Index. It ranks 50 of 50 in Västerås when safety, schools, services and demographics are combined.