Best areas to live in Karlstad
The ranking is built on SökHem's area rating: public statistics on household finances, school results, area type and police incidents. No opinions. 23 areas in Karlstad have a rating, and these are the strongest.
The areas, ranked
- 1Råtorp
28 668 kr/m² · median price 2 702 500 kr · 24 homes for sale
Households here earn more than in 87% of areas in Sweden.
- 2Skåreberget-Älvåker
32 771 kr/m² · median price 3 200 000 kr · 15 homes for sale
Households here earn more than in 90% of areas in Sweden.
- 3Hultsberg-Gustavsberg
23 217 kr/m² · median price 2 900 000 kr · 10 homes for sale
Households here earn more than in 83% of areas in Sweden.
- 4Stockfallet-Edsgatan södra-Steffensminne
25 000 kr/m² · median price 2 495 000 kr · 41 homes for sale
Households here earn more than in 87% of areas in Sweden.
- 5Kroppkärr-Lorensberg-Välsviken
25 893 kr/m² · median price 2 925 000 kr · 23 homes for sale
Households here earn more than in 85% of areas in Sweden.
- 6Skåre centrala-Ilanda-Stodene
28 299 kr/m² · median price 3 950 000 kr · 16 homes for sale
Households here earn more than in 78% of areas in Sweden.
- 7Edsgatan norra-Vallargärdet-Vallargärdets omland
31 319 kr/m² · median price 1 700 000 kr · 27 homes for sale
Households here earn more than in 83% of areas in Sweden.
- 8Romstad-Strand
31 838 kr/m² · median price 6 000 000 kr · 12 homes for sale
Households here earn more than in 81% of areas in Sweden.
- 9Skåre omland
1 475 kr/m² · median price 1 242 500 kr · 29 homes for sale
Households here earn more than in 75% of areas in Sweden.
- 10Zakrisdal-Bergvik-Björkås
22 321 kr/m² · median price 1 750 000 kr · 39 homes for sale
Households here earn more than in 75% of areas in Sweden.
- 11Klara-Sandbäcken-Sanna
34 250 kr/m² · median price 2 495 000 kr · 81 homes for sale
Good for families: school results beat 76% of areas in Sweden.
- 12Kvarnberget-Sommarro-Marieberg
30 314 kr/m² · median price 2 395 000 kr · 82 homes for sale
Good for families: school results beat 80% of areas in Sweden.
- 13Viken-Tyggårdsviken-Tullholmen
40 972 kr/m² · median price 3 195 000 kr · 157 homes for sale
Good for families: school results beat 76% of areas in Sweden.
- 14Färjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra
27 933 kr/m² · median price 1 795 000 kr · 41 homes for sale
- 15Väse-Karlstads östra landsbygd
14 952 kr/m² · median price 1 525 000 kr · 30 homes for sale
Good for families: school results beat 71% of areas in Sweden.
The list shows the 15 highest-ranked of 23 rated areas in Karlstad.
Near public transport
Highly ranked areas in Karlstad with public transport close by:
For the budget
Areas rated A or B with the lowest price per square metre in Karlstad right now:
Common questions
Råtorp ranks highest of the 23 rated areas in Karlstad, rated A. The ranking combines economy, school results, area type and incident density from public statistics.
Skåre omland is rated A and has the lowest price per square metre among the highly rated areas in Karlstad right now — a median of 1 475 kr/m² across active listings.
The order follows SökHem's area rating: four sub-measures from public statistics — economy (40%), area type (25%), school results (20%) and incident density (15%). Only areas above the Swedish average get a rating, so the list shows the municipality's strongest areas — not all of them.