Global CityIntelligence

Norway / Northern Europe

Stavanger City Intelligence

Stavanger is the administrative centre of Rogaland county on Norway's southwestern coast, with an offshore energy economy anchored by Equinor, an international airport at Sola, and access to Lysefjord and Preikestolen. Stavanger is a northern europe city of about ~230K metro in Norway. On the composite city-intelligence score, Stavanger sits around the indexed median (76/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~230K metro
View of Stavanger, Norway

Image credit: Image: Original by Odd Inge Worsøe / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Overall score

Use the Stavanger profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and resilience dimensions alongside regional peers such as Bergen and Oslo.

Overall76/100
Affordability41/100
Air quality81/100
Energy88/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

76/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Stavanger data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Stavanger city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score76/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living41/100Stavanger's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality81/100Stavanger's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy88/100Stavanger's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety77/100Stavanger's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed82/100Stavanger's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk78/100Stavanger's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience78/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety90/100
Low crime93/100
Personal safety92/100
Night safety87/100
Road safety87/100

Stavanger ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (90/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life89/100
Healthcare94/100
Education90/100
Green space98/100
Cleanliness96/100
Infrastructure99/100
Mobility74/100

Stavanger has a very high quality-of-life estimate (89/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness89/100
Education90/100
Green space98/100
Overall safety90/100

Stavanger scores very high for family living (89/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability79/100
Walkability84/100
Cycling79/100
Infrastructure99/100

Stavanger is high for remote workers (79/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability80/100
Healthcare94/100
Cleanliness96/100
Outdoor lifestyle50/100

Stavanger is very high for retirement (80/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Stavanger

Local public safety guidance for Stavanger, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Stavanger, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Norway emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Stavanger

Healthcare context for Stavanger, with national-level information from Norway where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Stavanger, see the Norway healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Stavanger

Local mobility context for Stavanger, with national-level context from Norway where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Stavanger, see the Norway transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Stavanger. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Stavanger

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Stavanger will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Stavanger air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Stavanger modules

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Cost of Living in Stavanger

Stavanger's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Stavanger

Stavanger's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Stavanger

Stavanger's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Stavanger

Stavanger's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Stavanger

Stavanger's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Stavanger

Stavanger's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Stavanger

Cost of living estimates for Stavanger — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Stavanger

Climate profile for Stavanger — Oceanic climate, annual average 4.7°C, comfort score 49/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Stavanger

Economy and jobs profile for Stavanger — regional center, economy score 83/100, key industries including technology, energy, research. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Stavanger

Education profile for Stavanger — regional education center, education score 67/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Visual guide to Stavanger

Source-attributed visual context for Stavanger using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Stavanger

Weekend trip planning checklist for Stavanger — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Stavanger

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Stavanger

Estimate a monthly budget for Stavanger using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Stavanger

Plan a trip budget for Stavanger using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Stavanger

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Stavanger. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Bergen, Norway

Same region · about 160 km from Stavanger. Explore Bergen's city intelligence profile.

Kristiansand, Norway

Same region · about 160 km from Stavanger. Explore Kristiansand's city intelligence profile.

Oslo, Norway

Same region · about 302 km from Stavanger. Explore Oslo's city intelligence profile.

Aalborg, Denmark

Cross-border · about 326 km from Stavanger. Explore Aalborg's city intelligence profile.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Cross-border · about 390 km from Stavanger. Explore Gothenburg's city intelligence profile.

Aarhus, Denmark

Cross-border · about 411 km from Stavanger. Explore Aarhus's city intelligence profile.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Stavanger — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Stavanger profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and resilience dimensions alongside regional peers such as Bergen and Oslo. Its standout dimensions are energy (88/100) and internet speed (82/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (41/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Norway country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Stavanger appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.