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Sweden / Northern Europe

Uddevalla City Intelligence

Uddevalla is an indexed city in Sweden (Northern Europe), with a metropolitan population of about ~36K. This profile brings together deterministic city-intelligence indicators for Uddevalla spanning cost of living, climate, safety and quality of life, economy and jobs, education, and healthcare. Uddevalla is a northern europe city of about ~36K in Sweden. On the composite city-intelligence score, Uddevalla sits around the indexed median (78/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~36K
View of Uddevalla, Sweden

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Overall score

Use the Uddevalla profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Sweden and across Northern Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.

Overall78/100
Affordability48/100
Air quality76/100
Energy83/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

78/100

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.

Uddevalla data table

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

Uddevalla city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score78/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living48/100Uddevalla's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality76/100Uddevalla'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.
Energy83/100Uddevalla's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety79/100Uddevalla's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed81/100Uddevalla's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk79/100Uddevalla's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience79/100Climate 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

Uddevalla 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 life88/100
Healthcare94/100
Education88/100
Green space97/100
Cleanliness95/100
Infrastructure95/100
Mobility68/100

Uddevalla has a very high quality-of-life estimate (88/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, 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
Education88/100
Green space97/100
Overall safety90/100

Uddevalla 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
Walkability77/100
Cycling74/100
Infrastructure95/100

Uddevalla 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 suitability81/100
Healthcare94/100
Cleanliness95/100
Outdoor lifestyle52/100

Uddevalla is very high for retirement (81/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Uddevalla

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

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Uddevalla, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Sweden 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 Uddevalla

Healthcare context for Uddevalla, with national-level information from Sweden 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 Uddevalla, see the Sweden 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 Uddevalla

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

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Uddevalla, see the Sweden 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 Uddevalla. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Uddevalla

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 Uddevalla 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.

Uddevalla 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 Uddevalla modules

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Cost of Living in Uddevalla

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

Air Quality in Uddevalla

Uddevalla'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 Uddevalla

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

Safety in Uddevalla

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

Internet Speed in Uddevalla

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

Climate Risk in Uddevalla

Uddevalla'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 Uddevalla

Cost of living estimates for Uddevalla — 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 Uddevalla

Climate profile for Uddevalla — Subarctic climate, annual average 2.2°C, comfort score 57/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Uddevalla

Economy and jobs profile for Uddevalla — regional center, economy score 80/100, key industries including manufacturing, technology, automotive. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Uddevalla

Education profile for Uddevalla — regional education center, education score 63/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Uddevalla

Healthcare and retirement profile for Uddevalla — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 71/100, retirement score 68/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Visual guide to Uddevalla

Source-attributed visual context for Uddevalla 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 Uddevalla

Weekend trip planning checklist for Uddevalla — 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 Uddevalla

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 Uddevalla

Estimate a monthly budget for Uddevalla 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 Uddevalla

Plan a trip budget for Uddevalla 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 Uddevalla

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

Trollhättan, Sweden

Nearby city · about 21 km from Uddevalla. Explore Trollhättan's city intelligence profile.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Same region · about 71 km from Uddevalla. Explore Gothenburg's city intelligence profile.

Mölndal, Sweden

Same region · about 77 km from Uddevalla. Explore Mölndal's city intelligence profile.

Borås, Sweden

Same region · about 92 km from Uddevalla. Explore Borås's city intelligence profile.

Fredrikstad, Norway

Cross-border · about 113 km from Uddevalla. Explore Fredrikstad's city intelligence profile.

Sarpsborg, Norway

Cross-border · about 114 km from Uddevalla. Explore Sarpsborg's city intelligence profile.

Tønsberg, Norway

Cross-border · about 135 km from Uddevalla. Explore Tønsberg's city intelligence profile.

Varberg, Sweden

Same region · about 141 km from Uddevalla. Explore Varberg's city intelligence profile.

Jönköping, Sweden

Same region · about 145 km from Uddevalla. Explore Jönköping's city intelligence profile.

Karlstad, Sweden

Same region · about 147 km from Uddevalla. Explore Karlstad's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Uddevalla profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Sweden and across Northern Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations. Its standout dimensions are energy (83/100) and internet speed (81/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (48/100), 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 Sweden country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Uddevalla 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.