In brief
Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki (45150) has 4,705 residents, 6% of the population of Kouvola. The age structure is close to Kouvola's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 30% are 65 or over. 52% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.
56% of homes are in blocks of flats and 44% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kouvola (75.9 m² compared with 81.6 m²). 57% of households own their home and 42% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent). This is the 2nd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Kouvola. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €633 per m² is that of price area Kouvola. The price equals 4.7 years of rent at €11.25 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,343 a year, about €1,945 a month: 8% lower than in Kouvola and 11% lower than in Finland. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kouvola (14%). The area has 557 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (48%). More common than usual is education: 18% of jobs (Kouvola: 6%).
The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, less than in Kouvola. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 2%.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
42%
2nd highest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 29%
Median disposable income
€23,343
4th lowest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola €25,380
Aged 16 to 34
23%
4th highest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 18%
Students
7%
4th highest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 6%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €633
- Figure for Kouvola
- Kouvola€710
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €11.25
- Figure for Kouvola
- Kouvola€11.07
- Residents
- 4,705
- -3.0% since 2014
- Mean age47.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €23,343
- +21.1% since 2014
- a year, about €1,945 a month
- Kouvola€25,380
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 42%
- of 2,555 households
- Kouvola29%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 29%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kouvola29%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €633 per m² is that of price area Kouvola. The price equals 4.7 years of rent at €11.25 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€633
Figure for Kouvola
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 69 sales
Rent per m² a month
€11.25
Figure for Kouvola
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Kouvola: €11.07
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 4.7 years
- Kouvola: 5.3
- Gross rental yield
- 21.3%
- Kouvola: 18.7%
- Middle half of rents, € a month
- 490–€590
- Figure for Kouvola, 2026 Q3
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-5.2%-6.5%Rent+0.9%+0.9%
- Average of the price index (Kouvola) and rent index (Kouvola)
Source: Statistics Finland
Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats in this postal code area. Gaps are years with too few sales to publish. Source: Statistics Finland.
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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kouvola in 1 of 8 figures: households renting.
Median disposable income39/42
€21,592Vuohijärvi€29,201KukkuramäkiKouvola €25,380Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki €23,343€21,592Vuohijärvi€29,201KukkuramäkiHouseholds renting2/42
0%Voikoski51%Korjala-KaunisnurmiKouvola 29%Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki 42%0%Voikoski51%Korjala-KaunisnurmiAged 16 to 344/42
4%Vuohijärvi30%Korjala-KaunisnurmiKouvola 18%Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki 23%4%Vuohijärvi30%Korjala-KaunisnurmiAged 65 or over25/42
22%Kukkuramäki54%VuohijärviKouvola 31%Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki 30%22%Kukkuramäki54%VuohijärviFamilies with children21/42
4%Vuohijärvi25%KukkuramäkiKouvola 16%Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki 16%4%Vuohijärvi25%KukkuramäkiUniversity or college degree13/42
15%Savero43%Kotkankallio-VahteronmäkiKouvola 29%Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki 29%15%Savero43%Kotkankallio-VahteronmäkiUnemployment7/42
7%Ruotila22%VuohijärviKouvola 14%Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki 17%7%Ruotila22%VuohijärviAverage home size35/42
62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi121.9 m²MuhniemiKouvola 81.6 m²Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki 75.9 m²62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi121.9 m²Muhniemi
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Kouvola's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 30% are 65 or over.
Kankaronmäki-EskolanmäkiKouvola
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 34% of residents, less than in Kouvola (39%).
- Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki34%34%13%
- Kouvola39%34%12%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 47.0
- Kouvola: 49.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 17%
- Kouvola: 14%
- Household size
- 1.8
- Kouvola: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 43.2 m²
- Kouvola: 46.4 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
57% of households own their home and 42% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent). This is the 2nd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Kouvola.
- Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki57%42%
- Kouvola70%29%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
56% of homes are in blocks of flats and 44% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kouvola (75.9 m² compared with 81.6 m²).
- Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki56%44%
- Kouvola38%60%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
52% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.
Kankaronmäki-EskolanmäkiKouvola
- Living alone52%, Kouvola 50%
- Living alone, under 3512%, Kouvola 10%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Kouvola 3%
- With children16%, Kouvola 16%
- With a child under 33%, Kouvola 3%
- Single parent5%, Kouvola 4%
- All members aged 18–6446%, Kouvola 44%
- At least one member 65 or over39%, Kouvola 41%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 75.9 m²
- Kouvola: 81.6 m²
- Dwellings
- 2,790
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
29% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Kouvola (29%).
- Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki28%39%22%
- Kouvola23%44%22%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
22% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 13% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki22%65%13%
- Kouvola20%65%16%
- Finland20%60%20%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.
- Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median
- €23,343
- a year, about €1,945 a month
- Kouvola: €25,380
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €31,157
- a year, about €2,596 a month
- Kouvola: €35,122
- University or college degree
- 29%
- Kouvola: 29%
Jobs
The area has 557 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (48%). More common than usual is education: 18% of jobs (Kouvola: 6%).
Largest industries
Kankaronmäki-EskolanmäkiKouvola
- Health and social work48%, Kouvola 22%
- Education18%, Kouvola 6%
- Administrative and support services11%, Kouvola 8%
- Transport and storage8%, Kouvola 6%
- Wholesale and retail trade6%, Kouvola 11%
- Professional, scientific and technical2%, Kouvola 4%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 557
- Jobs per resident
- 0.12
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kouvola: 0.37
Sectors
- Kankaronmäki-Eskolanmäki97%
- Kouvola21%77%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, less than in Kouvola. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 2%. Median income has risen by 21% since 2014, slower than in Kouvola (26%).
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
Neighbouring areas
Definitions and sources
- Residents
- People whose permanent home was in the area on 31 December, placed by the coordinates of their building. About 1% of residents have no coordinates and appear only in city figures.
- Income
- Disposable monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each year.
- Households
- People living permanently in the same dwelling. Household types overlap.
- Prices
- Average debt-free prices per m² of old flats in housing companies. A postal code area with too few sales gets the figure of its price area or city.
- Rents
- Average rents per m² of non-subsidised flats in new leases, by rent area.
- Small areas
- Statistics Finland withholds details of areas with fewer than 30 residents, households or adults, with fewer than 10 dwellings or only one building, or with fewer than 10 jobs.
Source: Statistics Finland: postal code area statistics (Paavo) 2024, prices of old dwellings, rents of dwellings (CC BY 4.0).