Muurla

25130 · Salo · Varsinais-Suomi

25130 Muurla

In brief

Muurla (25130) has 1,481 residents, 3% of the population of Salo. Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Salo: 18%). 24% of households are families with children (Salo: 18%) and 34% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (106.8 m² compared with 87.9 m²). 87% of households own their home and 12% rent (Salo: 27% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,431 per m² is the city average. The price equals 8.3 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,050 a year, about €2,338 a month: 12% higher than in Salo and 6% higher than in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Salo (12%). The area has 368 jobs; the largest industry is construction (23%). Its share is clearly higher than in Salo (6%).

The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, at the same pace as in Salo.

Rank among the city's areas

Homes in small houses
99%
3rd highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 70%
Aged 65 or over
21%
4th lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 30%
Median disposable income
€28,050
6th highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo €25,033
Families with children
24%
8th highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 18%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,431; Salo€1,298

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €14.30; Figure for Varsinais-Suomi; Salo€14.30

Residents: 1,481; -4.4% since 2014; Mean age44.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,050; +36.5% since 2014; a year, about €2,338 a month; Salo€25,033; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 12%; of 679 households; Salo27%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 33%; of residents aged 18 or over; Salo29%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,431 per m² is the city average. The price equals 8.3 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,431

Postal code area 25130
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 275 sales

Rent per m² a month

€14.30

Figure for Varsinais-Suomi
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Salo: €14.30

Price-to-rent ratio: 8.3 years; Salo: 7.6
Gross rental yield: 12.0%; Salo: 13.2%
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.3%-2.4%Rent+1.5%+1.5%; Average of the price index (Varsinais-Suomi) and rent index (Varsinais-Suomi)

Source: Statistics Finland

Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.

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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Salo.

Median disposable income6/38
€22,495Ollikkala
Salo €25,033Muurla €28,050
€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
€22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
Households renting18/38
1%Mathildedal
Salo 27%Muurla 12%
42%Salo Keskus
1%Mathildedal42%Salo Keskus
Aged 16 to 346/38
6%Mathildedal
Salo 17%Muurla 19%
21%Märynummi
6%Mathildedal21%Märynummi
Aged 65 or over35/38
15%Halikko Asemanseutu
Salo 30%Muurla 21%
43%Finby
15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%Finby
Families with children8/38
10%Mathildedal
Salo 18%Muurla 24%
41%Halikko Asemanseutu
10%Mathildedal41%Halikko Asemanseutu
University or college degree9/38
21%Ollikkala
Salo 29%Muurla 33%
54%Mathildedal
21%Ollikkala54%Mathildedal
Unemployment18/38
5%Finby
Salo 12%Muurla 10%
19%Kisko kk
5%Finby19%Kisko kk
Average home size10/38
68.1 m²Salo Keskus
Salo 87.9 m²Muurla 106.8 m²
125.2 m²Vartsala
68.1 m²Salo Keskus125.2 m²Vartsala

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Salo: 18%).

MuurlaSalo

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.

Main activity

Pensioners make up 24% of residents, less than in Salo (32%).

Muurla47%24%16%
Salo40%32%13%
Finland43%26%15%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 44.0; Salo: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 10%; Salo: 12%
Household size: 2.2; Salo: 1.9
Floor area per person: 49.9 m²; Salo: 47.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

87% of households own their home and 12% rent (Salo: 27% rent).

Muurla87%12%
Salo72%27%
Finland61%38%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (106.8 m² compared with 87.9 m²).

Muurla99%
Salo28%70%
Finland48%50%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.

Household types

24% of households are families with children (Salo: 18%) and 34% live alone.

MuurlaSalo

Living alone34%, Salo 46%
Living alone, under 355%, Salo 7%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Salo 2%
With children24%, Salo 18%
With a child under 34%, Salo 3%
Single parent3%, Salo 4%
All members aged 18–6443%, Salo 42%
At least one member 65 or over33%, Salo 41%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.

Average dwelling size: 106.8 m²; Salo: 87.9 m²
Dwellings: 772
Summer cottages: 257

Education and income

Highest qualification

33% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Salo (29%).

Muurla20%42%24%
Salo26%41%21%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.

Income groups

18% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 21% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Muurla18%61%21%
Salo19%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: €28,050; a year, about €2,338 a month; Salo: €25,033
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €46,726; a year, about €3,894 a month; Salo: €36,720
University or college degree: 33%; Salo: 29%

Jobs

The area has 368 jobs; the largest industry is construction (23%). Its share is clearly higher than in Salo (6%).

Largest industries

MuurlaSalo

Construction23%, Salo 6%
Manufacturing23%, Salo 22%
Wholesale and retail trade10%, Salo 12%
Education7%, Salo 6%
Health and social work7%, Salo 19%
Accommodation and food services7%, Salo 3%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.

Jobs located here: 368
Jobs per resident: 0.25; People working in the area divided by people living there; Salo: 0.36

Sectors

Muurla46%47%
Salo29%66%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, at the same pace as in Salo. Median income has risen by 36% since 2014, faster than in Salo (31%).

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianMuurlaSaloFinland

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).