Avesta

Avesta ranks in the Top 25% nationally in the environment domain, reflecting a score of 60.7 based on data from 2024 and 2025. The municipality achieves an index value of 51 on Environmental Quality - Municipal Index, which is notably above the national average of 42.6. This indicates a strong position in environmental management compared to other municipalities.

The citizen survey reveals that 94.3% of respondents in Avesta are satisfied with the collection of household waste, which is similar to the national average of 92.6%. Additionally, 79.5% feel that the availability of recycling centers is good, although this score is somewhat lower than the national average of 81.3%. Furthermore, 89.4% of residents believe the municipality ensures access to drinking water is adequate, slightly above the national average of 87.6%.

In terms of accessibility to recycling centers, Avesta shows a total accessibility time of 7.5 minutes per person, which is significantly below the national average of 9.4 minutes. The median response time for emergency services is 2.2 minutes for fire services, which is somewhat above the national average of 2 minutes. Conversely, the ambulance response time in Avesta is 3.8 minutes, somewhat below the national average of 4.2 minutes.