Summary

The Canton Obwalden is a sought-after residential area. The population has changed by 3.05% in the past 3 years, to a total of 39’272 inhabitants.

Population statistics

Average income is CHF 79’330. 11.65% of the population have a university degree, 19.58% have a higher vocational education qualification, 48.31% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 20.45% are completing compulsory schooling and 0% of the population did not indicate their highest level of education. The area has high social standards and an educated population. Around 0.41% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The tax percentage is 11.25%. The actual tax rate differs from person to person and is based on factors such as actual income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. In the Canton Obwalden, for example, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 14.32% tax, a couple with two children 8.04% and a couple without children 10.63%. The rate of taxation for a childless, unmarried person is 14.24%.

New builds

New living space has been constructed in the Canton Obwalden in the last 5 years. For instance, 1129 new apartments were built. Of these new apartments, a total of 19 apartments have exactly one room to live in. The number of new 2-room apartments is 163. Housing for families has also been created: For example, 345 apartments with 3 rooms and 323 4-room apartments were added to the pool of housing available locally. For people looking for larger accommodation, 202 5-room apartments and 77 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been built.

Housing stock

As a result of the construction of new dwellings, the amount of housing available in the Canton Obwalden has changed, and there are now a total of 22’778 apartments. One-room properties comprise a total of 1210 apartments in the region. In addition, there are 3421 apartments with 2 rooms, 5526 apartments with 3 rooms and 6310 4-room apartments. There are 3815 5-room apartments and 2496 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

The 0.45% of the total housing stock in the Canton Obwalden is uninhabited. Consequently, 0.75% of the 1-room apartments, 0.71% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.53% of the 3-room apartments, 0.43% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.26% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate is 0.19% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0.08% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

On average, the rent price for rental properties is CHF 1740 per month. 25% of all rents on offer are below a monthly rent of CHF 1420, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). Additionally, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equal to CHF 2050.