Synopsis

Oberdiessbach has changed by 2.7% over the past 3 years and now has 3648 inhabitants.

Demographics

On average, people earn CHF 67’995 per year. 12.85% of the population hold a university degree, 21.55% have completed higher vocational education, 49.51% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 16.12% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. This means the residential area has high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate is 0.58%.

Taxes

Overall, the rate of taxation in the area is 15.07%. The individual share of tax actually paid will vary and is determined by factors including current income, marital status, the overall level of deductions and the like. The tax burden for a childless, single person in Oberdiessbach is 19.9%. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 19.06%, a married couple with two children 10.41% and a couple without children 14.56%.

New buildings

With a total of 1799 apartments, more living space has been built in Oberdiessbach in the last 5 years. One-room apartments account for 14 of the newly constructed apartments – an excellent option for people living alone. The number of newly built 2-room apartments amounts to 14. 15 3-room apartments and 46 apartments with 4 rooms were also constructed. Additionally, 24 5-room apartments and 2 apartments with 6 rooms or more were added to the local housing stock.

Housing stock

Thanks to new construction, the housing stock in Oberdiessbach has changed, and there are now a total of 1799 apartments. The number of 1-room apartments totals 79. Additionally, there are 204 apartments with 2 rooms, 390 apartments with 3 rooms and 533 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, 359 5-room apartments and 234 spacious apartments with 6 or more rooms are available on the market.

Empty apartments

The rate of apartment vacancies in Oberdiessbach is 2.96%. Of this figure, 5.06% of 1-room apartments, 4.93% of apartments with 2 rooms, 2.58% of the 3-room apartments, 3.21% of 4-room apartments and 2.24% of 5-room apartments are presently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 2.03%; 1.72% of this total pertains to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

An average of CHF 1515 is required to rent a flat. This means that 25% of all available rents are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1280 (25th percentile). Finally, 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than CHF 1691, or are equivalent to this amount.