Overview

The number of inhabitants in Appenzell has changed to 6009. This is equivalent to a change of 3.73% over 3 years.

Population statistics

Average income is CHF 79’890. Of the population, 13.58% have a university degree, 17.88% have completed higher vocational education, 47.16% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 21.38% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, this area has high social standards and an educated population. The unemployment rate is 0.63%.

Taxes

The 9.23% is the rate of taxation in the region. However, the individual amount of tax paid varies from person to person and is based on income, marital status and the amount of deductions, among other factors. In Appenzell, the 12.3% is the tax rate for unmarried people with no children. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 11.86%, a married couple with two children 6.42% and a childless couple 8.43%.

New buildings

Appenzell has seen the construction of 162 new apartments in the last 5 years. Of these new-build apartments, 13 are 2-room apartments. A total of 44 new 3-room apartments and 52 4-room apartments were built. For people looking for more spacious accommodation, 26 5-room apartments and 25 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms have been constructed. Given the large number of spacious apartments in Appenzell, it is certainly a desirable location for families to live.

Housing stock

Appenzell now has a total of 3150 apartments, following further growth in the pool of local housing thanks to new construction. The total number of 1-room apartments amounts to 173. Additionally, there are 374 apartments with 2 rooms, 700 apartments with 3 rooms and 697 apartments with a full 4 rooms. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties includes 489 apartments, and there are also 717 large apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Empty apartments

The 1.64% of apartments in Appenzell are uninhabited. Consequently, 3.59% of the 1-room apartments, 1.93% of all 2-room apartments, 2.36% of apartments with 3 rooms, 1.48% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 1.06% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.94%; 0.86% of this value refers to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

The average rent for a property in the region is CHF 1500. 25% of all rents on offer are below a monthly rent of CHF 1236, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). Finally, 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than CHF 1890, or are equivalent to this amount.