Abstract

The number of inhabitants in Arch has changed by 0.82% in the last 3 years, to 1714 inhabitants.

Demographic data

The 64’860 CHF. A total of 7.13% of the population have a university degree, 24.76% have completed higher vocational training, 50.94% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 17.16% of residents are currently completing compulsory education. At present, 0.82% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The overall tax percentage is 15.38%. This differs on a case-by-case basis and is based on income, marital status and the amount of deductions, among other factors. In Arch, for example, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 19.44% tax, a couple with two children 10.63% and a couple with no children 14.87%. The tax burden for a childless, single person is 20.29%.

New construction

The housing available in Arch has changed by 86 apartments over the past 5 years. 11 of the new builds are 2-room apartments. In addition, 34 3-room apartments and 30 4-room apartments have been built. In addition, there are 6 5-room apartments and 5 apartments with at least 6 rooms available.

Housing stock

Due to new construction, the housing stock in Arch has changed, and there are now a total of 871 apartments. As for 1-room apartments, a total of 20 properties are on the market. The housing stock also comprises 55 apartments with 2 rooms, 202 apartments with 3 rooms and 319 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties includes 174 apartments, and there are also 101 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

In Arch, 1.49% of apartments are uninhabited. Of this figure, 3.64% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.99% of the 3-room apartments and 2.19% of apartments with 4 rooms are vacant at the moment. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0%; 1.98% of this total refers to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at average rental prices of about CHF 1430 per month. A quarter of all available rents are less than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1190 (25th percentile). 75% of monthly rents are lower than CHF 1750 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.