Overview

The number of residents in Zurzach has changed to 8237 in the last 3 years. This amounts to a change of 7.86%.

Population data

The average annual income level is CHF 67’885. 11.52% of the population have a university degree, 19.28% have a higher vocational education qualification, 47.4% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or have completed an apprenticeship, 21.78% of residents have completed compulsory schooling and 0.02% of the population provided no information about their highest educational qualification. As a result, the area has high social standards. The total unemployment rate is 1.81%.

Taxes

The tax percentage is 11.73%. The actual percentage of tax paid varies from person to person and is based on factors including specific income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In Zurzach, the tax rate for single people without children is 16.63%. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 14.69%, a married couple with two children 8.02% and a childless couple 10.68%.

New construction

Over the past 5 years, 306 new apartments have been built in Zurzach. 1 newly built 1-room apartment was added to the housing stock. The number of new-build 2-room apartments is 92. With 100 new 3-room apartments and 86 4-room apartments, the residential area is particularly attractive for families. The newly constructed accommodation includes 21 5-room apartments and 6 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

The new buildings have contributed to a further increase in the housing supply, and there are now 4246 apartments in Zurzach. There are 254 1-room apartments available on the housing market. The housing stock also includes 577 apartments with 2 rooms, 907 with 3 rooms and 1061 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties comprises 915 apartments, and there are also 532 large apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Empty apartments

The vacancy rate in Zurzach is 1.87%. This means that 3.16% of the 1-room apartments, 2.26% of apartments with 2 rooms, 1.88% of all 3-room apartments, 1.32% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 2.19% of the 5-room apartments are presently unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 1.87%; 1.32% of this value applies to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

The average rent for properties in the region is CHF 1420. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 1200, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than CHF 1705 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.