Abstract

The number of residents in Haute-Sorne has changed by 2.72% in the last 3 years, to 7362 inhabitants.

Demographic data

On average, people earn CHF 59’015 per year. The proportion of university graduates is 13.8%; 7.57% of residents have higher vocational training, and 48.65% have SEK II qualifications. Additionally, 29.97% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory education. According to the data, this is an area with high social standards and an educated population. Around 2.47% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

Overall, the rate of taxation in the region is 13.98%. The individual share of tax actually paid varies and is based on factors such as actual income, marital status, the total amount of deductions and so on. The average tax burden for an unmarried person with no children in Haute-Sorne is 19.33%. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 17.73%, a married couple with two children 9.52% and a couple with no children 12.44%.

New construction

Haute-Sorne has recorded the construction of 243 new apartments over the past 5 years. An additional 1 1-room apartment was built. The number of new 2-room apartments amounts to 12. In addition, 44 3-room apartments and 95 4-room apartments have been added to the pool of housing available locally in recent years. For people seeking more living space, 47 5-room apartments and 44 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms have been created. Haute-Sorne is an attractive place to live, especially for families.

Housing stock

As a result of new construction, the housing stock in Haute-Sorne has changed, and there are now a total of 3801 apartments. There are a total of 112 1-room apartments in the region. What's more, there are 283 apartments with 2 rooms, 801 apartments with 3 rooms and 1167 apartments with a full 4 rooms. Overall, there are 834 5-room apartments and 604 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The rate of uninhabited apartments in Haute-Sorne is 2.6%. Consequently, 0.9% of the 1-room apartments, 3.91% of the 2-room apartments, 3.27% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 2.42% of 4-room apartments and 2.42% of all 5-room apartments are presently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 2.24%; of that figure, 2% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average rent of CHF 1140 per month. 25% of the rents on offer are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 960 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are lower than or equal to CHF 1365 (75th percentile).