Overview

The population of Biasca has changed to 6136. This equates to a change of 0.69% in 3 years.

Demographic data

On average, residents earn CHF 59’070 annually. 10.38% of the population are university graduates, 8.91% have a higher vocational training qualification, 47.32% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 33.39% are currently completing compulsory education. As a result, the region has high social standards. Around 1.53% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The 11.81% is the tax percentage in the region. However, the individual tax burden varies from person to person and is based on income, marital status and the amount of deductions, among other factors. The rate of taxation for a single person with no children in Biasca is 17.71%. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays 16.23%, a married couple with two children 6.52% and a couple without children 10.35%.

New buildings

In the past 5 years, 189 new apartments have been built in Biasca. 5 of the new apartments are 1-room apartments, which are perfect for people living alone. The total number of newly built 2-room apartments is 47. 43 new apartments with 3 rooms and 72 apartments with 4 rooms were also constructed in the area. Furthermore, the number of large apartments available amounts to 20 5-room apartments and 2 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Biasca now has a total of 3691 apartments, following additional expansion of the housing stock as a result of the construction of new dwellings. There are 86 1-room apartments on the housing market. There are also 567 apartments with 2 rooms, 1061 apartments with 3 rooms and 1393 4-room apartments. The supply of very spacious properties with 5 rooms comprises 417 apartments, and there are 167 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The 2.04% of apartments in Biasca are empty. This means that 1.19% of the 1-room apartments, 1.98% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 2.5% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 2.34% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.98% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently vacant. The vacancy rate is 0.7% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

An average of CHF 1150 is needed to rent a property. 25% of all rents on the market are below a monthly rent of CHF 970, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equivalent to CHF 1374.