Synopsis

The number of residents in Glarus Nord has changed to 19’639 in the last 3 years. This is a population change of 4.29%.

Demographics

The 66’400 CHF. 10.72% of the population are university graduates, 17.6% have a higher vocational training qualification, 46.93% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 24.75% are currently completing compulsory education. Consequently, this region has high social standards and an educated population. Approximately 0.79% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The 11.5% is the tax burden in the region. However, the individual amount of tax paid differs from person to person and is based on income, marital status and the amount of deductions, among other factors. The average tax rate for a single person with no children in Glarus Nord is 15.57%. A retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 14.7%, a married couple with two children 7.69% and a childless couple 10.54%.

New construction

Glarus Nord has changed on 570 new apartments over the past 5 years. A total of 32 1-room apartments have been created. More 2-room apartments have also been built; 105 apartments of this size were added in total. 163 new apartments with 3 rooms and 183 apartments with 4 rooms were additionally constructed in the area. Furthermore, the number of spacious apartments available amounts to 63 5-room apartments and 24 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to an additional increase in the housing supply, and there are now 9995 apartments in Glarus Nord. There are a total of 399 1-room apartments in the area. The total number of properties amounts to 1243 apartments with 2 rooms, 2255 apartments with 3 rooms and 2936 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties includes 1956 apartments, and there are also 1206 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Vacant apartments

There is a 0.28% vacancy rate in Glarus Nord. Of this total, 0.77% of 1-room apartments, 0.82% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.09% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.21% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.21% of the 5-room apartments are presently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.23%; of that number, 0.25% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at average rental prices of about 1437 CHF per month. 25% of the rents on offer are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of 1150 CHF (25th percentile). In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equal to 1760 CHF.