Summary

The number of residents in Birmensdorf (ZH) has changed to 7263 over the last 3 years. This is a change of 5.12%.

Demographics

The 90’560 CHF. 27.49% of the population hold a university degree, 17.24% have a higher vocational training qualification, 41.1% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or have completed a vocational apprenticeship and 14.18% of residents are enrolled in compulsory schooling. The unemployment rate is currently 1.31%.

Taxes

The tax percentage in the region is 10.27%. Income, marital status and deductions are among the aspects that affect the actual tax burden. The rate of taxation for a single person with no children in Birmensdorf (ZH) is 14.68%. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 13.53%, a married couple with two children 6.29% and a couple with no children 9.39%.

New construction

With a total of 283 apartments, additional living space has been built in Birmensdorf (ZH) in the past 5 years. 0 of the newly built apartments are 1-room apartments, which are ideal for people living alone. There are also a total of 33 new 2-room apartments. With 111 new 3-room apartments and 115 4-room apartments, the area is particularly suitable for families. Funds were also invested in larger apartments: 9 5-room apartments were constructed, offering plenty of room for families; 15 apartments with at least 6 rooms were also created.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to a further increase in the housing stock, and there are now 3416 apartments in Birmensdorf (ZH). One-room properties make up a total of 143 apartments in the region. In addition, there are 433 apartments with 2 rooms, 951 apartments with 3 rooms and 1042 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 554 5-room apartments and 293 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are also available on the market.

Unoccupied apartments

There is a 1.19% vacancy rate in Birmensdorf (ZH). This means that 2.84% of the 1-room apartments, 1.41% of apartments with 2 rooms, 1.6% of apartments with 3 rooms, 1.07% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.37% of all 5-room apartments are presently uninhabited. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.48%; of that total, 0.69% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

On average, the rent for rental properties is CHF 1970 per month. 25% of the available rents are lower than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1662 (25th percentile). 75% of monthly rents are less than CHF 2452 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.