Overview

The population of Brugg has changed by 4.32% in the past 3 years, to 13’288 inhabitants.

Demographic data

Average income is CHF 73’285. Of the population, 22.87% have a university degree, 16.34% have completed higher vocational training, 41.03% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 19.77% are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. Approximately 1.72% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

Overall, the tax percentage in the region is 10.96%. The individual proportion of tax actually paid will vary and is determined by factors including current income, marital status, the amount of deductions and so on. The tax burden for an unmarried person with no children in Brugg is 15.55%. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays 13.77%, a married couple with two children 7.46% and a childless couple 9.96%.

New buildings

The 252 new apartments have been created in Brugg over the last 5 years. Of these new builds, 23 are 1-room apartments, which are particularly suitable for people living alone. The number of newly built 2-room apartments totals 72. For families searching for a new home, the 85 apartments and the 49 4-room apartments are ideal. For people on the search for more spacious housing, 14 5-room apartments and 9 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms have been constructed.

Housing stock

As a result of the construction of new dwellings, the housing stock in Brugg has changed, and there are now a total of 6636 apartments. The number of 1-room apartments totals 246. In addition, there are 744 apartments with 2 rooms, 1697 apartments with 3 rooms and 2159 4-room apartments. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties includes 1203 apartments, and there are also 587 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

There is a 1.8% vacancy rate in Brugg. Of this total, 5.31% of 1-room apartments, 2.29% of apartments with 2 rooms, 2.25% of the 3-room apartments, 0.98% of 4-room apartments and 1.67% of all 5-room apartments are currently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a 1.68%; of that number, 1.71% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

The average rental price for a property is CHF 1580. A quarter of rents are less than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1343 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than or equivalent to CHF 1860 (75th percentile).