Summary

The population of Bulle has changed to 26’749 over the past 3 years. This is equivalent to a population change of 9.57%.

Population data

Average income totals CHF 68’215. Of the population, 17.56% have a university degree, 8.46% have completed higher vocational education, 40.45% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 33.53% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. According to the data, this is a region with high social standards and an educated population. The overall unemployment rate is 1.66%.

Taxes

The total 13.47% tax burden in the region is 13.47%. The actual percentage of tax individuals pay depends on a number of factors, such as actual income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. In Bulle, the rate of taxation is 18.84% for a childless, unmarried person. On average, a retired couple (over 65) pay 16.9%, a married couple with two children 9.17% and a couple with no children 12.58%.

New builds

The 1678 new apartments have been created in Bulle in the last 5 years. One-room apartments account for 115 of the new builds – perfect for people living alone. The number of new 2-room apartments is 522. What's more, 671 3-room apartments and 309 4-room apartments have been added to the pool of housing available locally in recent years. The available housing stock was also expanded to include 56 5-room apartments and 5 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

New builds have additionally expanded the housing supply in the area, so that there are now a total of 12’857 apartments in Bulle. A total of 718 1-room apartments are available. In addition, there are 2343 apartments with 2 rooms, 4499 apartments with 3 rooms and 3535 4-room apartments. The 5-room apartments also comprise a total of 1287 properties, while the apartments with at least 6 rooms account for 475.

Empty apartments

In Bulle, 0.26% of apartments are empty. This means that 0.42% of the 1-room apartments, 0.17% of apartments with 2 rooms, 0.42% of the 3-room apartments, 0.14% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.08% of 5-room apartments are uninhabited. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.42%; 0.42% of those unoccupied properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average price of CHF 1473 per month. Consequently, 25% of all rents on the market are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1287 (25th percentile). The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 1715.