Abstract

Lyss has changed by 4.08% over the last 3 years, to 16’406 inhabitants.

Demographics

The average yearly income level is CHF 68’845. 11.59% of the population have a university degree, 18.41% have completed higher vocational training, 46.57% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 23.44% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory education and 0% of the population provided no information on their highest educational qualification. According to the data, this region has high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate is 1.19%.

Taxes

Overall, the tax burden in the area is 14.96%. The individual percentage of tax actually paid varies and depends on factors such as specific income, marital status, the total amount of deductions and so on. In Lyss, the tax percentage for childless, single people is 19.75%. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 18.92%, a couple with two children 10.33% and a couple with no children 14.45%.

New builds

Lyss has recorded the construction of 564 new apartments in the past 5 years. A total of 6 1-room apartments have been constructed. The number of newly built 2-room apartments totals 77. The 117 3-room apartments and 252 4-room apartments are also of particular interest to families. Money was also invested into larger accommodation: 93 5-room apartments were created, offering lots of living space; 19 apartments with at least 6 rooms were also built.

Housing stock

The new builds provide further housing in the region. There are a total of 8134 apartments in Lyss. There are 326 1-room apartments available on the housing market. In addition, there are 895 apartments with 2 rooms, 2331 apartments with 3 rooms and 2883 apartments with a full 4 rooms. Finally, the supply of 5-room properties comprises 1245 apartments, and there are also 454 large apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Unoccupied apartments

The vacancy rate in Lyss is 2.14%. This means that 4.92% of the 1-room apartments, 2.46% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 3.05% of the 3-room apartments, 1.53% of apartments with 4 rooms and 1.21% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently empty. The vacancy rate is 1.24% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 1.32% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

Rental properties are offered at an average price of CHF 1509 per month. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 1290, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). Monthly rents are lower than CHF 1825 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.