Abstract

The number of residents in Oron has changed to 6173 in the past 3 years. This amounts to a change of 1.97%.

Demographics

The average income here is CHF 70’030. 18.86% of the population have a university degree, 9.26% have a higher vocational education qualification, 47.92% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or have completed a vocational apprenticeship and 23.97% of residents are enrolled in compulsory schooling. This means the residential area has high social standards and an educated population. At present, 1.3% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The tax rate for the region is 13.8%. It varies from person to person and depends on aspects such as actual income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. In Oron, for example, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 18% tax, a couple with two children 8.96% and a couple with no children 12.65%. The tax percentage for a single person with no children is 19.56%.

New construction

Over the last 5 years, 216 new apartments have been constructed in Oron. One-room apartments comprise 7 of the newly built apartments – ideal for singles. Alongside the existing apartments, 56 new 2-room apartments have been created. 70 apartments with 3 rooms and 51 4-room apartments were also added. For people on the search for more spacious accommodation, 25 5-room apartments and 7 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been built.

Housing stock

The new builds are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 2879 apartments in Oron. A total of 111 1-room apartments are available on the market. The number of apartments with 2, 3 and 4 rooms is 373, 751 and 818 respectively. There are 503 5-room apartments and 323 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The vacancy rate in Oron is 0.95%. Of this figure, 2.73% of 1-room apartments, 1.62% of apartments with 2 rooms, 0.67% of all 3-room apartments, 0.62% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.8% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.98%; 1.25% of this total refers to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

The average rent for rental flats is CHF 1680 per month. This means that 25% of all rents on offer are less than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1389 (25th percentile). The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 1970.