Synopsis

Over the past 3 years, the number of residents in Davos has changed to 10’800, which is equivalent to a population change of -0.3%.

Demographics

The average annual income is CHF 64’855. 46.93% of the population have an SEK II qualification, and 17.02% have a higher vocational training qualification. 18.49% are university graduates and 17.56% of residents are currently in compulsory schooling. At the time of reporting, 0.46% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The tax percentage in the region is 10.78%. Income, marital status and deductions are among the factors that influence the actual tax burden. In Davos, childless, single people pay an average of 15.88% tax, a retired, married couple pays 14.05%, a married couple with two children pays 6.73% and a childless couple pays 9.72%.

New buildings

New housing has been built in Davos over the last 5 years. For example, 433 new apartments have been constructed. 24 of the newly built apartments are 1-room apartments, which are perfect for people living alone. The total amount of newly constructed 2-room apartments is 113. In addition, 142 3-room apartments and 108 4-room apartments have been added to the local housing stock in recent years. Furthermore, the number of spacious apartments on offer amounts to 40 5-room apartments and 6 apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Housing stock

The newly constructed buildings provide more living space in the area. There are a total of 12’890 apartments in Davos. One-room properties account for a total of 2192 apartments in the area. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing stock comprises 3084 apartments with 2 rooms, 3159 3-room apartments and 3034 with 4 rooms. The supply of very spacious properties with 5 rooms comprises 899 apartments, and there are 522 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The vacancy rate in Davos is 0.12%. Of this total, 0.09% of 1-room apartments, 0.1% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.16% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.1% of 4-room apartments and 0% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently uninhabited. The rate of vacancy is 0.14% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0.38% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rents for rental properties average 1580 CHF per month. 25% of the available rents are lower than or equivalent to a monthly rent of 1120 CHF (25th percentile). Additionally, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equal to 2000 CHF.