Overview

Elgg has registered population has changed of 3.71%, to 5144 inhabitants, in the last 3 years.

Population data

The 77’800 CHF. 17.35% of the population have a university degree, 20.81% have completed higher vocational training, 43.7% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 18.12% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, the area has high social standards. Approximately 0.86% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

Overall, the tax burden in the region is 10.55%. The individual share of tax actually paid will vary and depends on factors including current income, marital status, the amount of deductions and so on. The average tax rate for a childless, unmarried person in Elgg is 15.06%. A retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 13.87%, a married couple with two children 6.47% and a couple without children 9.64%.

New buildings

Over the past 5 years, 39 apartments have been built in Elgg. For example, 1 new 1-room apartment was added to the pool of housing. The total number of newly constructed 2-room apartments is 7. 12 apartments with 3 rooms and 9 4-room apartments were additionally added. For people seeking more spacious accommodation, 7 5-room apartments and 3 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms have been constructed.

Housing stock

The newly constructed dwellings are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 2418 apartments in Elgg. There are 79 1-room apartments on the housing market. The total number of properties amounts to 274 apartments with 2 rooms, 563 apartments with 3 rooms and 708 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 464 5-room apartments and 330 spacious apartments with at least 6 rooms are also available in the region.

Vacant apartments

The vacancy rate in Elgg is 0.54%. 0.37% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 1.07% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.57% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.22% of 5-room apartments are unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.25%; of that total, 0.3% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

Rents for rental properties average 1680 CHF per month. A quarter of rents are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of 1400 CHF (25th percentile). Monthly rents are lower than 1990 CHF (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.