Overview

The number of inhabitants in Eiken has changed to 2447 over the last 3 years. This amounts to a change of 4.98%.

Demographic data

The average income here is CHF 71’525. A total of 8.78% of the population hold a university degree, 17.75% have completed higher vocational education, 50.74% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 22.73% of residents are currently in compulsory schooling. This means the area has high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate stands at 1.27%.

Taxes

The overall tax rate is 11.56%. This differs on a case-by-case basis and depends on income, marital status and the overall level of deductions, among other factors. In Eiken, the tax burden for childless, unmarried people is 16.39%. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 14.49%, a married couple with two children 7.9% and a couple without children 10.52%.

New buildings

With a total of 1163 apartments, additional housing has changed in Eiken over the past 5 years. As for 2-room apartments, 13 properties were newly constructed. For families searching for new housing, the 31 apartments and the 18 4-room apartments are particularly attractive. Funds were also invested in more spacious accommodation: 16 5-room apartments were created, offering plenty of room for families; 2 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms were also created.

Housing stock

The new buildings have contributed to a further expansion of the housing stock, and there are now 1163 apartments in Eiken. The number of 1-room apartments totals 24. Additionally, there are 75 apartments with 2 rooms, 301 apartments with 3 rooms and 367 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 282 5-room apartments and 114 spacious apartments with 6 or more rooms are also available on the market.

Empty apartments

There is a 2.01% vacancy rate in Eiken. Of this number, 5.19% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 1.62% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 1.86% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 1.04% of 5-room apartments are currently uninhabited. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 1.72%; 3.42% of those unoccupied properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average price of CHF 1680 per month. In terms of the rents on offer, a quarter of them are equal to or less than a monthly rent of CHF 1420. The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 1917.