Summary

For several years now, Gaiserwald has registered steady growth in the number of people living there; to be more precise, the population has changed by 2.62%, to 8609 inhabitants.

Demographics

On average, people earn CHF 81’490 annually. 14.59% of the population have a university degree, 20.95% have completed higher vocational training, 47.48% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 16.98% of residents are currently in compulsory education and 0% of the population did not specify their highest level of education. The current unemployment rate is 0.69%.

Taxes

Overall, the tax percentage in the region is 10.87%. The individual proportion of tax actually paid varies and is determined by factors such as specific income, marital status, the overall level of deductions and the like. Retired, married couples (over 65) pay an average of 13.94% tax in Gaiserwald, married couples with two children 6.92% and married couples with no children 10.23%. The rate of taxation for an unmarried person with no children is 15.57%.

New buildings

Over the past 5 years, 177 new apartments have been created in Gaiserwald. 6 of the new builds are 1-room apartments, which are particularly suitable for people living alone. There are also a total of 28 new 2-room apartments. 46 3-room apartments and 45 apartments with 4 rooms were also constructed. Additionally, there are 32 5-room apartments and 20 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms available.

Housing stock

The newly constructed dwellings are contributing to the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 4045 apartments in Gaiserwald. There are a total of 64 1-room apartments available in the area. In addition, there are 285 apartments with 2 rooms, 808 apartments with 3 rooms and 1218 4-room apartments. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties includes 872 apartments, and there are also 798 large apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Vacant apartments

The vacancy rate in Gaiserwald is 0.89%. 0.7% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 1.61% of apartments with 3 rooms, 0.9% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.57% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently empty. The vacancy rate is 0.6% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0.63% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

The average rental price for a property is CHF 1461. 25% of all rents on the market are below a monthly rent of CHF 1259, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). Additionally, 75% of all monthly rents are lower than or equal to CHF 1745.