Summary

Bex has changed by 9.2% over the past 3 years, to 8567 inhabitants.

Demographics

The average yearly income level is CHF 60’265. 16.06% of the population have a university degree, 9.19% have completed higher vocational training, 45.67% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 29.1% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory education and 0% of the population provided no information on their highest educational qualification. According to the data, this region has high social standards and an educated population. The unemployment rate is 2%.

Taxes

The total tax percentage in the area is 13.9%. Aspects such as income, marital status and the amount of deductions are used to calculate the tax rate. The tax rate for an unmarried person with no children in Bex is 19.71%. On average, a retired couple (over 65) pays 18.14% tax, a couple with two children 9.03% and a childless couple 12.75%.

New builds

In the last 5 years, 372 new apartments have been constructed in Bex. One-room apartments account for 47 of the new builds – perfect for people living alone. The number of newly constructed 2-room apartments amounts to 99. The 134 3-room apartments and 53 4-room apartments are also of particular interest to families. Additionally, there are 31 5-room apartments and 8 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms available.

Housing stock

Newly constructed dwellings have further expanded the housing stock in the region, so that there are now a total of 4531 apartments in Bex. The total number of 1-room apartments is 320. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing supply includes 862 apartments with 2 rooms, 1339 3-room apartments and 1029 with 4 rooms. Finally, 608 5-room apartments and 373 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are available in the area.

Vacant apartments

In Bex, 0.58% of apartments are unoccupied. Of this figure, 0.32% of 1-room apartments, 0.71% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.61% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.49% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.17% of all 5-room apartments are currently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.62%; of that number, 1.36% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

The average rent for a property in the region is CHF 1300. 25% of the rents on offer are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1083 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are lower than or equal to CHF 1550 (75th percentile).