Overview

The population of Gebenstorf has changed by 4.48% over the past 3 years, to 5761 inhabitants.

Population data

On average, residents earn CHF 74’895 annually. A total of 18.06% of the population hold a university degree, 19.69% have completed higher vocational training, 43.44% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 18.79% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory education. The area is highly regarded thanks to its high social standards and educated population. The unemployment rate is 1.49%.

Taxes

The tax percentage in the region is 11.3%. However, the individual tax burden varies from person to person and is determined by income, marital status and the overall level of deductions, among other factors. In Gebenstorf, the rate of taxation is 16.03% for an unmarried person without children. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pay 14.18%, a married couple with two children 7.71% and a childless couple 10.28%.

New construction

Gebenstorf has seen the construction of 141 new apartments in the last 5 years. 11 of the new builds have 2 rooms. For families looking for new housing, the 45 apartments and the 49 4-room apartments are of particular interest. The pool of available housing was also expanded to include 23 5-room apartments and 13 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Newly constructed dwellings have further expanded the housing stock in the region, so that there are now a total of 2759 apartments in Gebenstorf. The overall number of 1-room apartments is 154. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing supply comprises 267 apartments with 2 rooms, 674 3-room apartments and 829 with 4 rooms. Overall, there are 579 5-room apartments and 256 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The percentage of vacant apartments in Gebenstorf is 0.98%. 1.5% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.45% of apartments with 3 rooms, 0.97% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.52% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently uninhabited. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.96%; 1.95% of this total pertains to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

An average of CHF 1680 is required to rent a flat. In terms of the rents on offer, a quarter of them are equal to or lower than a monthly rent of CHF 1410. Finally, 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than CHF 1980, or are equivalent to this amount.