Abstract

The number of inhabitants in Opfikon has changed to 21’553 in the last 3 years. This equates to a population change of 2.86%.

Demographic data

The average income is CHF 77’080. 24.45% of the population are university graduates, 12.82% have a higher vocational education qualification, 40.28% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 22.44% are currently enrolled in compulsory education. Consequently, the area has high social standards. The current unemployment rate stands at 1.67%.

Taxes

Overall, the rate of taxation in the region is 9.57%. The individual percentage of tax actually paid will vary and depends on factors including specific income, marital status, the overall level of deductions and so on. In Opfikon, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 12.64% tax, a married couple with two children 5.83% and a couple with no children 8.72%. The tax burden for a childless, unmarried person is 13.69%.

New builds

Over the past 5 years, 563 new apartments have been created in Opfikon. 34 of the new builds are 1-room apartments, which are particularly suitable for people living alone. There are also a total of 184 new 2-room apartments. The 158 3-room apartments and 128 4-room apartments are also ideal for families. There are also 47 5-room apartments and 12 apartments with 6 rooms or more available.

Housing stock

Opfikon now has a total of 10’227 apartments, following further expansion of the pool of local housing thanks to new construction. The number of 1-room apartments in the total housing supply is 1137. What's more, there are 2243 apartments with 2 rooms, 3435 apartments with 3 rooms and 2555 apartments with a full 4 rooms. In total, there are 658 5-room apartments and 199 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The vacancy rate in Opfikon is 1.18%. Of this figure, 2.03% of 1-room apartments, 1.34% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 1.11% of all 3-room apartments, 0.9% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.76% of 5-room apartments are vacant. The vacancy rate is 0.82% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 1.01% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

Rental properties are offered at an average price of CHF 1900 per month. This means that 25% of all available rents are less than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1503 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than or equivalent to CHF 2340 (75th percentile).