Summary

The number of residents in Gossau (ZH) has changed to 10’569. This is a change of 2.79% over 3 years.

Population statistics

On average, residents earn CHF 82’890 annually. 47.68% of the population have an SEK II qualification, and 21.5% have a higher vocational training qualification. 12.87% are university graduates and 17.96% of residents are currently completing compulsory schooling. The current unemployment rate is 0.7%.

Taxes

The rate of taxation is 10.47%. The actual amount of tax paid varies from person to person and depends on factors such as actual income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. Married couples on a pension (over 65) pay an average of 13.77% tax in Gossau (ZH), married couples with two children 6.42% and married couples with no children 9.57%. The tax rate for a childless, single person is 14.95%.

New construction

In the last 5 years, 247 new apartments have been constructed in Gossau (ZH). 57 apartments with 2 rooms have also been built. The 65 3-room apartments and 72 4-room apartments are also of particular interest to families. The newly constructed accommodation includes 28 5-room apartments and 12 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Gossau (ZH) now has a total of 4872 apartments, following additional expansion of the local housing supply as a result of new construction. There are 149 1-room apartments on the housing market. The total number of properties amounts to 465 apartments with 2 rooms, 913 apartments with 3 rooms and 1586 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties comprises 1109 apartments, and there are also 650 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The percentage of vacant apartments in Gossau (ZH) is 0.51%. Of this number, 0% of 1-room apartments, 1.21% of the 3-room apartments, 0.19% of the 4-room apartments and 0.45% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.57%; 0.77% of those vacant properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

Rental properties are available at an average price of CHF 1790 per month. In terms of the rents on the market, a quarter of them are equivalent to or lower than a monthly rent of CHF 1526. The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 2120.