Overview

Sumiswald has changed by 2.28% in the last 3 years and now has 5159 inhabitants.

Demographics

The average income here is CHF 55’895. Of the population, 6.2% have a university degree, 19.26% have completed higher vocational training, 56.19% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 18.35% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, the area has high social standards. The current unemployment rate is 0.5%.

Taxes

The tax rate in the region is 15.49%. However, the individual tax burden varies from person to person and depends on income, marital status and the overall level of deductions, among other factors. In Sumiswald, the tax percentage is 20.44% for a childless, single person. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pay 19.57%, a married couple with two children 10.72% and a childless couple 14.98%.

New builds

The housing available in Sumiswald has changed by 80 apartments over the past 5 years. 1 of the new builds is a one-room apartment, which is particularly suitable for singles. A total of 9 new 2-room apartments have also been built. 8 apartments with 3 rooms and 14 4-room apartments were additionally added. The newly constructed accommodation includes 33 5-room apartments and 15 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Thanks to the construction of new dwellings, the housing stock in Sumiswald has changed, and there are now a total of 2734 apartments. There are a total of 93 1-room apartments available in the region. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing supply comprises 311 apartments with 2 rooms, 655 3-room apartments, 694 4-room apartments, 569 5-room apartments and 412 spacious apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The rate of empty apartments in Sumiswald is 0.8%. Of this number, 0.96% of the 2-room apartments, 1.37% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.72% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.35% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently vacant. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0%; 0% of those unoccupied properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

On average, the rent price for rental properties is CHF 1200 per month. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 950, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are less than or equal to CHF 1500 (75th percentile).