Overview

The number of residents in Thun has changed to 43’905 over the last 3 years. This is equivalent to a change of 0.99%.

Population data

Average income is CHF 66’450. In the region, 14.48% of the population have a university degree, 19.27% of residents have completed higher vocational training, 48.3% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 17.95% are currently enrolled in compulsory education. According to the data, this is an area with high social standards and an educated population. The unemployment rate is 0.87%.

Taxes

The tax rate in the region is 15.29%. Income, marital status and deductions are among the aspects that affect the actual tax burden. In Thun, the tax burden for unmarried people with no children is 20.19%. A retired, married couple (over 65) pays an average of 19.33%, a married couple with two children 10.57% and a couple without children 14.78%.

New builds

Additional living space has been created in Thun in the past 5 years. For instance, 421 new apartments have been constructed. 11 of the newly built apartments are 1-room apartments, which are ideal for singles. Along with the existing apartments, 56 new 2-room apartments have been created. A total of 140 new 3-room apartments and 140 4-room apartments were built. For people seeking more living space, 50 5-room apartments and 24 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been built.

Housing stock

Newly built dwellings have additionally expanded the pool of available housing in the area, so that there are now a total of 23’743 apartments in Thun. The number of 1248 1-room apartments in the total housing supply is 1248. In addition, there are 3154 apartments with 2 rooms, 8049 apartments with 3 rooms and 7822 apartments with 4 rooms. In total, there are 2502 5-room apartments and 968 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Vacant apartments

The percentage of vacant apartments in Thun is 0.18%. This means that 0.32% of the 1-room apartments, 0.19% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 0.2% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.15% of 4-room apartments and 0.04% of 5-room apartments are unoccupied. The rate of vacancy for apartments with 6 rooms is 0.41%.

Housing market (letting only)

Rent prices for rental properties are, on average, around CHF 1557 per month. Consequently, 25% of all rents on offer are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1310 (25th percentile). 75% of monthly rents are less than CHF 1850 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.