Synopsis

The number of residents in Hergiswil (NW) has changed to 6187 in the last 3 years. This is a change of 5.53%.

Demographics

Average income totals CHF 166’805. A total of 22.48% of the population have a university degree, 21.91% have completed higher vocational education, 41.27% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 14.39% of residents are currently completing compulsory schooling. Around 0.91% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The overall tax percentage is 8.66%. This differs on a case-by-case basis and depends on income, marital status and the amount of deductions, among other factors. Married couples on a pension (over 65) pay an average of 11.46% tax in Hergiswil (NW), couples with two children 5.6% and couples with no children 8.29%. The tax burden for a childless, unmarried person is 11.8%.

New construction

Hergiswil (NW) has seen the construction of 231 new apartments over the past 5 years. One-room apartments account for 2 of the new builds – perfect for people living alone. Alongside the existing apartments, 31 new 2-room apartments have been constructed. A total of 90 new 3-room apartments and 79 4-room apartments were created. The new dwellings include 21 5-room apartments and 8 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms. This shows that Hergiswil (NW) is a very desirable place for families to live.

Housing stock

Thanks to the construction of new dwellings, the amount of housing available in Hergiswil (NW) has changed, and there are now a total of 3209 apartments. The number of 1-room apartments in the overall housing supply is 169. Additionally, there are 299 apartments with 2 rooms, 772 apartments with 3 rooms and 1098 apartments with 4 rooms. The stock of larger properties with 5 rooms includes 543 apartments, and there are 328 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The 0.75% of apartments in Hergiswil (NW) are uninhabited. Of this number, 4.76% of 1-room apartments, 0.34% of the 2-room apartments, 0.39% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.64% of all 4-room apartments and 0.55% of the 5-room apartments are presently empty. Apartments with 6 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.61%.

Housing market (letting only)

The average rental price for a property is CHF 1973. In terms of the rents on offer, a quarter of them are equal to or less than a monthly rent of CHF 1650. Monthly rents are less than CHF 2450 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.