Synopsis

The number of inhabitants in Sarnen has changed by 2.17% over the past 3 years, to 10’742 inhabitants.

Demographics

On average, people earn CHF 93’950 per year. In the region, 14.47% of the population hold a university degree, 18.36% of residents have completed higher vocational training, 48.07% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 19.11% are currently in compulsory education. The area is characterised by high social standards and an educated population. At present, 0.41% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

Overall, the tax rate in the region is 10.32%. The individual percentage of tax actually paid varies and depends on factors such as actual income, marital status, the total amount of deductions and the like. The rate of taxation for an unmarried person with no children in Sarnen is 13.12%. On average, a retired couple (over 65) pays 13.19% tax, a couple with two children 7.32% and a couple with no children 9.72%.

New construction

Sarnen has recorded the construction of 352 new apartments in the last 5 years. Of these newly constructed apartments, 5 are 1-room apartments, which are particularly suitable for people living alone. In addition to apartments that had already been built, 51 new 2-room apartments have been constructed. A total of 106 new 3-room apartments and 97 4-room apartments were created. There are also 72 5-room apartments and 21 apartments with 6 rooms or more to choose from.

Housing stock

The new builds are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 5543 apartments in Sarnen. As for 1-room apartments, a total of 222 properties are on the market. Additionally, there are 706 apartments with 2 rooms, 1253 apartments with 3 rooms and 1624 apartments with a full 4 rooms. The stock of very spacious properties with 5 rooms comprises 1110 apartments, and there are 628 apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Vacant apartments

The 0.05% of apartments in Sarnen are empty. For instance, 0% of 3-room apartments, 0.06% of 4-room apartments and 0.18% of 5-room apartments are currently unoccupied. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0%; 0% of those vacant properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

The average rental price for flats in the region is CHF 1750. A quarter of rents are lower than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1476 (25th percentile). In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equal to CHF 2150.