Overview

Langnau im Emmental has changed by 2.44% over the last 3 years and currently has 9488 inhabitants.

Population data

Average income is CHF 59’380. The population is comprised as follows: 10.2% have a university degree, 18.63% have a higher vocational education qualification, 51.96% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 19.22% are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0% did not indicate their highest educational qualification. According to the data, this is a region with high social standards and an educated population. Approximately 0.53% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

The total tax rate in the region is 15.91%. The actual amount of tax individuals pay depends on various factors, such as current income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. In Langnau im Emmental, the tax percentage for single people with no children is 20.98%. A retired, married couple (over 65) pays an average of 20.09%, a couple with two children 11.02% and a couple without children 15.39%.

New builds

In Langnau im Emmental 163 new apartments have been created in the past 5 years. One-room apartments comprise 16 of the newly built apartments – perfect for people living alone. A total of 33 new 2-room apartments have also been built. Housing for families has also been constructed: For example, 54 apartments with 3 rooms and 41 4-room apartments were added to the pool of housing available locally. Money was also invested into larger accommodation: 17 5-room apartments were built, providing lots of living space; 2 apartments with at least 6 rooms were also created.

Housing stock

New construction has further increased the housing supply in the area, so that there are now a total of 5021 apartments in Langnau im Emmental. There are a total of 225 1-room apartments available in the region. The number of apartments with 2, 3 and 4 rooms is 608, 1309 and 1554 respectively. Finally, 836 5-room apartments and 489 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are available in the area.

Vacant apartments

The percentage of vacant apartments in Langnau im Emmental is 0.62%. Of this figure, 0% of 1-room apartments, 1.16% of all 2-room apartments, 1.08% of the 3-room apartments and 0.52% of the 4-room apartments are currently unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0%; of that number, 0.41% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

An average of CHF 1430 is needed to rent a property. A quarter of all rents on offer are less than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1200 (25th percentile). In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are cheaper than or equal to CHF 1669.