Summary

For some years now, Schwarzenburg has registered a steady rise in its population; to be more precise, the population has changed by -0.54%, to 6775 inhabitants.

Population statistics

The average income here is CHF 62’510. 12.07% of residents have a university degree, 18.8% have completed higher vocational education and 53.67% have an SEK II qualification. Additionally, 15.46% of residents are currently in school. Consequently, this is a residential area with high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate is 0.38%.

Taxes

The tax rate in the region is 15.69%. However, the individual amount of tax paid varies from person to person and depends on income, marital status and the overall level of deductions, among other factors. The tax burden for a childless, unmarried person in Schwarzenburg is 20.69%. On average, a retired couple (over 65) pays 19.81%, a married couple with two children 10.86% and a couple with no children 15.17%.

New builds

Additional living space has been created in Schwarzenburg over the last 5 years. For instance, 56 new apartments have been constructed. 2 of the new apartments are 1-room apartments, which are perfect for singles. The number of newly built 2-room apartments is 3. 13 new apartments with 3 rooms and 30 apartments with 4 rooms were additionally built in the region. 6 apartments with 5 rooms and 2 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been added to the supply of housing available locally.

Housing stock

The newly built dwellings have created more housing in the area. There are a total of 3540 apartments in Schwarzenburg. There are a total of 123 1-room apartments available in the area. There are also 390 apartments with 2 rooms, 833 apartments with 3 rooms and 1115 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 699 5-room apartments and 380 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are also available in the area.

Empty apartments

The rate of unoccupied apartments in Schwarzenburg is 0.37%. Consequently, 0% of the 1-room apartments, 0.51% of the 2-room apartments, 0.72% of 3-room apartments, 0.18% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.14% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently uninhabited. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.28%; 0.53% of this total pertains to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average rent of CHF 1450 per month. A quarter of all rents on the market are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1250 (25th percentile). The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 1711.