Overview

The number of residents in Le Locle has changed by -0.03%, to 10’875, in the last 3 years due to population decline.

Demographics

On average, people earn CHF 57’805 annually. Of the population, 12.03% have a university degree, 7.84% have completed higher vocational education, 46.69% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 33.43% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. This means the residential area has high social standards and an educated population. The total unemployment rate is 2.11%.

Taxes

The total 15.7% in the region is 15.7%. The actual amount of tax individuals pay is based on various factors, such as specific income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. Married couples on a pension (over 65) pay an average of 19.74% tax in Le Locle, married couples with two children 10.8% and couples with no children 14.78%. The rate of taxation for a single person without children is 21.52%.

New buildings

Le Locle has changed by 62 apartments over the past 5 years. As for 2-room apartments, 5 properties were newly constructed. A total of 4 new 3-room apartments and 11 4-room apartments were created. Furthermore, the number of large apartments available includes 23 5-room apartments and 18 apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Housing stock

As a result of the construction of new dwellings, the housing stock in Le Locle has changed, and there are now a total of 6702 apartments. There are a total of 352 1-room apartments in the region. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing supply comprises 914 apartments with 2 rooms, 2087 3-room apartments and 1832 with 4 rooms. In total, there are 912 5-room apartments and 605 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The rate of vacant apartments in Le Locle is 3.81%. Consequently, 3.53% of the 1-room apartments, 4.98% of apartments with 2 rooms, 4.46% of apartments with 3 rooms, 4.18% of all 4-room apartments and 2.27% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently uninhabited. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 1.2%; 1.2% of those empty properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

Rent prices for rental properties are, on average, about CHF 950 per month. 25% of all rents on offer are below a monthly rent of CHF 780, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 1150.