Summary

Having changed by 2.44%, the population in Poschiavo has changed to 3525 in the past 3 years.

Demographics

On average, residents earn CHF 69’455 annually. Of the population, 13.47% have a university degree, 15.57% have completed higher vocational education, 48.92% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 22.01% are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, the residential area has high social standards. The current unemployment rate is 0.48%.

Taxes

The area has an overall tax rate of 10.78%. The actual percentage of tax paid varies from person to person and is based on aspects such as specific income, marital status, the amount of deductions and the like. In Poschiavo, the rate of taxation for unmarried people with no children is 15.88%. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 14.05%, a married couple with two children 6.73% and a childless couple 9.72%.

New buildings

More living space has been built in Poschiavo over the last 5 years. For instance, 10 new apartments have been constructed. As for these new dwellings, there are 1 new 3-room apartment and 1 4-room apartment. Additionally, there are 3 5-room apartments and 5 apartments with at least 6 rooms available. Poschiavo is a desirable place to live, especially for families.

Housing stock

Poschiavo now has a total of 2792 apartments, following additional expansion of the local housing supply thanks to the construction of new dwellings. The number of 1-room apartments in the total housing stock is 103. Additionally, there are 263 apartments with 2 rooms, 555 apartments with 3 rooms and 726 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 641 5-room apartments and 504 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are also available on the market.

Unoccupied apartments

The vacancy rate in Poschiavo is 2.6%. Of this number, 4.95% of 1-room apartments, 6.23% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 3.5% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 2.53% of 4-room apartments and 1.59% of 5-room apartments are vacant. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.61%; 0.61% of those empty properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

Rental properties are offered at an average price of CHF 1200 per month. A quarter of all rents on offer are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1100 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than or equivalent to CHF 1400 (75th percentile).