Synopsis

The population of Crans-Montana has changed by 2.64% over the past 3 years and totals 10’488 inhabitants.

Demographic data

On average, residents earn CHF 65’420 per year. 20.3% of residents are currently completing compulsory education, 45.24% have an SEK II qualification, 10.16% have a higher vocational education qualification and 24.31% of the population hold a university degree. According to the data, this residential area has high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate stands at 1.68%.

Taxes

The tax burden in the region is 12.25%. Income, marital status and deductions are among the factors that influence the actual tax burden. In Crans-Montana, the rate of taxation is 19.32% for an unmarried person without children. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pay 16.75%, a married couple with two children 6.32% and a childless couple 11.22%.

New builds

Additional housing has changed in Crans-Montana in the last 5 years. For instance, 228 new apartments have been constructed. One-room apartments comprise 21 of the newly built apartments – an excellent option for people living alone. In addition to apartments that had already been built, 42 new 2-room apartments have been constructed. 41 3-room apartments and 49 apartments with 4 rooms were additionally built. The new dwellings include 48 5-room apartments and 27 apartments with at least 6 rooms. This demonstrates that Crans-Montana is a particularly attractive place for families to live.

Housing stock

Due to new construction, the amount of housing available in Crans-Montana has changed, and there are now a total of 12’410 apartments. There are a total of 1592 1-room apartments available in the area. Additionally, there are 2616 apartments with 2 rooms, 3288 apartments with 3 rooms and 2981 apartments with a full 4 rooms. The stock of very large properties with 5 rooms comprises 1210 apartments, and there are 723 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

In Crans-Montana, 0.8% of apartments are uninhabited. Of this number, 1.39% of 1-room apartments, 0.69% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 0.73% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.67% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.91% of the 5-room apartments are presently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.78%; of that total, 0.56% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

On average, the rent for rental properties is CHF 1400 per month. In terms of the rents on offer, a quarter of them are equal to or less than a monthly rent of CHF 1050. The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 1831.