Summary

For a number of years now, Losone has recorded steady growth in the number of people living there; to be more specific, the population has changed by 1.79%, to 6766 inhabitants.

Population data

Average income is CHF 66’250. 13.66% of the population hold a university degree, 10.93% have completed higher vocational education, 51.98% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 23.46% of residents are currently completing compulsory schooling. The area has high social standards and an educated population. Currently, 1.2% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The tax rate for the region is 11.56%. It varies from person to person and depends on aspects including current income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. In Losone, single people without children pay an average of 17.34% tax, a married couple on a pension pays 15.89%, a married couple with two children pays 6.38% and a childless couple pays 10.12%.

New construction

Losone has gained 224 new apartments in the past 5 years. 0 new 1-room apartment was added to the available housing. Alongside apartments that had already been built, 57 new 2-room apartments have been created. Housing for families has also been constructed: For instance, 82 apartments with 3 rooms and 73 4-room apartments were added to the local housing stock. There are also 7 5-room apartments and 5 apartments with at least 6 rooms to choose from.

Housing stock

The new builds are contributing to the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 4204 apartments in Losone. There are 256 1-room apartments available on the housing market. Additionally, there are 744 apartments with 2 rooms, 1253 apartments with 3 rooms and 1318 4-room apartments. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties comprises 425 apartments, and there are also 208 large apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Vacant apartments

In Losone, 0.99% of apartments are uninhabited. Consequently, 2.38% of the 1-room apartments, 1.09% of all 2-room apartments, 0.97% of 3-room apartments, 0.93% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.24% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently unoccupied. The rate of vacancy for apartments with 6 rooms is 0.98%.

Property market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at average rental prices of about CHF 1450 per month. 25% of all rents on offer are below a monthly rent of CHF 1200, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are less than or equivalent to CHF 1670 (75th percentile).