Summary

The number of inhabitants in Serravalle has changed by -0.63%, to 2066, over the past 3 years as a result of population decline.

Demographic data

The average income here is CHF 59’425. 14.48% of residents hold a university degree, 12.77% have completed higher vocational training and 51.56% have an SEK II qualification. Additionally, 21.25% of residents are currently attending school. Consequently, this area has high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate is 0.82%.

Taxes

Overall, the tax percentage in the region is 11.71%. The individual proportion of tax actually paid will vary and depends on aspects including specific income, marital status, the amount of deductions and the like. In Serravalle, the rate of taxation is 17.56% for a childless, unmarried person. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pay 16.1%, a married couple with two children 6.47% and a couple without children 10.26%.

New builds

Over the last 5 years, 28 apartments have been built in Serravalle. 0 of the newly built apartments have 1 room, 3 have 2 rooms. Living space for families has also been created: For instance, 8 apartments with 3 rooms and 8 4-room apartments were added to the pool of housing available locally. For people on the search for larger accommodation, 3 5-room apartments and 6 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been constructed.

Housing stock

Thanks to new construction, the amount of housing available in Serravalle has changed, and there are now a total of 2448 apartments. There are 74 1-room apartments on the housing market. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing stock includes 604 apartments with 2 rooms, 873 3-room apartments and 544 with 4 rooms. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties comprises 219 apartments, and there are also 134 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The 0.21% of apartments in Serravalle are empty. 0.17% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.12% of 3-room apartments and 0.19% of all 4-room apartments are presently uninhabited. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.46%; 0.75% of this total pertains to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are available at average rental prices of about CHF 1192 per month. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 947, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are lower than or equal to CHF 1375 (75th percentile).