Synopsis

For several years now, Lupfig has registered a steady rise in the number of people living there; to be more precise, the population has changed by 6.4%, to 3359 inhabitants.

Demographics

The average annual income is CHF 71’635. 11.81% of the population hold a university degree, 22.75% have a higher vocational education qualification, 48% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or finished a vocational apprenticeship and 17.41% of residents are enrolled in compulsory schooling. Around 1.79% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The tax percentage in the region is 11.52%. Income, marital status and deductions are among the aspects that affect the actual tax burden. In Lupfig, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 14.44% tax, a married couple with two children 7.86% and a childless couple 10.48%. The rate of taxation for a single person with no children is 16.33%.

New construction

Over the last 5 years, 97 new apartments have been created in Lupfig. For example, 1 newly built 1-room apartment was added to the pool of housing. Along with the existing apartments, 19 new 2-room apartments have been constructed. 30 apartments with 3 rooms and 28 4-room apartments were also built. The new-build accommodation includes 16 5-room apartments and 3 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to an additional expansion of the housing supply, and there are now 1579 apartments in Lupfig. There are a total of 19 1-room apartments in the area. Additionally, there are 141 apartments with 2 rooms, 379 apartments with 3 rooms and 515 4-room apartments. Finally, 388 5-room apartments and 137 spacious apartments with 6 or more rooms are available in the area.

Unoccupied apartments

The percentage of vacant apartments in Lupfig is 1.2%. Of this figure, 0.71% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.78% of 4-room apartments and 1.03% of 5-room apartments are vacant. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 1.52%; 2.92% of those empty properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

An average of CHF 1750 is required to rent a property. In terms of the rents on the market, a quarter of them are equivalent to or lower than a monthly rent of CHF 1500. 75% of monthly rents are less than CHF 2005 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.