Synopsis

Over the past 3 years, the number of residents in St. Stephan has changed to 1315, which equates to a population change of 0.38%.

Population data

The 53’185 is CHF. In the region, 3.35% of the population hold a university degree, 14.75% of residents have completed higher vocational education, 58.05% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 23.85% are currently in compulsory education. According to the data, this is a region with high social standards and an educated population. Around 0.53% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The tax burden is 15.63%. The actual percentage of tax paid differs from person to person and depends on factors such as current income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. In St. Stephan, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 19.74% tax, a couple with two children 10.82% and a couple with no children 15.12%. The tax percentage for an unmarried person without children is 20.62%.

New builds

New living space has been constructed in St. Stephan over the last 5 years. For example, 11 new apartments have been built. The number of newly constructed 2-room apartments amounts to 1 residential unit. Additionally, 6 apartments with 4 rooms have been created. In addition, 3 5-room apartments and 1 apartment with at least 6 rooms were added to the local housing supply.

Housing stock

Newly constructed dwellings have further increased the pool of available housing in the area, so that there are now a total of 1175 apartments in St. Stephan. There are 94 1-room apartments available on the housing market. Additionally, there are 311 apartments with 2 rooms, 320 apartments with 3 rooms and 262 apartments with 4 rooms. The 5-room apartments also comprise a total of 126 properties, while the apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms account for 62.

Unoccupied apartments

The vacancy rate in St. Stephan is 0.94%. Of this total, 6.38% of 1-room apartments, 0.32% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 0.63% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.76% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0% of the 5-room apartments are presently vacant. The vacancy rate for apartments with 6 rooms is 0%.

Housing market (letting only)

Rent prices for rental properties average 1090 CHF per month. This means that 25% of all rents on offer are cheaper than or equal to a monthly rent of 900 CHF (25th percentile). 75% of monthly rents are lower than 1339 CHF (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.