Abstract

For a number of years now, Meilen has registered steady growth in the number of people living there; to be more precise, the population has changed by 0.0146%, to 14751 inhabitants.

Demographics

Average income totals CHF 144700. 0.3708% of the population are university graduates, 0.1736% have a higher vocational education qualification, 0.3222% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 0.1334% are currently enrolled in compulsory education. The current unemployment rate is 0.0088%.

Taxes

The tax percentage in the area is 0.0898%. Income, marital status and deductions are among the factors that impact the actual tax burden. Married couples on a pension (over 65) pay an average of 0.1189% tax in Meilen, married couples with two children 0.0545% and childless married couples 0.0817%. The tax burden for a single person with no children is 0.1286%.

New buildings

Over the last 5 years, 269 new apartments have been built in Meilen. Of these new apartments, a total of 1 apartment has exactly one room to live in. A total of 32 new 2-room apartments have additionally been created. In addition, 100 3-room apartments and 91 4-room apartments have been constructed. Furthermore, the number of spacious apartments available includes 26 5-room apartments and 19 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Due to new construction, the amount of housing available in Meilen has changed, and there are now a total of 7087 apartments. In terms of 1-room apartments, a total of 312 properties are on the market. There are also 867 apartments with 2 rooms, 1707 apartments with 3 rooms and 2170 4-room apartments. A total of 1178 5-room apartments and 853 spacious apartments with 6 or more rooms are also available.

Unoccupied apartments

The vacancy rate in Meilen is 0.0179%. Of this total, 0.0257% of 1-room apartments, 0.022% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 0.0182% of apartments with 3 rooms, 0.0194% of the 4-room apartments and 0.0128% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently uninhabited. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.0129%; 0.0129% of those vacant properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

Rent prices for rental properties average 2137 CHF per month. 25% of all rents on the market are below a monthly rent of 1705 CHF, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than 2700 CHF (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.