Overview

Over the last 3 years, the number of inhabitants in Ménières has changed by 3.51% to 442.

Population statistics

On average, residents earn CHF 78’480 annually. 19.16% of the population have a university degree, 12.34% have a higher vocational training qualification, 32.79% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or have completed an apprenticeship, 25.97% of residents have completed compulsory schooling and 9.74% of the population did not specify their highest educational qualification. Consequently, this region has high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate is 1.58%.

Taxes

Overall, the tax percentage in the area is 14.4%. The individual percentage of tax actually paid will vary and is determined by aspects including current income, marital status, the amount of deductions and so on. The rate of taxation for a single person with no children in Ménières is 20.12%. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays 18.02%, a married couple with two children 9.84% and a couple without children 13.47%.

New construction

Ménières has registered the construction of 4 new apartments in the past 5 years. 4 apartments with 4 rooms were constructed.

Housing stock

Ménières now has a total of 189 apartments, following additional growth in the local housing supply thanks to new construction. The number of 1-room apartments is 4. Additionally, there are 11 apartments with 2 rooms, 36 apartments with 3 rooms and 66 apartments with 4 rooms. In total, there are 48 5-room apartments and 24 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

The 2.67% of vacant apartments in Ménières is 2.67%. This means that 50% of 1-room apartments and 9.09% of apartments with 2 rooms are currently empty.

Property market (rental only)

Rent prices for rental properties average 1150 CHF per month. In terms of the available rents, a quarter of them are equivalent to or cheaper than a monthly rent of 985 CHF. 75% of monthly rents are lower than 1295 CHF (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.