Abstract

The number of residents in Echichens has changed to 3183 over the past 3 years. This is a change of 1.79%.

Demographics

On average, people earn CHF 111’860 annually. Of the population, 37.88% have a university degree, 9.88% have completed higher vocational education, 37.04% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 15.24% of residents are currently completing compulsory schooling. The current unemployment rate is 0.94%.

Taxes

The tax rate for the region is 13.64%. It varies from person to person and is based on factors such as actual income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. In Echichens, the rate of taxation for single people without children is 19.33%. A retired, married couple (over 65) pays an average of 17.8%, a couple with two children 8.85% and a couple with no children 12.5%.

New builds

Additional living space has been built in Echichens over the last 5 years. For example, 47 new apartments have been constructed. 9 of the newly constructed apartments have 2 rooms. 16 3-room apartments and 16 apartments with 4 rooms were also created. Funds were also invested in larger accommodation: 5 5-room apartments were constructed, providing plenty of room for families; 1 apartment with a minimum of 6 rooms was also created.

Housing stock

Newly built dwellings have further increased the housing supply in the area, so that there are now a total of 1363 apartments in Echichens. The number of 1-room apartments totals 32. Additionally, there are 151 apartments with 2 rooms, 235 apartments with 3 rooms and 421 apartments with 4 rooms. There are 313 5-room apartments and 211 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The rate of vacant apartments in Echichens is 0.22%. 0.43% of the 3-room apartments and 0.24% of all 4-room apartments are presently uninhabited.

Property market (rental only)

The average rent for a flat is CHF 2250. In terms of the available rents, a quarter of them are equivalent to or cheaper than a monthly rent of CHF 1711. And 75% of monthly rents are less than or equal to CHF 2657 (75th percentile).