Overview

The population of Moutier has changed by -2.41% in the past 3 years and now numbers 7171 inhabitants.

Demographic data

Average income totals CHF 58’225. In the region, 10.88% of the population have a university degree, 7.65% of residents have completed higher vocational education, 49.12% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 32.34% are currently completing compulsory education. The residential area has high social standards and an educated population. Approximately 1.98% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The tax burden in the region is 15.91%. 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 20.09% tax in Moutier, couples with two children 11.02% and married couples with no children 15.39%. The rate of taxation for a single person without children is 20.98%.

New builds

The housing available in Moutier has changed by 44 apartments over the last 5 years. 6 of the newly built apartments are 3-room apartments, and 11 apartments have 4 rooms. The new-build apartments include 18 5-room apartments and 8 apartments with at least 6 rooms. Moutier is an attractive area, particularly for families.

Housing stock

The new construction has contributed to a further expansion of the housing supply, and there are now 4281 apartments in Moutier. There are 162 1-room apartments available on the housing market. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing stock includes 472 apartments with 2 rooms, 1275 3-room apartments and 1271 with 4 rooms. In total, there are 631 5-room apartments and 470 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Vacant apartments

The rate of uninhabited apartments in Moutier is 6.75%. Of this number, 6.83% of 1-room apartments, 4.25% of apartments with 2 rooms, 9.52% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 9.63% of 4-room apartments and 1.11% of the 5-room apartments are currently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 1.28%; of that total, 1.49% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

The average price for rental properties is CHF 970 per month. A quarter of rents are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 810 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are less than or equal to CHF 1150 (75th percentile).