Synopsis

Niedergösgen has changed on 7.7%, to 4197 inhabitants, in the last 3 years.

Demographic data

The average income is CHF 66’865. 10.73% of residents have a university degree, 15.45% have completed higher vocational education and 49.66% have an SEK II qualification. Additionally, 24.16% of residents are currently attending school. This means the region has high social standards and an educated population. At present, 1.43% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The overall tax rate is 13.2%. This varies on a case-by-case basis and is determined by income, marital status and the overall level of deductions, among other factors. In Niedergösgen, for instance, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 16.65% tax, a married couple with two children 8.83% and a couple without children 12.61%. The tax percentage for a childless, unmarried person is 18.4%.

New builds

The housing has changed by 134 in Niedergösgen over the past 5 years. 0 of the newly constructed apartments have 1 room. 20 of the newly constructed apartments have 2 rooms. A total of 53 new 3-room apartments and 48 4-room apartments were constructed. The pool of available housing was also expanded to include 7 5-room apartments and 6 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Due to new construction, the amount of housing available in Niedergösgen has changed, and there are now a total of 1997 apartments. One-room properties make up a total of 63 apartments in the area. In addition, there are 156 apartments with 2 rooms, 439 apartments with 3 rooms and 703 apartments with a full 4 rooms. The 5-room apartments also comprise a total of 408 properties, while the apartments with 6 rooms or more account for 228.

Vacant apartments

In Niedergösgen, 2.96% of apartments are unoccupied. Of this number, 7.94% of 1-room apartments, 5.13% of all 2-room apartments, 3.64% of apartments with 3 rooms, 2.14% of the 4-room apartments and 1.47% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently uninhabited. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 2.36%; of that total, 3.95% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

The average rent for a flat in the region is CHF 1400. A quarter of all rents on offer are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1200 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are less than CHF 1690 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.