Overview

The number of residents in Obergösgen has changed to 2457 in the past 3 years. This is equivalent to a population change of 4.15%.

Demographic data

The average income level is CHF 61’925. In the region, 5.43% of the population have a university degree, 19.68% of residents have completed higher vocational education, 53.07% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 21.87% are currently completing compulsory education. According to the data, this area has high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate is 1.26%.

Taxes

The total tax percentage in the region is 14.11%. Aspects including income, marital status and the amount of deductions help to determine the tax rate. Married couples on a pension (over 65) pay an average of 17.75% tax in Obergösgen, married couples with two children 9.47% and childless married couples 13.5%. The rate of taxation for an unmarried person without children is 19.64%.

New buildings

Over the last 5 years, 137 apartments have been built in Obergösgen. 18 of the new apartments have 2 rooms. The 74 3-room apartments and 27 4-room apartments are also particularly attractive for families. The range of newly built apartments also includes 18 5-room apartments.

Housing stock

The new construction has contributed to an additional increase in the housing supply, and there are now 1214 apartments in Obergösgen. There are 14 1-room apartments available on the housing market. Additionally, there are 56 apartments with 2 rooms, 207 apartments with 3 rooms and 437 apartments with 4 rooms. Overall, there are 357 5-room apartments and 143 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The rate of unoccupied apartments in Obergösgen is 2.06%. Of this total, 3.57% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 2.9% of apartments with 3 rooms, 1.14% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 2.52% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 1.4%; 1.4% of those vacant properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

On average, the rent price for rental properties is CHF 1330 per month. A quarter of rents are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1120 (25th percentile). 75% of monthly rents are lower than CHF 1600 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.