Overview

For a number of years now, Kirchberg (SG) has recorded steady growth in its population; to be more specific, the population has changed by 5.56%, to 9755 inhabitants.

Demographics

The average income is CHF 64’625. 10.06% of the population are university graduates, 14.63% have a higher vocational training qualification, 48.92% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 26.38% are currently completing compulsory education. Consequently, this is an area with high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate is 0.98%.

Taxes

The tax rate is 11.59%. The actual amount of tax paid varies from person to person and depends on aspects such as actual income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. In Kirchberg (SG), the tax burden for unmarried people without children is 16.59%. A retired, married couple (over 65) pays an average of 14.83%, a married couple with two children 7.41% and a childless couple 10.94%.

New construction

Over the last 5 years, 295 apartments have been created in Kirchberg (SG). The 3 1-bedroom apartments are perfect for people living alone. The number of newly constructed 2-room apartments amounts to 55. The 77 3-room apartments and 67 4-room apartments are also ideal for families. 44 apartments with 5 rooms and 49 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been added to the supply on the housing market.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to an additional expansion of the housing stock, and there are now 4317 apartments in Kirchberg (SG). As for 1-room apartments, a total of 152 properties are available. Additionally, there are 470 apartments with 2 rooms, 890 apartments with 3 rooms and 1127 apartments with a full 4 rooms. There are 760 5-room apartments and 918 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The vacancy rate in Kirchberg (SG) is 1.28%. Of this total, 1.97% of 1-room apartments, 1.07% of all 2-room apartments, 1.47% of apartments with 3 rooms, 1.6% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 1.32% of 5-room apartments are unoccupied. The vacancy rate is 0.96% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0.66% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

The average rent price for rental properties is CHF 1412 per month. This means that 25% of all rents on offer are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1232 (25th percentile). In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equal to CHF 1670.