Overview

Orbe has changed by 10.33% over the past 3 years, to 7842 inhabitants.

Demographics

The average annual income is CHF 65’295. 14.73% of the population have a university degree, 7.83% have a higher vocational training qualification, 46.68% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or finished a vocational apprenticeship and 30.76% of residents are enrolled in compulsory education. This means the region has high social standards and an educated population. 2.23% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

The 14.15% is the tax burden in the region. However, the individual amount of tax paid differs from person to person and is based on income, marital status and the total amount of deductions, among other factors. In Orbe, for example, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 18.45% tax, a married couple with two children 9.2% and a couple without children 12.98%. The rate of taxation for a childless, single person is 20.05%.

New builds

More housing has changed in Orbe in the last 5 years. For example, 401 new apartments have been built. Of these newly built apartments, 36 are 1-room apartments, which are particularly suitable for singles. The total amount of newly built 2-room apartments is 118. With 153 new 3-room apartments and 80 4-room apartments, the residential area is particularly attractive for families. 12 5-room apartments and 2 6+ room apartments were also newly created.

Housing stock

The new construction has contributed to a further increase in the housing supply, and there are now 3875 apartments in Orbe. The overall number of 1-room apartments amounts to 270. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing stock includes 677 apartments with 2 rooms, 1241 3-room apartments and 1013 with 4 rooms. There are 464 5-room apartments and 210 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Vacant apartments

The 4.24% vacancy rate in Orbe is 4.24%. Of this total, 11.57% of 1-room apartments, 4.61% of the 2-room apartments, 3.81% of apartments with 3 rooms, 2.99% of apartments with 4 rooms and 4.35% of 5-room apartments are currently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 3.59%; 1.92% of this figure pertains to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

Rental properties are offered at an average rent of CHF 1498 per month. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 1257, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). Additionally, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equal to CHF 1800.