Synopsis

Penthaz has changed by 2.32% over the last 3 years, to 1898 inhabitants.

Population statistics

The 81’510 CHF. 23.71% of residents have a university degree, 9.97% have completed higher vocational training and 43.32% have an SEK II qualification. Additionally, 23% of residents are currently in school. As a result, the residential area has high social standards. Around 1.32% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

The tax rate for the region is 13.82%. It differs from person to person and depends on factors including actual income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. In Penthaz, for example, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 18.04% tax, a couple with two children 8.98% and a couple without children 12.68%. The tax burden for a single person without children is 19.6%.

New builds

The 88 new apartments have been built in Penthaz in the past 5 years. Of these new builds, 2 are 1-room apartments, which are perfect for singles. The total quantity of newly constructed 2-room apartments is 15. 30 apartments with 3 rooms and 18 4-room apartments were additionally built. Furthermore, the number of large apartments on offer includes 12 5-room apartments and 11 apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Housing stock

Penthaz now has a total of 809 apartments, following additional growth in the pool of local housing as a result of the construction of new dwellings. A total of 15 1-room apartments are available on the housing market. The number of apartments with 2, 3 and 4 rooms is 78, 233 and 185 respectively. The supply of very spacious properties with 5 rooms comprises 172 apartments, and there are 126 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The 1.13% of apartments in Penthaz are unoccupied. Of this total, 3.9% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.87% of all 3-room apartments, 1.64% of the 4-room apartments and 0% of the 5-room apartments are currently empty. The rate of vacancy is 0.34% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0.81% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

Rent prices for rental properties average 1840 CHF per month. In terms of the rents on the market, a quarter of them are equal to or lower than a monthly rent of 1613 CHF. In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are cheaper than or equivalent to 2200 CHF.