Abstract

For some years now, Pfäffikon has recorded steady growth in the number of people living there; to be more precise, the population has changed by 2.75%, to 12’509 inhabitants.

Demographics

The 81’740 CHF. Of the population, 20.32% have a university degree, 19.62% have completed higher vocational education, 44.03% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 16.03% are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, the residential area has high social standards. The current unemployment rate is 0.82%.

Taxes

The total rate of taxation in the area is 10.2%. Aspects such as income, marital status and the overall level of deductions are decisive for the tax rate. In Pfäffikon, the tax percentage is 14.57% for a childless, single person. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pay 13.43%, a married couple with two children 6.24% and a couple without children 9.31%.

New construction

Over the last 5 years, 395 new apartments have been constructed in Pfäffikon. A total of 17 1-room apartments have been built. The total quantity of newly constructed 2-room apartments is 104. For families searching for new housing, the 135 apartments and the 110 4-room apartments are particularly attractive. Additionally, there are 21 5-room apartments and 8 apartments with 6 rooms or more available.

Housing stock

The newly constructed dwellings are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 6025 apartments in Pfäffikon. A total of 197 1-room apartments are available on the housing market. There are also 804 apartments with 2 rooms, 1603 apartments with 3 rooms and 2022 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, 891 5-room apartments and 508 spacious apartments with 6 or more rooms are available on the market.

Empty apartments

The 0.07% of apartments in Pfäffikon are vacant. Consequently, 0% of the 1-room apartments, 0.25% of all 2-room apartments, 0% of apartments with 3 rooms, 0.1% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently uninhabited. The vacancy rate is 0% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

An average of CHF 1845 is needed to rent a flat. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 1570, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). Monthly rents are lower than CHF 2257 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.