Overview

Having changed by 0.05%, the population in Valbirse has changed to 3973 in the last 3 years.

Population data

The 59’485 CHF. 10.99% of the population are university graduates, 8.9% have a higher vocational education qualification, 49.65% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 30.48% are currently completing compulsory education. This means the region has high social standards and an educated population. At present, 1.41% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The tax percentage is 16.08%. The actual amount of tax paid differs from person to person and depends on aspects such as actual income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In Valbirse, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 20.29% tax, a married couple with two children 11.14% and a couple without children 15.56%. The rate of taxation for a single person with no children is 21.19%.

New buildings

Over the past 5 years, 96 new apartments have been built in Valbirse. One-room apartments comprise 2 of the newly built apartments – ideal for singles. The number of newly constructed 2-room apartments is 28. 24 apartments with 3 rooms and 19 4-room apartments were also constructed. 11 apartments with 5 rooms and 12 apartments with 6 or more rooms have been added to the local housing stock.

Housing stock

The new builds are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 2191 apartments in Valbirse. There are 65 1-room apartments available on the housing market. The total number of properties comes to 243 apartments with 2 rooms, 555 apartments with 3 rooms and 635 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 388 5-room apartments and 305 spacious apartments with at least 6 rooms are also available in the area.

Vacant apartments

The rate of apartment vacancies in Valbirse is 8.02%. Consequently, 27.69% of the 1-room apartments, 15.7% of apartments with 2 rooms, 11.03% of apartments with 3 rooms, 6.32% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 3.36% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 1.64%; 1.64% of those unoccupied properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

An average of CHF 995 is required to rent a property. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 845, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are lower than or equivalent to CHF 1204.