Abstract

Renens (VD) is a highly sought-after residential area. Over the last 3 years, the population has changed to 21’408, which amounts to a population change of 2.76%.

Population data

The average income is CHF 60’040. 20.74% of the population have a university degree, 5.2% have a higher vocational education qualification, 35.5% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 38.56% are enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0.01% of the population provided no information on their highest educational qualification. This means the region has high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate is 2.57%.

Taxes

The total 14.23%. Aspects such as income, marital status and the overall level of deductions help to determine the tax rate. In Renens (VD), the 20.16%. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 18.55%, a married couple with two children 9.25% and a couple with no children 13.06%.

New construction

Housing has changed by 846 in Renens (VD) over the past 5 years. One-room apartments comprise 318 of the newly built apartments – an excellent option for singles. There are also a total of 210 new 2-room apartments. Additionally, 186 3-room apartments and 121 4-room apartments have been added to the local housing stock in recent years. The new accommodation also includes 11 5-room apartments. In view of the high number of small apartments in Renens (VD), it is certainly an appealing place for singles and couples to live.

Housing stock

The newly constructed dwellings are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 11’104 apartments in Renens (VD). As for 1-room apartments, a total of 1480 properties are on the market. In addition, there are 2925 apartments with 2 rooms, 3552 apartments with 3 rooms and 2202 apartments with 4 rooms. Overall, there are 742 5-room apartments and 203 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Vacant apartments

The 0.4% of apartments in Renens (VD) are empty. Consequently, 0.48% of the 1-room apartments, 0.14% of all 2-room apartments, 0.43% of the 3-room apartments, 0.78% of the 4-room apartments and 0.14% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently uninhabited. For apartments with 6 rooms, the vacancy rate is 0%.

Property market (letting only)

The average rent for flats in the area is CHF 1548. A quarter of rents are less than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1256 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are below CHF 1850 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.