Synopsis

Ried-Brig has changed by 5.28% over the last 3 years, to 2254 inhabitants.

Population data

The average annual income is CHF 73’870. In the region, 17.53% of the population have a university degree, 14.76% of residents have completed higher vocational education, 50.69% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 17.07% are currently enrolled in compulsory education. According to the data, this is a region with high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate stands at 0.27%.

Taxes

The tax rate in the area is 12.23%. Income, marital status and deductions are among the aspects that influence the actual tax burden. In Ried-Brig, the tax burden is 19.28% for a single person without children. On average, a retired couple (over 65) pay 16.68%, a married couple with two children 6.34% and a couple with no children 11.19%.

New builds

Over the past 5 years, 57 new apartments have been built in Ried-Brig. 1 of the newly built apartments is a one-room apartment. A total of 5 new 2-room apartments have also been created. In addition, 5 3-room apartments and 22 4-room apartments have been added to the pool of housing available locally in recent years. 16 apartments with 5 rooms and 8 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been added to the supply on the housing market.

Housing stock

Ried-Brig now has a total of 1353 apartments, following further expansion of the pool of local housing thanks to new construction. There are 43 1-room apartments available on the housing market. The number of apartments with 2, 3 and 4 rooms is 173, 331 and 411 respectively. Finally, the supply of 5-room properties comprises 258 apartments, and there are also 137 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The percentage of vacant apartments in Ried-Brig is 1.24%. Consequently, 0% of the 1-room apartments, 1.81% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 1.58% of the 3-room apartments, 1.53% of the 4-room apartments and 0.4% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently vacant. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.53%; of that total, 0.76% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

Rent prices for rental properties are, on average, around CHF 1750 per month. A quarter of all rents on offer are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 950 (25th percentile). Additionally, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equivalent to CHF 1950.