Abstract

For a number of years now, Riehen has recorded steady growth in its population; to be more specific, the population has changed by 3.24%, to 22’408 inhabitants.

Demographics

Average income totals CHF 112’910. Of the population, 29.54% have a university degree, 14.84% have completed higher vocational education, 38.02% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 17.59% are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0% of the population offered no information on their highest level of education. At present, 1.18% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The 10.86% is the tax rate in the region. However, the individual tax burden varies from person to person and is determined by income, marital status and the amount of deductions, among other factors. In Riehen, unmarried people without children pay an average of 15.57% tax, a married couple on a pension pays 14.5%, a married couple with two children pays 6.85% and a couple without children pays 9.67%.

New buildings

With a total of 10’887 apartments, more living space has changed in Riehen in the last 5 years. One-room apartments comprise 3 of the new builds – ideal for singles. Along with the existing apartments, 86 new 2-room apartments have been created. For families searching for new housing, the 109 apartments and the 117 4-room apartments are of particular interest. There are also 82 5-room apartments and 27 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms to choose from.

Housing stock

The new buildings have contributed to an additional expansion of the housing supply, and there are now 10’887 apartments in Riehen. In terms of 1-room apartments, a total of 318 properties are on the market. Additionally, there are 1290 apartments with 2 rooms, 3397 apartments with 3 rooms and 2921 apartments with a full 4 rooms. There are 1614 5-room apartments and 1347 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

The vacancy rate in Riehen is 0.83%. Of this total, 1.89% of 1-room apartments, 1.4% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 1.09% of the 3-room apartments, 0.51% of the 4-room apartments and 0.43% of the 5-room apartments are currently empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.47%; 0.52% of those vacant properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

On average, the rent price for rental properties is CHF 1690 per month. A quarter of rents are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1450 (25th percentile). Finally, 75% of monthly rents are lower than CHF 2080, or are equal to this amount.