Abstract

For some years now, Sigriswil has registered a steady rise in the number of people living there; to be more specific, the population has changed by 0.91%, to 4891 inhabitants.

Population data

The 65’890 CHF. In the region, 12.01% of the population hold a university degree, 21.52% of residents have completed higher vocational education, 52.55% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 13.9% are currently enrolled in compulsory education. The unemployment rate is 0.43%.

Taxes

The tax percentage in the region is 15.13%. However, the individual tax burden differs from person to person and is determined by income, marital status and the amount of deductions, among other factors. The rate of taxation for a single person without children in Sigriswil is 19.97%. On average, a retired couple (over 65) pays 19.13% tax, a couple with two children 10.45% and a couple with no children 14.62%.

New buildings

The housing stock has changed by 80 apartments in Sigriswil in the last 5 years. 2 of the new builds are 1-room apartments, which are particularly suitable for people living alone. There are also a total of 5 new 2-room apartments. Additionally, 22 3-room apartments and 30 4-room apartments have been built. 16 apartments with 5 rooms and 5 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been added to the local housing stock.

Housing stock

Sigriswil now has a total of 3843 apartments, following additional growth in the pool of local housing thanks to new construction. There are 275 1-room apartments available on the housing market. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing supply comprises 801 apartments with 2 rooms, 1156 3-room apartments and 942 with 4 rooms. In total, there are 413 5-room apartments and 256 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

The 1.46% of apartments in Sigriswil are vacant. Of this number, 0.36% of the 1-room apartments, 1% of the 2-room apartments, 1.39% of apartments with 3 rooms, 2.13% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 1.94% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 1.18%; 1.18% of those unoccupied properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average price of CHF 1500 per month. Consequently, 25% of all available rents are less than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1280 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are lower than or equivalent to CHF 1950 (75th percentile).