Abstract

The population of Ropraz has changed to 532 over the last 3 years. This amounts to a population change of 0.57%.

Demographic data

Average income totals CHF 75’470. Of the population, 25.19% have a university degree, 14.21% have completed higher vocational education, 38.65% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 21.95% of residents are currently completing compulsory schooling. Consequently, this area has high social standards and an educated population. Approximately 1.69% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

The tax rate for the residential region is 14.26%. It differs from person to person and is based on factors including current income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In Ropraz, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 18.58% tax, a married couple with two children 9.27% and a couple without children 13.08%. The rate of taxation for an unmarried person without children is 20.2%.

New construction

The housing available in Ropraz has changed by 35 apartments in the past 5 years. 16 of these new-build apartments are 2-room apartments. Housing for families has also been constructed: For example, 9 apartments with 3 rooms and 9 4-room apartments were added to the local housing stock. 1 5-room apartment was also brought onto the region's housing market.

Housing stock

The new buildings have contributed to a further increase in the housing stock, and there are now 252 apartments in Ropraz. The total number of 1-room apartments is 9. There are also 40 apartments with 2 rooms, 52 apartments with 3 rooms and 81 apartments with 4 rooms. There are 49 5-room apartments and 21 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

The average rental price for a property is CHF 1750. A quarter of rents are cheaper than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1287 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are less than or equivalent to CHF 1940 (75th percentile).