Overview

The population of Rüegsau has changed to 3278 over the past 3 years. This equates to a change of 0.4%.

Population data

On average, people earn CHF 61’000 annually. 7.5% of the population have a university degree, 23.87% have completed higher vocational training, 49.91% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 18.75% of residents are currently in compulsory education and 0% of the population provided no information on their highest level of education. The current unemployment rate is 0.52%.

Taxes

Overall, the tax burden in the region is 15.49%. The individual share of tax actually paid varies and is determined by aspects such as specific income, marital status, the total amount of deductions and the like. In Rüegsau, for example, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 19.57% tax, a married couple with two children 10.72% and a couple with no children 14.98%. The tax rate for a childless, unmarried person is 20.44%.

New builds

Over the last 5 years, 25 new apartments have been created in Rüegsau. A total of 0 1-room apartments have been constructed. Additional 2-room apartments have also been built; 0 apartments of this type were added in total. 8 new apartments with 3 rooms and 9 apartments with 4 rooms were also built in the area. 6 apartments with 5 rooms and 2 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms have been added to the supply of housing available locally.

Housing stock

Newly built dwellings have further increased the pool of available housing in the area, so that there are now a total of 1689 apartments in Rüegsau. The overall number of 1-room apartments is 46. The housing supply also includes 144 apartments with 2 rooms, 449 with 3 rooms and 496 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, the supply of 5-room properties comprises 315 apartments, and there are also 239 large apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Empty apartments

The rate of unoccupied apartments in Rüegsau is 0.89%. 1.39% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.45% of the 3-room apartments, 1.21% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.64% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.54%; 0.42% of those vacant properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

On average, the rent for rental properties is CHF 1355 per month. 25% of the rents on the market are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1100 (25th percentile). Finally, 75% of monthly rents are lower than CHF 1665, or are equal to this amount.