Synopsis

For several years now, Rüttenen has recorded steady growth in the number of people living there; to be more precise, the population has changed by 3.91%, to 1541 inhabitants.

Population data

Average income is CHF 73’820. 21.24% of the population hold a university degree, 20.09% have completed higher vocational training, 42.19% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 16.49% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. The current unemployment rate is 0.78%.

Taxes

Overall, the tax percentage in the region is 13.93%. The individual proportion of tax actually paid will vary and is based on factors including specific income, marital status, the amount of deductions and so on. In Rüttenen, for instance, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 17.53% tax, a married couple with two children 9.36% and a couple with no children 13.32%. The tax rate for a childless, unmarried person is 19.37%.

New buildings

The housing stock has changed by 28 in Rüttenen in the last 5 years. As for 2-room apartments, 2 properties were newly built. For families looking for new housing, the 6 apartments and the 8 4-room apartments are of particular interest. In addition, 9 5-room apartments and 3 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms were added to the local housing stock.

Housing stock

New construction has additionally increased the pool of available housing in the area, so that there are now a total of 789 apartments in Rüttenen. A total of 27 1-room apartments are available on the housing market. Additionally, there are 65 apartments with 2 rooms, 167 apartments with 3 rooms and 216 apartments with 4 rooms. The supply of larger properties with 5 rooms includes 187 apartments, and there are 127 apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Empty apartments

There is a 0.64% vacancy rate in Rüttenen. Consequently, 0% of the 1-room apartments, 1.54% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 1.2% of 3-room apartments and 0% of 4-room apartments are unoccupied. The rate of vacancy for 5-room apartments is 0.53% and for 6-room apartments is 0.79%.

Housing market (rental only)

The average rental price for flats in the area is CHF 1307. This means that 25% of all rents on the market are less than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1034 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are below CHF 1559 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.