Summary

The number of residents in Safenwil has changed to 4564. This equates to a population change of 11.13%.

Population data

Average income totals CHF 62’555. Of the population, 6.73% have a university degree, 19.05% have completed higher vocational education, 51.02% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 23.2% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. This means the residential area has high social standards and an educated population. Around 1.6% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The overall rate of taxation is 11.73%. This differs on a case-by-case basis and is based on income, marital status and the total amount of deductions, among other factors. Retired, married couples (over 65) pay an average of 14.69% tax in Safenwil, married couples with two children 8.02% and couples with no children 10.68%. The tax percentage for a single person without children is 16.63%.

New buildings

In the past 5 years, 344 apartments have been created in Safenwil. For example, 7 newly constructed 1-room apartment was added to the pool of housing. Additional 2-room apartments have also been constructed; 75 apartments of this type were added in total. What's more, 132 3-room apartments and 96 4-room apartments have been built. The new accommodation includes 31 5-room apartments and 3 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

New construction has changed the pool of available housing in the region, so that there are now a total of 2139 apartments in Safenwil. In terms of 1-room apartments, a total of 47 properties are available. Additionally, there are 221 apartments with 2 rooms, 471 apartments with 3 rooms and 701 apartments with 4 rooms. There are 482 5-room apartments and 217 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

The rate of vacant apartments in Safenwil is 3.84%. This means that 12.77% of the 1-room apartments, 9.05% of apartments with 2 rooms, 3.83% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 2.57% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 3.33% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently uninhabited. The vacancy rate is 2.87% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 1.85% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

Rents for rental properties are, on average, around CHF 1485 per month. A quarter of rents are cheaper than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1280 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are lower than CHF 1775 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.