Abstract

The population of Schongau has changed to 1061 over the past 3 years. This amounts to a change of 1.43%.

Demographics

Average income is CHF 73’455. Of the population, 8.96% have a university degree, 25.03% have completed higher vocational education, 44.66% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 21.35% are currently completing compulsory schooling. The region is characterised by high social standards and an educated population. At the time of reporting, 0.57% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The overall tax percentage is 12.09%. This differs on a case-by-case basis and is based on income, marital status and the total amount of deductions, among other factors. In Schongau, the tax rate for childless, single people is 16.39%. A retired, married couple (over 65) pays an average of 15.83%, a married couple with two children 7.8% and a couple with no children 11.29%.

New construction

The housing available in Schongau has changed by 49 apartments in the last 5 years. One of the new builds was an apartment with 2 rooms. For families looking for a new place to live, the 87 apartments and the 12 4-room apartments are ideal. Funds were also invested in more spacious apartments: 10 5-room apartments were built, providing plenty of living space; 6 apartments with at least 6 rooms were also created. In view of the large number of spacious apartments in Schongau, it is certainly an attractive place for families to live.

Housing stock

The new builds are contributing to the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 498 apartments in Schongau. As for 1-room apartments, a total of 9 properties are available. The number of apartments with 2, 3 and 4 rooms is 33, 87 and 109 respectively. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties comprises 141 apartments, and there are also 119 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The 1.01% of apartments in Schongau are empty. This means that 0% of the 1-room apartments, 0% of apartments with 2 rooms, 0% of the 3-room apartments and 0.93% of apartments with 4 rooms are unoccupied at present. The vacancy rate is 0% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 3.39% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average rent of CHF 1720 per month. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 1362, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). Finally, 75% of monthly rents are lower than CHF 1926, or are equivalent to this amount.