Overview

For some years now, Schüpfheim has recorded steady growth in the number of people living there; to be more specific, the population has changed by 0.33%, to 4251 inhabitants.

Demographic data

The 58’620 is CHF 58’620. In the region, 11.68% of the population hold a university degree, 17.95% of residents have completed higher vocational training, 49.55% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 20.84% are currently in compulsory education. Consequently, this is a region with high social standards and an educated population. At present, 0.4% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The total tax burden in the area is 12.36%. Factors including income, marital status and the amount of deductions are used to calculate the tax rate. In Schüpfheim, childless, unmarried people pay an average of 16.75% tax, a retired, married couple pays 16.18%, a couple with two children pays 7.98% and a couple with no children pays 11.55%.

New construction

Schüpfheim has seen the construction of 100 new apartments over the past 5 years. 1 new 1-room apartment was added to the available housing. The number of newly built 2-room apartments is 6. 32 3-room apartments and 31 apartments with 4 rooms were additionally constructed. 14 apartments with 5 rooms and 16 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been added to the supply on the housing market. The availability of large apartments in Schüpfheim makes the location very attractive for families.

Housing stock

Thanks to the construction of new dwellings, the amount of housing available in Schüpfheim has changed, and there are now a total of 2056 apartments. One-room properties account for a total of 64 apartments in the area. Additionally, there are 230 apartments with 2 rooms, 418 apartments with 3 rooms and 557 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, 356 5-room apartments and 431 spacious apartments with 6 or more rooms are available in the region.

Vacant apartments

The rate of uninhabited apartments in Schüpfheim is 0.83%. This means that 1.56% of the 1-room apartments, 0.88% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 1.69% of apartments with 3 rooms, 0.36% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.28% of all 5-room apartments are presently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.64%; of that total, 0.93% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

On average, the rent for rental properties is CHF 1450 per month. A quarter of rents are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1201 (25th percentile). In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are cheaper than or equivalent to CHF 1695.