Summary

Glarus Süd has changed by 1.89% in the past 3 years and currently has 9659 inhabitants.

Population data

On average, residents earn CHF 60’370 per year. 10.73% of the population have a university degree, 18.23% have a higher vocational training qualification, 50% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or finished a vocational apprenticeship and 21.05% of residents are completing compulsory schooling. According to the data, this residential area has high social standards and an educated population. The unemployment rate is 0.51%.

Taxes

The total rate of taxation in the region is 11.62%. How much tax individuals pay depends on a number of factors, such as actual income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In Glarus Süd, single people without children pay an average of 15.72% tax, a retired, married couple pays 14.85%, a married couple with two children pays 7.77% and a couple without children pays 10.66%.

New builds

In the last 5 years, 143 new apartments have been created in Glarus Süd. One-room apartments account for 13 of the newly built apartments – an excellent option for people living alone. There are also a total of 16 new 2-room apartments. 42 apartments with 3 rooms and 37 4-room apartments were additionally added. The pool of available housing was also expanded to include 12 5-room apartments and 23 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Newly built dwellings have further increased the pool of available housing in the area, so that there are now a total of 7025 apartments in Glarus Süd. The overall number of 1-room apartments amounts to 299. In addition, there are 744 apartments with 2 rooms, 1562 apartments with 3 rooms and 1932 apartments with a full 4 rooms. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties comprises 1434 apartments, and there are also 1054 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The rate of empty apartments in Glarus Süd is 0.45%. This means that 1.05% of the 1-room apartments, 0.42% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 0.27% of apartments with 3 rooms, 0.49% of the 4-room apartments and 0.37% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently uninhabited. The vacancy rate is 0.46% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0.6% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

The average rental price for properties is CHF 1190. Consequently, 25% of all rents on offer are less than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 890 (25th percentile). The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 1406.