Abstract

Valbroye has changed by 1.19% in the last 3 years, to 3405 inhabitants.

Demographics

The average annual income is CHF 64’375. 14.55% of the population hold a university degree, 9.44% have completed higher vocational education, 47.41% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 28.6% of residents are currently completing compulsory schooling. According to the data, this is a region with high social standards and an educated population. Around 1.67% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

The total 13.88%. Factors such as income, marital status and the overall level of deductions help to determine the tax rate. In Valbroye, the rate of taxation for childless, unmarried people is 19.67%. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 18.1%, a couple with two children 9.01% and a couple without children 12.73%.

New builds

Valbroye has seen the construction of 143 new apartments over the past 5 years. 2 of the newly built apartments is a one-room apartment, which is ideal for people living alone. The total quantity of new-build 2-room apartments is 30. A total of 55 new 3-room apartments and 42 4-room apartments were constructed. Investments were also made in more spacious apartments: 12 5-room apartments were built, providing lots of living space; 2 apartments with at least 6 rooms were also created.

Housing stock

The newly constructed dwellings are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 1614 apartments in Valbroye. There are 53 1-room apartments available on the housing market. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing stock comprises 164 apartments with 2 rooms, 399 3-room apartments and 416 4-room apartments. The 5-room apartments also constitute a total of 324 properties, while the apartments with at least 6 rooms account for 258.

Vacant apartments

In Valbroye 1.5% of apartments are uninhabited. This means that 0% of the 1-room apartments, 1.23% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 1.52% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.49% of 4-room apartments and 1.25% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently unoccupied. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 3.91%; 3.91% of those empty properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at average rental prices of about CHF 1490 per month. A quarter of all rents on offer are less than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1180 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are lower than or equal to CHF 1730 (75th percentile).