Abstract

The number of inhabitants in Silenen has changed to 2040. This equates to a change of 4.56% in 3 years.

Demographic data

On average, residents earn CHF 55’065 per year. 25.24% of residents are currently completing compulsory education, 59.13% have an SEK II qualification, 13.18% have a higher vocational training qualification and 2.4% of the population have a university degree. The region is prestigious due to its high social standards and educated population. Approximately 0.29% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

Overall, the tax percentage in the area is 10.51%. The individual share of tax actually paid varies and is determined by aspects such as specific income, marital status, the amount of deductions and so on. In Silenen, unmarried people without children pay an average of 13.75% tax, a retired, married couple pays 13.67%, a couple with two children pays 7.05% and a childless couple pays 10.03%.

New construction

Over the last 5 years, 60 new apartments have been created in Silenen. 7 of the new apartments are 1-room apartments, which are particularly suitable for people living alone. The 20 3-room apartments and 9 4-room apartments are also particularly attractive for families. The newly built apartments include 9 5-room apartments and 12 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Newly constructed dwellings have additionally increased the housing supply in the region, so that there are now a total of 1150 apartments in Silenen. As for 1-room apartments, a total of 26 properties are available. The total number of properties comes to 82 apartments with 2 rooms, 227 apartments with 3 rooms and 385 apartments with 4 rooms. There are 222 5-room apartments and 208 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The rate of apartment vacancies in Silenen is 0.53%. Of this figure, 4% of 1-room apartments, 0% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.9% of all 3-room apartments, 0.27% of all 4-room apartments and 0.46% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently vacant. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.48%; of that number, 0.49% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average rent of CHF 1250 per month. In terms of the rents on offer, a quarter of them are equal to or less than a monthly rent of CHF 1080. Finally, 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than CHF 1601, or are equivalent to this amount.