Overview

The number of residents in Safiental has changed to 963 over the past 3 years. This is equivalent to a population change of 2.77%.

Demographic data

On average, residents earn CHF 66’625 per year. 12.91% of the population have a university degree, 21.57% have completed higher vocational training, 46.02% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 19.51% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, this is an area with high social standards and an educated population. The unemployment rate is 0.62%.

Taxes

The total rate of taxation in the region is 11.24%. The actual percentage of tax individuals pay depends on various factors, including specific income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. Retired, married couples (over 65) pay an average of 14.63% tax in Safiental, married couples with two children 7.04% and couples with no children 10.15%. The tax percentage for a single person without children is 16.55%.

New builds

Safiental has changed on 25 new apartments in the last 5 years. 1 newly built 1-room apartment was added to the pool of housing. The number of new 2-room apartments totals 4. 5 new apartments with 3 rooms and 9 apartments with 4 rooms were also built in the region. Additionally, there are 3 5-room apartments and 3 apartments with at least 6 rooms available.

Housing stock

Newly built dwellings have further expanded the housing supply in the region, so that there are now a total of 810 apartments in Safiental. As for 1-room apartments, a total of 25 properties are on the market. The housing stock also comprises 88 apartments with 2 rooms, 167 with 3 rooms and 189 apartments with 4 rooms. Overall, there are 152 5-room apartments and 189 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The 0.12% of apartments in Safiental are uninhabited. At present, 0% of the 5-room apartments are empty. Apartments with 6 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0%.

Housing market (rental only)

An average of CHF 1290 is needed to rent a flat. Consequently, 25% of all available rents are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1097 (25th percentile). Additionally, 75% of all monthly rents are lower than or equal to CHF 1480.