Summary

For some years now, Meiringen has recorded a steady rise in its population; to be more precise, the population has changed by 2.83%, to 4798 inhabitants.

Demographics

The 62’715 CHF. 8.65% of the population have a university degree, 18.99% have completed higher vocational training, 52.04% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 20.34% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, the residential area has high social standards. The unemployment rate is currently 0.4%.

Taxes

The rate of taxation is 15.91%. The actual tax rate differs from person to person and is based on aspects including actual income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In Meiringen, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 20.09% tax, a married couple with two children 11.02% and a childless couple 15.39%. The tax burden for a childless, single person is 20.98%.

New buildings

Meiringen has seen the construction of 205 new apartments in the past 5 years. A total of 3 1-room apartments have been created. In addition to the existing apartments, 42 new 2-room apartments have been constructed. Additionally, 65 3-room apartments and 69 4-room apartments have been added to the pool of housing available locally in recent years. The housing stock available in the area was also expanded to include 22 5-room apartments and 4 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to a further increase in the housing supply, and there are now 3030 apartments in Meiringen. A total of 232 1-room apartments are available on the housing market. In addition, there are 450 apartments with 2 rooms, 704 apartments with 3 rooms and 779 apartments with 4 rooms. Overall, there are 557 5-room apartments and 308 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

There is a 0.77% vacancy rate in Meiringen. This means that 0.68% of the 2-room apartments, 0.86% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 1.04% of 4-room apartments and 0.36% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate is 0.59% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0.99% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

Rental properties are available at an average price of CHF 1350 per month. A quarter of rents are less than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 950 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are less than CHF 1600 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.