Synopsis

Gommiswald has a population of 5657. This is a change of 6.41% in the last 3 years.

Demographic data

The average annual income level is CHF 74’860. 10.43% of the population hold a university degree, 18.2% have a higher vocational education qualification, 51.7% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or finished a vocational apprenticeship and 19.66% of residents are enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, the residential area has high social standards. The current unemployment rate stands at 0.42%.

Taxes

The tax burden is 10.87%. The actual amount of tax paid varies from person to person and depends on aspects including current income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In Gommiswald, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 13.94% tax, a married couple with two children 6.92% and a childless couple 10.23%. The tax rate for an unmarried person with no children is 15.57%.

New builds

Over the past 5 years, 282 new apartments have been built in Gommiswald. 0 of these newly built apartments have 1 room. 23 new apartments with 2 rooms, 82 new apartments with 3 rooms, and 103 apartments with 4 rooms were also created in the area. Furthermore, the number of large apartments available includes 50 5-room apartments and 24 apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Housing stock

The new buildings have contributed to an additional expansion of the housing supply, and there are now 2856 apartments in Gommiswald. A total of 71 1-room apartments are available. The number of apartments with 2, 3, and 4 rooms is 279, 481, and 698 respectively. Overall, there are 690 5-room apartments and 637 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

The rate of apartment vacancies in Gommiswald is 2.24%. This means that 9.86% of the 1-room apartments, 3.94% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 2.29% of all 3-room apartments, 2.58% of 4-room apartments, and 1.6% of 5-room apartments are unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 1.28%; 0.94% of this total applies to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

On average, the rent for rental properties is CHF 1673 per month. 25% of all rents on the market are below a monthly rent of CHF 1370, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 2027.