Summary

Wallisellen has a population of 17’625. This amounts to a change of 2.36% in the last 3 years.

Population statistics

The average income level is CHF 89’680. 27.98% of the population have a university degree, 16.16% have completed higher vocational training, 40% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 15.86% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory education and 0% of the population did not specify their highest educational qualification. At the time of reporting, 1.12% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The rate of taxation is 9.61%. The actual amount of tax paid varies from person to person and depends on factors including current income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. In Wallisellen, the tax percentage is 13.74% for a single person without children. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pay 12.69%, a married couple with two children 5.86% and a childless couple 8.76%.

New builds

With a total of 859 apartments, more living space has been created in Wallisellen in the past 5 years. Of these new apartments, a total of 83 apartments have exactly one room to live in. The number of newly built 2-room apartments totals 275. A total of 323 new 3-room apartments and 144 4-room apartments were built. 26 apartments with 5 rooms and 8 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been added to the supply on the housing market.

Housing stock

The new construction has contributed to an additional increase in the housing supply, and there are now 8502 apartments in Wallisellen. There are 500 1-room apartments available on the housing market. In addition, there are 1459 apartments with 2 rooms, 2771 apartments with 3 rooms and 2423 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, 895 5-room apartments and 454 spacious apartments with 6 or more rooms are available in the area.

Empty apartments

There is a 3.54% vacancy rate in Wallisellen. Consequently, 8.05% of the 1-room apartments, 4.41% of the 2-room apartments, 3.2% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 2.53% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 3.26% of 5-room apartments are uninhabited. The rate of vacancy is 3.43% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 3.77% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

Rental properties are offered for prices averaging around 2000 CHF per month. 25% of the rents on the market are lower than or equivalent to a monthly rent of 1650 CHF (25th percentile). Additionally, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equal to 2450 CHF.