Overview

Weinfelden has changed by 5.19% in the past 3 years, to 12’233 inhabitants.

Population data

The 69’640 CHF. 14.02% of the population have a university degree, 18.29% have a higher vocational education qualification, 48.88% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or have completed a vocational apprenticeship and 18.83% of residents are completing compulsory schooling. Consequently, the area has high social standards. The current unemployment rate stands at 1.07%.

Taxes

The tax rate for the region is 10.83%. It differs from person to person and depends on factors including current income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. In Weinfelden, for example, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 13.85% tax, a married couple with two children 7.23% and a childless couple 10.13%. The rate of taxation for a childless, single person is 15.17%.

New construction

The housing stock in Weinfelden has changed by 212 apartments over the last 5 years. 2 newly built 1-room apartments were added to the pool of housing. 51 of the newly constructed apartments are also 2-room apartments. For families trying to find a new home, the 55 apartments and the 61 4-room apartments are particularly attractive. The newly constructed accommodation includes 23 5-room apartments and 20 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 6152 apartments in Weinfelden. The overall number of 1-room apartments is 168. In addition, there are 695 apartments with 2 rooms, 1486 apartments with 3 rooms and 2021 4-room apartments. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties includes 1105 apartments, and there are also 677 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The rate of uninhabited apartments in Weinfelden is 1.39%. Of this figure, 4.19% of 1-room apartments, 1.73% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 1.89% of 3-room apartments, 1.14% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.64% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 1.19%; 1.19% of those vacant properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

On average, the rent price for rental properties is CHF 1450 per month. Consequently, 25% of all rents on offer are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1216 (25th percentile). Finally, 75% of monthly rents are less than CHF 1780, or are equal to this amount.