Synopsis

The population of Lauterbrunnen has changed by 0.61% in the past 3 years, to 2315 inhabitants.

Demographics

The average income here is CHF 58’280. 12.93% of the population have a university degree, 15.52% have a higher vocational training qualification, 52.91% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or finished a vocational apprenticeship and 18.64% of residents are enrolled in compulsory education. As a result, the region has high social standards. The unemployment rate is currently 0.65%.

Taxes

The 15.63% is the tax percentage in the region. However, the individual tax burden differs from person to person and is determined by income, marital status and the total amount of deductions, among other factors. In Lauterbrunnen, the 20.62% is the tax rate for childless, single people. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 19.74%, a couple with two children 10.82% and a couple with no children 15.12%.

New buildings

The housing available in Lauterbrunnen has changed by 10 apartments over the last 5 years. A total of 2 1-room apartments have been built. The number of new-build 2-room apartments is 2. 2 new apartments with 3 rooms and 1 apartment with 4 rooms were also constructed in the area. In addition, 1 apartment with 5 rooms and 2 apartments with 6 or more rooms were added to the available supply of larger apartments.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to an additional increase in the housing stock, and there are now 3615 apartments in Lauterbrunnen. The overall number of 1-room apartments amounts to 328. There are also 746 apartments with 2 rooms, 1179 apartments with 3 rooms and 824 apartments with 4 rooms. There are 338 5-room apartments and 200 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The rate of empty apartments in Lauterbrunnen is 0.44%. Of this figure, 0.54% of the 2-room apartments, 0.25% of the 3-room apartments, 0.85% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0% of 5-room apartments are vacant. The vacancy rate for 6-room apartments is 1%.

Property market (letting only)

Rental properties are available at an average price of CHF 1375 per month. Consequently, 25% of all rents on offer are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1153 (25th percentile). Finally, 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than CHF 1650, or are equivalent to this amount.