Overview

The number of residents in Wettswil am Albis has changed to 5323 over the last 3 years. This is a population change of 0.8%.

Demographic data

On average, residents earn CHF 126’240 per year. 32.86% of the population have a university degree, 22.61% have a higher vocational training qualification, 35.48% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or have completed an apprenticeship, 9.02% of residents have completed compulsory schooling and 0% of the population did not indicate their highest educational qualification. Around 0.92% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

The overall 9.41%. This differs on a case-by-case basis and is based on income, marital status and the total amount of deductions, among other factors. In Wettswil am Albis, childless, unmarried people pay an average of 13.47% tax, a retired, married couple pays 12.44%, a married couple with two children pays 5.73% and a couple with no children pays 8.57%.

New construction

Over the past 5 years, 78 new apartments have been constructed in Wettswil am Albis. Of these newly built apartments, 7 are 1-room apartments, which are particularly suitable for singles. In addition to apartments that had already been built, 12 new 2-room apartments have been created. A total of 17 new 3-room apartments and 15 4-room apartments were built. Money was also invested into larger accommodation: 16 5-room apartments were created, providing plenty of living space; 11 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms were also constructed.

Housing stock

The newly constructed dwellings are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 2319 apartments in Wettswil am Albis. In terms of 1-room apartments, a total of 53 properties are on the market. There are also 145 apartments with 2 rooms, 452 apartments with 3 rooms and 707 4-room apartments. There are 612 5-room apartments and 350 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The 0.39% of apartments in Wettswil am Albis are empty. Of this number, 1.89% of 1-room apartments, 1.39% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 0.67% of all 3-room apartments, 0.14% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently uninhabited. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.57%; 0.57% of those vacant properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are available at an average price of CHF 2340 per month. This means that 25% of all rents on the market are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1757 (25th percentile). In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equivalent to CHF 2750.