Summary

The number of residents in Wil (SG) has changed to 24’980 in the past 3 years. This is a change of 3.51%.

Demographics

The average income is CHF 73’810. 16.27% of residents have a university degree, 16.5% have completed higher vocational education and 43.19% have an SEK II qualification. Additionally, 24.04% of residents are currently attending school. The area is prestigious thanks to its high social standards and educated population. Around 1.26% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The tax burden in the region is 11.38%. Income, marital status and deductions are among the aspects that influence the actual tax burden. In Wil (SG), single people without children pay an average of 16.29% tax, a retired, married couple pays 14.57%, a married couple with two children pays 7.27% and a childless couple pays 10.73%.

New builds

Wil (SG) has seen the construction of 333 new apartments over the last 5 years. One-room apartments account for 8 of the new builds – perfect for singles. There are also a total of 66 new 2-room apartments. For families trying to find new housing, the 113 apartments and the 105 4-room apartments are of particular interest. Additionally, there are 32 5-room apartments and 9 apartments with 6 rooms or more available.

Housing stock

Wil (SG) now has a total of 12’227 apartments, following additional expansion of the pool of local housing thanks to the construction of new dwellings. One-room properties make up a total of 628 apartments in the region. What's more, there are 1549 apartments with 2 rooms, 2968 apartments with 3 rooms and 3949 apartments with a full 4 rooms. The supply of larger properties with 5 rooms includes 2011 apartments, and there are 1122 apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Empty apartments

There is a 1.54% vacancy rate in Wil (SG). This means that 1.75% of the 1-room apartments, 0.71% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 1.99% of the 3-room apartments, 1.65% of apartments with 4 rooms and 1.5% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently uninhabited. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 1.34%; 1.07% of this total pertains to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

The average rental price for properties is CHF 1480. A quarter of all rents on the market are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1240 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than or equivalent to CHF 1799 (75th percentile).