Summary

In the past 3 years, the District of Arbon has seen its population has changed by 4.42%, to 60’993.

Demographics

On average, people earn CHF 66’490 annually. 11.94% of the population are university graduates, 17.08% have a higher vocational education qualification, 48.7% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 22.26% are currently completing compulsory education. The residential area is prestigious thanks to its high social standards and educated population. At present, 1.32% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The tax rate for the area is 11.09%. It differs from person to person and depends on aspects including current income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. In the District of Arbon, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 14.17% tax, a couple with two children 7.42% and a childless couple 10.39%. The tax percentage for a childless, unmarried person is 15.53%.

New builds

The District of Arbon has changed by 2129 new apartments within the last 5 years. 57 of the new apartments are 1-room apartments, which are ideal for people living alone. There are also a total of 374 new 2-room apartments. In addition, 650 3-room apartments and 608 4-room apartments have been added to the pool of housing available locally in recent years. The number of new apartments amounts to 278 5-room apartments and 162 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

New construction has further expanded the supply of housing in the region; there are now a total of 31’321 apartments in the District of Arbon. The number of 1-room apartments totals 1113. Additionally, there are 3358 apartments with 2 rooms, 7675 apartments with 3 rooms and 9945 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 5259 5-room apartments and 3971 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are also available in the region.

Empty apartments

The 1.66% of apartments in the District of Arbon are vacant. Of this figure, 2.88% of 1-room apartments, 2.75% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 1.93% of 3-room apartments, 1.73% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.82% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently uninhabited. The rate of vacancy is 0.8% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0.78% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered for prices averaging around 1400 CHF per month. Consequently, 25% of all rents on the market are cheaper than or equal to a monthly rent of 1170 CHF (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are less than or equivalent to 1690 CHF (75th percentile).