Abstract

The population of the Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois has changed to 53’927 in the past 3 years – a change of 0.39%.

Demographics

The average income is CHF 62’880. 12.1% of the population have a university degree, 9.53% have a higher vocational training qualification, 51.24% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 25.47% are enrolled in compulsory schooling and 1.68% of the population provided no information on their highest level of education. According to the data, this is a region with high social standards and an educated population. At present, 1.62% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

Overall, the tax rate in the area is 15.76%. The individual percentage of tax actually paid will vary and is based on factors such as specific income, marital status, the amount of deductions and the like. The tax percentage for an unmarried person without children in the Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois is 20.79%. On average, a retired couple (over 65) pays 19.91% tax, a married couple with two children 10.91% and a couple without children 15.25%.

New construction

The housing market in the Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois has demonstrated positive development within the last 5 years. A total of 762 apartments have been built. Of these new apartments, a total of 9 apartments have exactly one room to live in. In addition to the existing apartments, 114 new 2-room apartments have been constructed. A total of 170 new 3-room apartments and 202 4-room apartments were created. The available housing stock was also expanded to include 181 5-room apartments and 86 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

New builds have further increased the housing stock in the region; there are now a total of 30’484 apartments in the Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois. There are a total of 1056 1-room apartments available in the region. The total number of properties comes to 3333 apartments with 2 rooms, 8302 apartments with 3 rooms and 8553 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, 5465 5-room apartments and 3775 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are available in the region.

Empty apartments

In the Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois, there is a 3.88% vacancy rate for apartments. Of this figure, 7.66% of 1-room apartments, 4.58% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 5.19% of all 3-room apartments, 4.03% of the 4-room apartments and 1.68% of the 5-room apartments are currently uninhabited. The vacancy rate is 1.89% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 2.19% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average rent of CHF 1050 per month. 25% of the rents on offer are cheaper than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 860 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are below CHF 1297 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.