Overview

The population of La Chaux-de-Fonds has changed by 0.86% in the past 3 years and numbers 37’233 inhabitants.

Population data

Average income totals CHF 59’735. In the region, 15.41% of the population hold a university degree, 8.19% of residents have completed higher vocational training, 42.65% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 33.74% are currently completing compulsory education. According to the data, this region has high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate stands at 2.23%.

Taxes

The tax burden in the region is 16.13%. However, the individual amount of tax paid varies from person to person and depends on income, marital status and the total amount of deductions, among other factors. The tax rate for a single person without children in La Chaux-de-Fonds is 22.09%. On average, a retired couple (over 65) pays 20.26%, a married couple with two children 11.12% and a couple without children 15.19%.

New builds

In the last 5 years, 595 new apartments have been constructed in La Chaux-de-Fonds. 9 of the newly constructed apartments are 1-room apartments, which are perfect for singles. Additional 2-room apartments have also been created; 152 apartments of this type were added in total. 146 apartments with 3 rooms and 233 4-room apartments were also built. The newly built accommodation includes 39 5-room apartments and 16 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

The newly constructed dwellings are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 21’902 apartments in La Chaux-de-Fonds. There are a total of 1065 1-room apartments in the area. In addition, there are 3468 apartments with 2 rooms, 8297 apartments with 3 rooms and 5321 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 2141 5-room apartments and 1610 spacious apartments with at least 6 rooms are also available on the market.

Empty apartments

The vacancy rate in La Chaux-de-Fonds is 3.27%. Of this figure, 5.19% of 1-room apartments, 4.14% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 3.49% of apartments with 3 rooms, 3.53% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 1.6% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently uninhabited. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 1.07%; of that total, 0.37% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

The average rent for flats in the region is CHF 1050. This means that 25% of all available rents are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 875 (25th percentile). 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than CHF 1260 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.