Summary

The District Frauenfeld is a region that is becoming increasingly attractive to residents. In the last 3 years, the number of inhabitants has changed to 72’549 inhabitants, which equates to a population change of 3.98%.

Demographics

Average income totals CHF 74’075. 48.06% of the population have an SEK II qualification, and 18.96% have a higher vocational training qualification. 13.84% are university graduates and 19.14% of residents are currently in compulsory schooling. According to the data, this is an area with high social standards and an educated population. The total unemployment rate is 1.17%.

Taxes

The rate of taxation is 10.96%. The actual tax rate varies from person to person and is based on aspects such as specific income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In the District Frauenfeld, for instance, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 14.01% tax, a married couple with two children 7.32% and a couple without children 10.26%. The tax percentage for an unmarried person without children is 15.34%.

New buildings

The housing market in the District Frauenfeld has demonstrated positive development over the past 5 years. A total of 1978 apartments have been built. One-room apartments comprise 53 of the newly constructed apartments – an excellent option for singles. A total of 311 new 2-room apartments have also been constructed. 519 new apartments with 3 rooms and 535 apartments with 4 rooms were additionally created in the area. 372 apartments with 5 rooms and 188 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms have been added to the supply of housing available locally.

Housing stock

The newly built dwellings provide further living space in the region. There are a total of 35’860 apartments in the District Frauenfeld. There are 1223 1-room apartments available on the housing market. The total number of properties amounts to 3804 apartments with 2 rooms, 7677 apartments with 3 rooms and 10’177 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 7635 5-room apartments and 5344 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are also available.

Empty apartments

In the District Frauenfeld, 1.5% of apartments are uninhabited. Consequently, 3.37% of the 1-room apartments, 2.19% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 1.77% of apartments with 3 rooms, 1.47% of the 4-room apartments and 1.13% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.98%; 0.75% of this figure pertains to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

Rental properties are offered at an average price of CHF 1538 per month. A quarter of all available rents are less than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1260 (25th percentile). The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 1880.