Synopsis

The District de la Glâne is an area that is becoming increasingly popular with residents. In the past 3 years, the number of residents has changed to 26’511 inhabitants, which is a population change of 6.23%.

Demographics

Average income totals CHF 68’045. The population is structured as follows: 15.57% have a university degree, 9.5% have a higher vocational training qualification, 46.27% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 27.68% are currently completing compulsory schooling and 0.97% provided no information on their highest level of education. Consequently, this is a region with high social standards and an educated population. Around 1.14% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The residential region has an overall tax burden of 14.26%. The actual share of tax paid varies from person to person and is based on aspects including actual income, marital status, the total amount of deductions and so on. In the District de la Glâne, for instance, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 17.85% tax, a couple with two children 9.74% and a childless couple 13.34%. The rate of taxation for an unmarried person without children is 19.92%.

New construction

Additional living space has been built in the District de la Glâne over the last 5 years; 1232 new apartments were constructed, for instance. 53 of the newly constructed apartments are 1-room apartments, which are particularly suitable for people living alone. Along with the existing apartments, 288 new 2-room apartments have been created. 358 3-room apartments and 357 apartments with 4 rooms were additionally created. The housing stock available in the area was also expanded to include 112 5-room apartments and 64 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Thanks to the newly constructed buildings, the housing stock in the District de la Glâne has changed and there are now a total of 12’168 apartments. One-room properties account for a total of 573 apartments in the area. In addition, there are 1576 apartments with 2 rooms, 2906 apartments with 3 rooms and 3397 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, 2263 5-room apartments and 1453 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are available in the region.

Empty apartments

In the District de la Glâne, 1.38% of apartments are uninhabited. Of this total, 2.26% of 1-room apartments, 2.66% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 1.82% of all 3-room apartments, 1.12% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.57% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.62%; 0.62% of those vacant properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

Rental properties are available for prices averaging around 1435 CHF per month. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of 1200 CHF, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). The 75th percentile of monthly rents is 1710 CHF.