Abstract

The District of Meilen is a very attractive place to live. In the last 3 years, the number of residents has changed to 108710, which amounts to a population change of 0.0207%.

Population data

The average income here is CHF 151610. A total of 0.3397% of the population hold a university degree, 0.158% have completed higher vocational training, 0.3695% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 0.1329% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory education. Approximately 0.0073% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

The area has an overall tax percentage of 0.0923%. The actual share of tax paid varies from person to person and is based on aspects such as current income, marital status, the total amount of deductions and so on. A retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 0.1221% tax, a couple with two children 0.0562% and a couple without children 0.0841%. The tax burden for a single person with no children is 0.1322%.

New builds

In the past 5 years, the number of newly constructed apartments in the District of Meilen has changed consistently. A total of 2304 new apartments have been built. Of these new apartments, a total of 41 apartments have exactly one room to live in. A total of 363 new 2-room apartments have additionally been created. 716 3-room apartments and 753 apartments with 4 rooms were also created. Additionally, there are 250 5-room apartments and 181 apartments with 6 rooms or more available.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to an additional increase in the housing supply, and there are now 52506 apartments in the District of Meilen. The number of 1-room apartments in the total housing supply is 2389. Additionally, there are 5907 apartments with 2 rooms, 12153 apartments with 3 rooms and 15640 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties includes 9126 apartments, and there are also 7291 large apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Unoccupied apartments

In the District of Meilen, there is a 0.0098% vacancy rate for apartments. Of this number, 0.0118% of 1-room apartments, 0.0127% of all 2-room apartments, 0.0115% of the 3-room apartments, 0.0096% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.0065% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.0073%; 0.0083% of this value refers to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

The average rent for properties in the region is CHF 2120. 25% of the available rents are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1680 (25th percentile). Finally, 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than CHF 2720, or are equivalent to this amount.