Abstract

The District de Morges is a sought-after region for residents. Over the last 3 years, the population has changed to 88’378 inhabitants, which is a change of 4.55%.

Demographic data

On average, people earn CHF 94’945 per year. The population is structured as follows: 28.52% have a university degree, 10.34% have a higher vocational training qualification, 40.67% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 20.39% are currently completing compulsory schooling and 0.09% did not specify their highest level of education. 1.44% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

The rate of taxation is 13.74%. The actual tax rate varies from person to person and depends on factors such as specific income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In the District de Morges, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 17.93% tax, a married couple with two children 8.92% and a couple with no children 12.59%. The tax burden for an unmarried person with no children is 19.48%.

New buildings

The quantity of newly constructed apartments in the District de Morges amounted to 42’077. Of these newly constructed apartments, 130 are 1-room apartments, which are perfect for singles. 775 of the new apartments are also 2-room apartments. With 966 new 3-room apartments and 715 4-room apartments, the residential area is particularly attractive for families. The newly constructed apartments include 325 5-room apartments and 109 apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Housing stock

The District de Morges now has a total of 42’077 apartments, following additional expansion of the local housing supply thanks to new construction. There are 2540 1-room apartments available on the housing market. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing supply includes 6588 apartments with 2 rooms, 11’140 3-room apartments and 10’784 with 4 rooms. The supply of larger properties with 5 rooms comprises 6409 apartments, and there are 4616 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

In the District de Morges, there is a 1.04% vacancy rate for apartments. Of this total, 1.5% of 1-room apartments, 1.13% of apartments with 2 rooms, 0.97% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.86% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.75% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 1.65%; 1.65% of those unoccupied properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered for prices averaging around 1870 CHF per month. In terms of the rents on the market, a quarter of them are equal to or lower than a monthly rent of 1490 CHF. 75% of monthly rents are less than 2340 CHF (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.