Abstract

The number of residents in the District of Münchwilen has changed by 3.76% in the past 3 years, to 50’099 people.

Demographics

The average income level is CHF 71’180. 10.23% of the population are university graduates, 19.83% have a higher vocational education qualification, 49.96% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 19.99% are currently enrolled in compulsory education. According to the data, this area has high social standards and an educated population. The current unemployment rate is 1.04%.

Taxes

The overall 11.15%. This varies on an individual basis and is determined by income, marital status and the total amount of deductions, among other factors. In the District of Münchwilen, for instance, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 14.23% tax, a married couple with two children 7.46% and a childless couple 10.44%. The tax rate for a childless, unmarried person is 15.6%.

New builds

A total of 1506 new apartments have been built in the District of Münchwilen within the last 5 years – the number has changed steadily during that time. One-room apartments comprise 21 of the newly built apartments – ideal for singles. In addition to the existing apartments, 265 new 2-room apartments have been constructed. Housing for families has also been created: For example, 484 apartments with 3 rooms and 409 4-room apartments were added to the pool of housing available locally. The new dwellings include 237 5-room apartments and 90 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

As a result of the construction of new dwellings, the housing stock in the District of Münchwilen has changed, and there are now a total of 23’262 apartments. One-room properties make up a total of 515 apartments in the region. In addition, there are 2145 apartments with 2 rooms, 4814 apartments with 3 rooms and 6517 apartments with 4 rooms. The stock of larger properties with 5 rooms comprises 5301 apartments, and there are 3970 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Vacant apartments

The 1.45% of the total housing stock in the District of Münchwilen is uninhabited. Of this number, 4.28% of 1-room apartments, 2.14% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 2.16% of apartments with 3 rooms, 1.18% of 4-room apartments and 1.06% of all 5-room apartments are currently empty. The vacancy rate is 0.96% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0.83% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

Rental properties are offered at an average rent of CHF 1518 per month. This means that 25% of all rents on the market are lower than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1270 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than or equal to CHF 1810 (75th percentile).