Synopsis

The District of Muri is a very attractive place to live. In the past 3 years, the number of inhabitants has changed to 39’234, which is equivalent to a population change of 4.96%.

Demographic data

On average, residents earn CHF 73’690 annually. 11.68% of the population have a university degree, 20.91% have a higher vocational training qualification, 47.61% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 19.71% of residents are currently completing compulsory schooling and 0.09% of the population did not specify their highest level of education. Consequently, this is a region with high social standards and an educated population. The unemployment rate is 0.89%.

Taxes

Overall, the tax rate in the area is 11.19%. The individual proportion of tax actually paid varies and is determined by aspects including specific income, marital status, the amount of deductions and so on. In the District of Muri, for instance, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 14.04% tax, a married couple with two children 7.62% and a couple without children 10.17%. The tax burden for an unmarried person without children is 15.86%.

New buildings

With a total of 17’722 apartments, the District of Muri has seen additional housing constructed over the last 5 years. 34 of the newly built apartments are 1-room apartments, which are particularly suitable for singles. Along with apartments that had already been built, 306 new 2-room apartments have been created. What's more, 479 3-room apartments and 380 4-room apartments have been built. 150 apartments with 5 rooms and 99 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms have been added to the local housing stock.

Housing stock

The new construction has contributed to an additional increase in the housing supply, and there are now 17’722 apartments in the District of Muri. The number of 1-room apartments in the overall housing stock is 506. In addition, there are 1607 apartments with 2 rooms, 3333 apartments with 3 rooms and 5041 4-room apartments. Finally, 4361 5-room apartments and 2874 spacious apartments with at least 6 rooms are available in the region.

Vacant apartments

In the District of Muri, 0.6% of apartments are unoccupied. Of this total, 0.6% of 1-room apartments, 0.44% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.72% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.9% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.3% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently uninhabited. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.36%; of that number, 0.45% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

The average rent for a flat in the region is CHF 1730. 25% of the available rents are less than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1440 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are less than CHF 2025 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.