Abstract

The District of Sense is a popular residential area. The population has changed by 3.33%, to a total of 46’081 inhabitants.

Demographics

On average, residents earn CHF 66’775 per year. 13.6% of the population have a university degree, 15.86% have a higher vocational training qualification, 48.11% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 22.43% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0% of the population did not specify their higher education qualifications. The area is prestigious thanks to its high social standards and educated population. At the time of reporting, 0.64% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The total 14.09 in the region is 14.09%. Factors including income, marital status and the amount of deductions are decisive for the tax rate. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 17.65% tax in the District of Sense, a married couple with two children pays 9.62% and a couple without children 13.18%. The tax burden for a childless, unmarried person is 19.69%.

New builds

The number of newly built apartments in the District of Sense has changed continuously for 5 years. A total of 1608 new apartments were created. The 12 1-bedroom apartments are ideal for people living alone. 255 of the new apartments are also 2-room apartments. The 516 3-room apartments and 553 4-room apartments are also particularly attractive for families. Funds were also invested in larger accommodation: 207 5-room apartments were constructed, providing lots of room for families; 65 apartments with at least 6 rooms were also created.

Housing stock

The new builds are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 22’291 apartments in the District of Sense. As for 1-room apartments, a total of 654 properties are available. The housing stock also includes 2258 apartments with 2 rooms, 5215 with 3 rooms and 7068 apartments with 4 rooms. There are 4791 5-room apartments and 2305 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Vacant apartments

The 1.01% of apartments in the District of Sense are uninhabited. Consequently, 2.47% of the 1-room apartments, 2.05% of all 2-room apartments, 1.28% of 3-room apartments, 0.96% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.34% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently unoccupied. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.57%; 0.57% of those empty properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

Rental properties are offered at average rental prices of about CHF 1450 per month. This means that 25% of all available rents are lower than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1225 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are less than CHF 1735 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.