Summary

The Administrative district of Thun is a very popular place to live. In the last 3 years, the population has changed to 109’442, which amounts to a population change of 1.51%.

Demographics

The average income here is CHF 67’440. 12.27% of the population have a university degree, 20.35% have a higher vocational training qualification, 50% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 17.08% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0.3% of the population offered no information about their highest level of education. Consequently, this area has high social standards and an educated population. The unemployment rate currently stands at 0.65%.

Taxes

The tax percentage in the region is 15.41%. However, the individual tax burden differs from person to person and is determined by income, marital status and the overall level of deductions, among other factors. The tax rate for a childless, unmarried person in the Administrative district of Thun is 20.33%. On average, a retired couple (over 65) pays 19.47% tax, a married couple with two children 10.66% and a couple without children 14.9%.

New buildings

New living space has been created in the Administrative district of Thun in the past 5 years; 1506 new apartments were constructed, for example. Of these new apartments, a total of 31 apartments have exactly one room. There are also a total of 225 new 2-room apartments. With 450 new 3-room apartments and 478 4-room apartments, the residential area is perfect for families. Investments were also made in larger accommodation: 234 5-room apartments were built, offering plenty of room for families; 88 apartments with at least 6 rooms were also built.

Housing stock

The newly constructed buildings have created more housing in the region. There are a total of 58’620 apartments in the Administrative district of Thun. There are 2562 1-room apartments available on the housing market. There are also 7727 apartments with 2 rooms, 17’245 apartments with 3 rooms and 18’727 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, 8456 5-room apartments and 3903 spacious apartments with 6 or more rooms are available on the market.

Vacant apartments

The vacancy rate in the Administrative district of Thun is 0.64%. Of this number, 0.71% of 1-room apartments, 0.64% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.62% of apartments with 3 rooms, 0.66% of all 4-room apartments and 0.53% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.62%; 0.82% of this total applies to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average price of CHF 1545 per month. In terms of the rents on the market, a quarter of them are equal to or lower than a monthly rent of CHF 1300. Monthly rents are below CHF 1843 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.