Summary

Currently 29’676 people live in the District of Visp – a change of 3.95% in the last 3 years.

Demographic data

Average income is CHF 62’530. 13.93% of the population have a university degree, 14.26% have a higher vocational training qualification, 46.93% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 24.31% are completing compulsory schooling and 0.57% of the population did not indicate their highest educational qualification. This means the area has high social standards and an educated population. The unemployment rate is currently 0.5%.

Taxes

The region has an overall tax burden of 12.77%. The actual share of tax paid varies from person to person and is based on factors including actual income, marital status, the amount of deductions and the like. A retired couple in the District of Visp pays an average of 17.42%, a married couple with two children 6.67% and childless married couples 11.68%. The tax rate for an unmarried person without children is 20.02%.

New buildings

Additional living space has been created in the District of Visp in the past 5 years. For instance, 870 new apartments were built. One-room apartments account for 47 of the newly built apartments – perfect for people living alone. Along with the existing apartments, 184 new 2-room apartments have been constructed. The 258 3-room apartments and 207 4-room apartments are also of particular interest to families. For people seeking more spacious accommodation, 126 5-room apartments and 48 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms have been created.

Housing stock

New builds have further expanded the housing stock in the region; there are now a total of 27’215 apartments in the District of Visp. The number of 1-room apartments totals 4268. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing supply includes 4971 apartments with 2 rooms, 7329 3-room apartments and 6946 with 4 rooms. In total, there are 2748 5-room apartments and 953 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

In the District of Visp, 0.59% of apartments are vacant. Of this total, 0.31% of 1-room apartments, 0.55% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 0.56% of 3-room apartments, 0.7% of 4-room apartments and 0.62% of the 5-room apartments are currently uninhabited. The vacancy rate is 0.82% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 1.38% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

The average rent price for rental properties is CHF 1590 per month. 25% of the rents on the market are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1200 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are below CHF 1990 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.