Synopsis

The number of inhabitants in the Constituency Wil has changed by 3.56% in the past 3 years, to 79’158 people.

Demographic data

Average income is CHF 70’670. 21.97% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory education, 47.64% have an SEK II qualification, 18.64% have a higher vocational education qualification and 11.75% of the population have a university degree. The area has high social standards and an educated population. 0.98% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

The residential area has an overall tax percentage of 11.34%. The actual proportion of tax paid varies from person to person and depends on factors including current income, marital status, the total amount of deductions and the like. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 14.52% tax, a couple with two children 7.24% and a couple without children 10.69%. The rate of taxation for an unmarried person without children is 16.23%.

New builds

In the last 5 years, the quantity of newly built apartments in the Constituency Wil has changed continuously. A total of 1807 new apartments have been created. 25 of the new apartments are 1-room apartments, which are perfect for singles. The number of newly constructed 2-room apartments is 324. 574 new apartments with 3 rooms and 599 apartments with 4 rooms were also built in the region. In addition, there are 192 5-room apartments and 93 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms available.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to a further expansion of the housing stock, and there are now 37’005 apartments in the Constituency Wil. One-room properties account for a total of 1282 apartments in the area. Additionally, there are 3929 apartments with 2 rooms, 7626 apartments with 3 rooms and 11’183 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, 7283 5-room apartments and 5702 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are available in the region.

Empty apartments

The 1.09% of apartments in the Constituency Wil are empty. Of this figure, 1.57% of 1-room apartments, 1.22% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 1.55% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 1.26% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.66% of 5-room apartments are uninhabited. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.47%; 0.47% of those unoccupied properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered for prices averaging around 1438 CHF per month. This means that 25% of all available rents are less than or equal to a monthly rent of 1190 CHF (25th percentile). Monthly rents are lower than 1750 CHF (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.