Abstract

In the last 3 years, the population of the sought-after District of Zurzach has changed by 6.94%, to 37’473.

Population data

The average income is CHF 70’740. Of the population, 11.07% have a university degree, 18.9% have completed higher vocational training, 47.49% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 22.53% are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0% of the population provided no information on their highest educational qualification. This means the region has high social standards and an educated population. 1.52% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The tax rate for the residential area is 11.64%. It differs from person to person and depends on aspects including current income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In the District of Zurzach, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 14.59% tax, a married couple with two children 7.96% and a childless couple 10.6%. The rate of taxation for an unmarried person with no children is 16.51%.

New construction

Additional living space has been created in the District of Zurzach in the past 5 years. For example, 1327 new apartments were built. One-room apartments comprise 27 of the newly built apartments – an excellent option for singles. There are also a total of 286 new 2-room apartments. 441 3-room apartments and 381 apartments with 4 rooms were also constructed. The housing stock available in the area was also expanded to include 134 5-room apartments and 58 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Thanks to the newly constructed buildings, the supply of housing in the District of Zurzach has expanded and there are now a total of 17’870 apartments. The number of 1-room apartments totals 587. In addition, there are 1880 apartments with 2 rooms, 3787 apartments with 3 rooms and 5148 apartments with a full 4 rooms. Finally, 4061 5-room apartments and 2407 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are available in the region.

Empty apartments

The 1.08% of apartments in the District of Zurzach are vacant. Of this total, 1.88% of 1-room apartments, 1.17% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 1.43% of the 3-room apartments, 0.8% of 4-room apartments and 1.04% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently unoccupied. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.96%; 0.96% of those empty properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

Rents for rental properties are, on average, around CHF 1519 per month. 25% of all rents on offer are below a monthly rent of CHF 1290, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). Additionally, 75% of all monthly rents are cheaper than or equivalent to CHF 1830.