2 results - Apartment to buy in Region Laufen

Summary

The population in the District of Laufen has increased by 3.48% in the last 3 years, to 20,750 people.

Demographics

The average income here is CHF 72,300.

9.79% of the population have a university degree, 15.39% have a higher vocational training qualification, 49.98% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 24.29% are completing compulsory schooling and 0.54% of the population did not specify their highest level of education.

Consequently, the residential area has high social standards.

1.06% of the population is presently unemployed.

Taxes

The total tax rate in the region is 13.69%. The actual percentage of tax individuals pay depends on a number of factors, such as specific income, marital status and the amount of deductions.

In the District of Laufen, for example, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 16.54% tax, a married couple with two children 9.47% and a couple without children 12.43%%. The rate of taxation for an unmarried person without children is 19.92%.

Summary of the property market

New buildings

The number of newly constructed apartments in the District of Laufen amounted to 720.

18 of the new apartments are 1-room apartments, which are ideal for people living alone.

There are also 142 new 2-room apartments.

A total of 228 new 3-room apartments and 220 4-room apartments were built.

Furthermore, the number of spacious apartments on offer includes 93 5-room apartments and 19 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Thanks to the new builds, the housing stock in the District of Laufen has expanded and there are now a total of 10,424 apartments.

In terms of 1-room apartments, a total of 312 properties are on the market.

The housing stock also comprises 2,325 apartments with 2 rooms, 3,245 with 3 rooms and 2,247 apartments with 4 rooms.

Finally, the stock of 5-room properties includes 2,247 apartments, and there are also 1,073 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Vacant apartments

In the District of Laufen, 0.93% of apartments are uninhabited.

This means that 0.64% of the 1-room apartments,

0.74% of all 2-room apartments,

1.94% of apartments with 3 rooms,

0.96% of the 4-room apartments

and 0.18% of the 5-room apartments are currently unoccupied.

The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.3%; 0.56% of those empty properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

An average of CHF 1,480 is required to rent a property.

25% of all rents on offer are below a monthly rent of CHF 1,270, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile).

The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 1,750.