Additional information

Synopsis

Gommiswald has a population of 5,564. This is an increase of 6.63% in the last 3 years.

Demographic data

The average annual income level is CHF 72,480. 9.14% of the population hold a university degree, 16.89% have a higher vocational education qualification, 52.87% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or finished a vocational apprenticeship and 21.1% of residents are enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, the residential area has high social standards. The current unemployment rate stands at 0.43%.

Taxes

The tax burden is 11.55%. The actual amount of tax paid varies from person to person and depends on aspects including current income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In Gommiswald, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 14.57% tax, a married couple with two children 7.47% and a childless couple 10.78%. The tax rate for an unmarried person with no children is 16.11%.

The property market in general

New builds

Over the past 5 years, 266 new apartments have been built in Gommiswald. 0 of these newly built apartments have 1 room. 44 new apartments with 2 rooms, 62 new apartments with 3 rooms, and 88 apartments with 4 rooms were also created in the area. Furthermore, the number of large apartments available includes 44 5-room apartments and 28 apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Housing stock

The new buildings have contributed to an additional expansion of the housing supply, and there are now 2,827 apartments in Gommiswald. A total of 66 1-room apartments are available. The number of apartments with 2, 3, and 4 rooms is 268, 467, and 648 respectively. Overall, there are 712 5-room apartments and 666 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

The rate of apartment vacancies in Gommiswald is 2.23%. This means that 7.58% of the 1-room apartments, 4.49% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 2.36% of all 3-room apartments, 2.79% of 4-room apartments, and 1.55% of 5-room apartments are unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 1.24%; 0.9% of this total applies to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

On average, the rent for rental properties is CHF 1,600 per month. 25% of all rents on the market are below a monthly rent of CHF 1,300, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). The 75th percentile of monthly rents is CHF 1,930.