Additional information

Synopsis

The population of Mels has risen by 8.76% in the past 3 years, to 9,311 inhabitants.

Population data

Average income totals CHF 63,085. 23.32% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory education, 48.64% have an SEK II qualification, 18.41% have a higher vocational education qualification and 9.61% of the population have a university degree. The region is highly regarded due to its high social standards and educated population. 0.4% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The overall rate of taxation is 12.66%. This varies from person to person and depends on income, marital status and the overall level of deductions, among other factors. Married couples on a pension (over 65) pay an average of 15.91% tax in Mels, married couples with two children 8.24% and couples without children 11.85%. The tax percentage for a childless, single person is 17.63%.

Summary of the property market

New buildings

In the last 5 years, 368 new apartments have been built in Mels. Of these newly built apartments, 6 are 1-room apartments, which are ideal for people living alone. 54 of the newly constructed apartments are also 2-room apartments. In addition, 98 3-room apartments and 137 4-room apartments have been constructed. The newly constructed accommodation includes 38 5-room apartments and 35 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Mels now has a total of 4,688 apartments, following further expansion of the housing stock thanks to the construction of new dwellings. There are a total of 177 1-room apartments available in the area. Additionally, there are 534 apartments with 2 rooms, 896 apartments with 3 rooms and 1,234 apartments with 4 rooms. Overall, there are 912 5-room apartments and 935 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

There is a 0.21% vacancy rate in Mels. Of this figure, 0.22% of 3-room apartments, 0.33% of 4-room apartments and 0.11% of 5-room apartments are uninhabited. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.22%; of that total, 0.32% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

The average rent for a property in the region is CHF 1,475. In terms of the available rents, a quarter of them are equivalent to or cheaper than a monthly rent of CHF 1,190. 75% of monthly rents are lower than CHF 1,790 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.