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Abstract
The Canton of Bern is a very attractive place to live. In the last 3 years, the population has grown to 1,051,437, which equates to a population increase of 1.16%.
Demographics
On average, people earn CHF 69,285 per year.
Of the population, 15.28% have a university degree, 16.08% have completed higher vocational training, 48.84% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 19.46% are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0.34% of the population provided no information on their highest educational qualification.
This means the area has high social standards and an educated population.
Currently, 0.85% of the population is unemployed.
Taxes
The rate of taxation is 15.61%. The actual amount of tax paid differs from person to person and depends on factors such as current income, marital status and the overall level of deductions.
A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 19.66% tax, a couple with two children 10.97% and a childless couple 15.03%. The tax burden for a single person with no children is 20.36%.
The property market overall
New builds
The housing market in the Canton of Bern has developed positively over the past 5 years. A total of 19,814 apartments have been constructed.
Of these new apartments, a total of 779 apartments have exactly one room to live in.
Additional 2-room apartments have also been built; 3,426 apartments of this size were added in total.
In addition, 5,543 3-room apartments and 6,165 4-room apartments have been added to the local housing stock in recent years.
Furthermore, the number of large apartments on offer amounts to 2,890 5-room apartments and 1,011 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.
Housing stock
The Canton of Bern now has a total of 587,888 apartments, following further expansion of the pool of local housing thanks to the construction of new dwellings.
There are a total of 33,163 1-room apartments available in the region.
Additionally, there are 83,268 apartments with 2 rooms, 170,256 apartments with 3 rooms and 165,754 apartments with 4 rooms.
The supply of very large properties with 5 rooms includes 87,531 apartments, and there are 47,916 apartments with at least 6 rooms.
Vacant apartments
In the Canton of Bern, 1.34% of apartments are uninhabited.
Of this number, 2% of 1-room apartments,
1.46% of the 2-room apartments,
1.53% of all 3-room apartments,
1.37% of the apartments with 4 rooms
and 0.82% of 5-room apartments are presently unoccupied.
Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.82%; 0.82%% of this figure applies to apartments with more than 6 rooms.
Housing market (letting only)
An average of CHF 1,440 is required to rent a property.
25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 1,190, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile).
In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are lower than or equal to CHF 1,700.
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