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Abstract
The Canton of Bern is a very attractive place to live. In the last 3 years, the population has changed to 1’063’960, which equates to a population change of 2.29%.
Demographics
On average, people earn CHF 70’155 per year. Of the population, 17.55% have a university degree, 18.59% have completed higher vocational training, 45.22% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 18.3% are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0.35% of the population provided no information on their highest educational qualification. This means the area has high social standards and an educated population. Currently, 1.07% of the population is unemployed.
Taxes
The rate of taxation is 15.02%. 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 18.99% tax, a couple with two children 10.36% and a childless couple 14.5%. The tax burden for a single person with no children is 19.88%.
New builds
The housing market in the Canton of Bern has developed positively over the past 5 years. A total of 18’058 apartments have been constructed. Of these new apartments, a total of 926 apartments have exactly one room to live in. Additional 2-room apartments have also been built; 3191 apartments of this size were added in total. In addition, 5065 3-room apartments and 5433 4-room apartments have been added to the local housing stock in recent years. Furthermore, the number of large apartments on offer amounts to 2549 5-room apartments and 894 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.
Housing stock
The Canton of Bern now has a total of 591’055 apartments, following further expansion of the pool of local housing thanks to the construction of new dwellings. There are a total of 33’964 1-room apartments available in the region. Additionally, there are 84’543 apartments with 2 rooms, 170’666 apartments with 3 rooms and 166’323 apartments with 4 rooms. The supply of very large properties with 5 rooms includes 87’819 apartments, and there are 47’740 apartments with at least 6 rooms.
Vacant apartments
In the Canton of Bern, 1.09% of apartments are uninhabited. Of this number, 1.27% of 1-room apartments, 1.17% of the 2-room apartments, 1.25% of all 3-room apartments, 1.09% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.73% of 5-room apartments are presently unoccupied. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.79%; 0.89% of this figure applies to apartments with more than 6 rooms.
Housing market (letting only)
An average of CHF 1510 is required to rent a property. 25% of all available rents are below a monthly rent of CHF 1235, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are lower than or equal to CHF 1842.
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