The number of inhabitants in the Canton Glarus has changed to 42’371. This corresponds to a change of 2.87%. Different types of tax (federal, cantonal, local and personal tax) have an influence on the amount of tax imposed. Further factors include the taxation policy or financial circumstances of the respective canton or municipality, along with the income of the residents. Currently, the tax burden is 11.4%. The following tax rates are levied in the Canton Glarus: single, childless individuals pay 15.43%, couples without children 10.45%, a couple with 2 children 7.61% and married couples on a pension 14.58%. Additionally, the area's tax rate is 60.67%. What's more, the average annual income amounts to CHF 65’385 and the unemployment rate is 0.69%.
In the Canton Glarus, there are 23’913 flats (empty and occupied residences). These are broken down as follows: 1017 1-room flats, 2855 2-room flats, 5305 flats with 3 rooms and 6832 flats with 4 rooms. There are also 4714 5-room flats and 3190 flats with 6 or more rooms.
The share of vacant flats in the Canton Glarus is 0.62%. For example, 0.9% of all one-room flats, 0.71% of flats with 2 rooms, 0.73% of the three-room flats, 0.55% of the flats with 4 rooms and 0.52% of existing five-room properties are presently untenanted. Flats with 6 or more rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.58%. Of these, 0.54% are flats with at least 5 rooms.
New flats were also added in the Canton Glarus. During the previous five years, 714 new homes have been created. Of these properties, a total of 23 flats have one room and 115 flats include two rooms. In addition, 206 flats with three rooms and 225 flats with 4 rooms were constructed. 78 flats with 5 rooms and 67 flats with a minimum of 6 rooms were also constructed recently.
Properties to let are offered at an average monthly price of CHF 1364. At the same time, twenty-five per cent of rents are cheaper than or do not exceed CHF 1075 per month (25th percentile). Monthly rental prices are lower than CHF 1665 (75th percentile) or equivalent to exactly this average value.
