The number of people living in the Canton of St. Gallen has changed to 540’036. This is equivalent to a change of 4%. The tax burden placed on the population is contingent on a range of factors, such as the levels of the various types of taxes (federal, cantonal, local and individual) as well as tax policy and the economic situation of the region. The tax burden currently stands at 11.09%. Tax rates in the Canton of St. Gallen are structured as follows: unmarried, childless people pay an average of 15.98%, a married couple with no children 10.46%, a couple with 2 children 7.02% and married couples on a pension 14.22%. What's more, the region's tax rate amounts to 111.16%. Moreover, the average annual income is CHF 70’140 and jobless figures are at 1.07%.
The number of flats in the Canton of St. Gallen comes to 275’324. These are broken down as follows: 12’568 1-room flats, 33’769 2-room flats, 60’517 flats with 3 rooms and 80’330 flats with 4 rooms. There are 49’506 5-room flats and 38’634 flats with 6 or more rooms, too.
In the Canton of St. Gallen, 1.37% of the housing stock is untenanted. For instance, 2.36% of all 1-room flats, 1.67% of the existing flats with two rooms, 1.64% of all three-room flats, 1.4% of the four-room flats and 1.02% of existing flats with five rooms are currently vacant.
New homes were also created in the Canton of St. Gallen. Over the previous 5 years, 14’763 new flats have been added. This includes 559 flats with exactly 1 room and 2862 flats with two rooms. In addition, the area gained 4586 flats with 3 rooms and 4297 4-room flats. Lastly, 1636 five-room flats and 823 flats with at least six rooms are ready for new occupants.
The average price for properties to let is CHF 1450 per month. At the same time, 25% of rents are below or equivalent to CHF 1180 per month (25th percentile). Finally, seventy-five per cent of rental prices are CHF 1775 or less.
