The population of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil amounts to 5202 inhabitants. In the last 3 years, there was a population change of 3.19%. The amount of tax imposed on the population hinges on various factors, such as the levels of the different types of taxes (federal, cantonal, local and individual) as well as taxation policy and the financial situation of the region. The taxation rate currently stands at 119%. In Bütschwil-Ganterschwil, single people with no children pay an average of 16.53% tax, married couples on a pension pay 14.78%, a married couple with two children pays 7.38% and married couples with no children pay 10.9%. Additionally, the rate of taxation in the region totals 11.55%. The average income is CHF 62’840 and jobless figures are at 0.44%.
The pool of housing in Bütschwil-Ganterschwil consists of a total of 2502 flats. These are broken down as follows: 44 1-room flats, 213 2-room flats, 530 flats with 3 rooms and 667 flats with 4 rooms. Moreover, there are 452 5-room flats and 596 flats with 6 rooms or more.
In Bütschwil-Ganterschwil, 2% of flats are unoccupied. For instance, 4.55% of all 1-room flats, 1.42% of flats with 2 rooms, 2.08% of existing flats with 3 rooms, 1.5% of the four-room flats and 1.33% of existing flats with five rooms are currently empty. Flats with six or more rooms have a vacancy rate of 3.03%. Of these properties, 2.3% are flats with a minimum of five rooms.
In Bütschwil-Ganterschwil, 255 new flats have been built in the past five years. 43 of the flats are 2-room properties. In addition, the area gained 74 flats with 3 rooms and 95 4-room flats. Finally, the number of large flats in the local pool of housing comprises 19 flats with 5 rooms and 22 flats with a minimum of 6 rooms.
Rental properties are offered for an average monthly price of CHF 1370. Approximately 25 per cent of all available rents are cheaper than or equal to CHF 1100 per month. Seventy-five per cent of average monthly rental prices are less than CHF 1790 (75th percentile) or equivalent to precisely this value.
