Population development and taxation
Bulle recorded population growth of 8.1% in the last 3 years. The current number of inhabitants is 27'101.
The various types of tax (federal, cantonal, municipal and personal tax) are used to assess the region's financial strength. The amount of tax levied often hinges on a variety of factors, including the population's finances. Currently, the tax rate is 74.3%. In Bulle, the following average tax rates apply: 18.81% for unmarried people without children, 16.83% for married couples on a pension, 9.15% for married couples with 2 children and 12.53% for married couples with no children. In addition, the tax charge totals 13.42%. Moreover, the average annual income is CHF 68'735 and jobless figures are at 1.84%.
Existing housing
In Bulle, there are 12'920 flats. All in all, there are 722 flats with 1 room, 2350 2-room flats, 4512 3-room flats and 3561 flats with 4 rooms. Furthermore, there are 1294 5-room flats and 481 flats with 6 rooms or more.
Vacancies
The vacancy rate for flats is 0.21% in Bulle. For example, 0.28% of all flats with 1 room, 0.13% of the existing properties with two rooms, 0.24% of all three-room properties, 0.23% of the flats with four rooms and 0.23% of all 5-room properties are presently vacant. Ultimately, 0% of flats with 6 or more rooms are also empty. Of these properties, at least 0.17% are flats with more than five rooms.
Newly built flats
In the previous 5 years, 1364 new homes have been added in Bulle. Of these, a total of 84 flats have one room and 375 flats include 2 rooms. The number of moderately sized flats also includes 543 three-room flats and 291 four-room flats. 64 flats with 5 rooms and 7 flats with six or more rooms were also newly constructed.
Rental properties
Properties to let are offered at an average monthly price of CHF 1500. Around 25 per cent of all rental prices are less than or equivalent to CHF 1290 per month. 75% of average monthly rents are CHF 1754 or are lower than this value (75th percentile).
