Demographic development and taxation
On average, 3085 residents live in Quarten. In the past three years, the population has changed by 3.25%.
The taxation level in the area stands at 107%. This is dependent on various factors, including the taxation policy of the region or the income of the inhabitants. In Quarten, single people without children pay an average of 15.81% tax, a retired couple pays 14.15%, married couples with two children pay 7.04% and a childless couple pays 10.4%. What's more, the tax charge in the region amounts to 11.04%. On average, the Swiss earn CHF 60’070 per year and the unemployment rate is 0.58%.
Housing stock
In Quarten, there are a total of 2318 flats. In total, there are 121 flats with 1 room, 340 2-room flats, 555 3-room flats and 654 flats with 4 rooms. Moreover, there are 368 5-room flats and 280 flats with 6 rooms or more.
Empty flats
The proportion of vacant properties is 1.04% in Quarten. For instance, 5.79% of all flats with 1 room, 0.29% of properties with 2 rooms, 1.08% of all 3-room properties, 0.61% of the 4-room properties and 0.54% of five-room properties are currently vacant. If we consider flats with 6 rooms, we see a vacancy rate of 1.43%.
New flats
During the last 5 years, the number of homes built in Quarten has changed by 69. Of these properties, 5 are one-room flats and 2 are two-room flats. In addition, 14 flats with 3 rooms and 38 flats with 4 rooms were created. 6 flats with 5 rooms and 4 flats with a minimum of 6 rooms were also constructed recently.
Rentals
The average rent per month in the region is CHF 1350. Twenty-five per cent of the available rents correspond to or are less than a monthly rent of CHF 1093 (25th percentile). Finally, three quarters of rents are CHF 1650 or below.
