The population of Frutigen totals 7100. Over a period of three years, there was a population change of 1.31%. The amount of tax imposed on the population depends on various factors, such as the levels of the different types of taxes (federal, cantonal, municipal and individual) as well as tax policy and the economic situation of the area. The current tax burden on the population is 15.4%. In Frutigen, unmarried people with no children pay an average of 20.38%, retired couples 19.46%, married couple with two children 10.64% and couples without children 14.88%. The rate of taxation in the region amounts to 185%. On average, the Swiss earn CHF 61'230 annually and the unemployment rate is 0.28%.
The pool of housing in Frutigen comprises a total of 4033 flats. These are broken down as follows: 253 1-room flats, 592 2-room flats, 1083 flats with 3 rooms and 1199 flats with 4 rooms. There are 595 5-room flats and 311 flats with 6 or more rooms, as well.
In Frutigen, 0.48% of flats are untenanted. For example, 0% of all flats with 1 room, 0% of the existing flats with two rooms, 0.76% of three-room properties, 0.51% of the 4-room properties and 0.17% of the 5-room properties are currently vacant. If we consider flats with six rooms, we see a vacancy rate of 1.32%.
Over the past 5 years, 118 flats have been built in Frutigen. The community has 8 flats with one room and 8 2-room flats. In addition, 36 flats with 3 rooms and 42 flats with 4 rooms were created. 20 flats with 5 rooms and 4 flats with a minimum of 6 rooms were also newly built.
The average rent for a property in the region is CHF 1477. Approximately a quarter of all available rents are lower than or equivalent to CHF 1150 per month. 75 per cent of average monthly rental prices are lower than CHF 1735 (75th percentile) or correspond to exactly this value.
