Demographic development and taxation
On average, 3105 residents live in Quarten. In the past three years, the population has changed by 3.5%.
The taxation level in the area stands at 102%. 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 15.43% tax, a retired couple pays 13.74%, married couples with two children pay 6.76% and a childless couple pays 10.08%. What's more, the tax charge in the region amounts to 10.7%. On average, the Swiss earn CHF 61'500 per year and the unemployment rate is 0.87%.
Housing stock
In Quarten, there are a total of 2331 flats. In total, there are 123 flats with 1 room, 343 2-room flats, 565 3-room flats and 648 flats with 4 rooms. Moreover, there are 372 5-room flats and 280 flats with 6 rooms or more.
Empty flats
The proportion of vacant properties is 1.21% in Quarten. For instance, 4.07% of all flats with 1 room, 1.17% of properties with 2 rooms, 1.6% of all 3-room properties, 1.24% 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 0%.
New flats
During the last 5 years, the number of homes built in Quarten has changed by 81. Of these properties, 2 are one-room flats and 1 are two-room flats. In addition, 26 flats with 3 rooms and 37 flats with 4 rooms were created. 11 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 1050 (25th percentile). Finally, three quarters of rents are CHF 1690 or below.