Population development and taxation
Safiental recorded a population change of 1.8% in the past 3 years. The most recent number of people living in the area is 964.
The amount of tax imposed on the population is contingent on a range of factors, including the levels of the various tax types (federal, cantonal, local and personal) as well as tax policy and the economic circumstances of the region. The current tax burden on the population is 11%. In Safiental, single people with no children pay an average of 16.35%, retired couples 14.36%, couple with 2 children 6.82% and married couples with no children 9.88%. The local tax rate is 105%. Moreover, the average annual income amounts to CHF 54'050 and the unemployment rate is 0.62%.
Housing stock
Safiental has a total of 808 flats. The total number of properties includes 25 flats with 1 room, 90 2-room flats, 168 flats with 3 rooms and 189 flats with 4 rooms. Additionally, there are 149 5-room flats and 187 flats with 6 rooms or more.
Vacant flats
Certain properties are also untenanted. In Safiental, for example, that figure is 0.5%. The vacancy rate for five-room properties is 0.68%. In addition, flats with six rooms have a rate of vacancy of 0.54%.
Newly constructed flats
During the last five years, the number of homes created in Safiental has changed by 27. There is 1 1-room property and 5 further flats with 2 rooms. Additionally, 6 flats with three rooms and 10 flats with four rooms were built. Finally, the number of more spacious flats in the local pool of housing comprises 2 flats with 5 rooms and 3 flats with a minimum of 6 rooms.
Rentals
Flats to let in the area are offered at an average monthly price of CHF 1300. One quarter of all rents on offer are equal to or are less than a monthly rent of CHF 1095. Monthly rents are below CHF 1570 (75th percentile) or equivalent to precisely this average value.
