Population data and tax trends
The population of Winterthur totals 119’315. During the past 3 years, population development has changed 4.46%.
Different types of tax (federal, cantonal, municipal and individual tax) have an effect on the amount of tax levied. Additional factors include the taxation policy or financial circumstances of the respective canton or municipality, along with the income level of the residents. The current tax charge is 10.78%. In Winterthur, single people with no children pay an average of 15.39% tax, couples on a pension 14.17%, married couple with 2 children 6.62% and couples with no children 9.87%. In addition, the taxation rate amounts to 125%. The average annual income is CHF 72’590 and the unemployment rate is 1.18%.
Housing stock
The pool of housing in Winterthur consists of a total of 58’538 flats. These are broken down as follows: 3821 1-room flats, 8969 2-room flats, 18’628 flats with 3 rooms and 16’990 flats with 4 rooms. Alongside that are 6676 5-room flats and 3454 flats with 6 or more rooms.
Vacancies
In Winterthur, 0.14% of flats are empty. For example, 0.31% of all 1-room flats, 0.19% of properties with two rooms, 0.16% of three-room properties, 0.11% of the flats with four rooms and 0.06% of existing 5-room flats are currently unoccupied.
New flats
In Winterthur, 3409 new homes have been created in the last five years. 174 flats have 1 room and 1042 have 2 rooms. 1185 3-room flats and 779 flats with 4 rooms were also added to the housing supply. The region's housing stock also includes 179 flats with five rooms and 50 flats with at least 6 rooms.
Rented flats
The average cost of rental properties is CHF 1720 per month. Approximately a quarter of all rents on offer are less than or equivalent to CHF 1436 per month. Three quarters of average monthly rental prices are less than CHF 2128 (75th percentile) or correspond to precisely this value.
