Population data and tax trends
The number of residents in Berikon has changed by 3.9% in the past 3 years, to 4934.
The tax burden placed on the population depends on various factors, such as the levels of the different taxation types (federal, cantonal, local and individual) as well as taxation policy and the economic circumstances of the region. The tax rate currently stands at 89%. On average, single people without children in Berikon pay 15.08% in tax, retired, married couples 13.36%, married couples with two children 7.21% and childless couples 9.64%. What's more, the tax charge in the region amounts to 10.62%. Jobless figures are at 0.93% and the average yearly income of the inhabitants is CHF 80’420.
Housing stock
In Berikon, there are 2293 flats. The housing stock is sub-divided into 58 flats with 1 room, 194 2-room flats, 538 3-room flats and 746 flats with 4 rooms. Added to that are 550 5-room flats and 207 flats with 6 or more rooms.
Untenanted flats
The proportion of unoccupied flats is 0.57% in Berikon. For example, 0% of all one-room flats, 0.56% of the three-room flats, 0.54% of the flats with 4 rooms and 0.55% of the 5-room properties are presently empty. Ultimately, 0.48% of flats with more than six rooms are also unoccupied. Of these properties, at least 0.53% are flats with more than five rooms.
Newly constructed flats
In the previous five years, the number of homes created in Berikon has changed by 104. The number of flats with 1 room comes to 3, the number of flats with 2 rooms to 17. 23 3-room flats and 44 flats with 4 rooms were also added to the supply of properties. Finally, 14 properties are 5-room flats and 3 flats have 6 rooms or more.
Letting
The average price for rental flats is CHF 1750 per month. Approximately 1570 per month represents the 25th percentile of rental prices. Three quarters of average monthly rental prices are lower than CHF 2090 (75th percentile) or equal to exactly this value.