Population development and taxation
The number of residents in Yverdon-les-Bains has changed by 2.12%, to 30'292, during the past three years.
The different types of tax (federal, cantonal, municipal and individual tax) are used to measure the region's fiscal efficiency. The amount of tax usually hinges on many factors, including the financial situation of the population. Currently, the tax burden is 13.98%. In Yverdon-les-Bains, unmarried people with no children pay an average of 19.91% tax, married couples on a pension pay 18.21%, couples with two children pay 9.06% and a married couple without children pays 12.82%. The rate of taxation totals 75% in the locality. Furthermore, the average yearly income amounts to CHF 61'340 and jobless figures are at 2.53%.
Existing housing
The number of flats in Yverdon-les-Bains comes to 15'616. These are broken down as follows: 1450 1-room flats, 2950 2-room flats, 5549 flats with 3 rooms and 3662 flats with 4 rooms. There are also 1479 5-room flats and 526 flats with 6 or more rooms.
Unoccupied flats
In Yverdon-les-Bains, 0.44% of flats are untenanted. For instance, 0.28% of 1-room flats, 0.41% of properties with two rooms, 0.54% of flats with 3 rooms, 0.52% of all flats with four rooms and 0.14% of existing five-room properties are currently vacant. If we consider 6-room properties, we see a rate of vacancy of 0.19%.
New builds
Yverdon-les-Bains acquired 317 new properties over the last five years. Of these properties, a total of 19 flats have 1 room and 93 flats include 2 rooms. In addition, 121 flats with 3 rooms and 55 flats with 4 rooms were built. Lastly, 17 five-room flats and 12 flats with at least six rooms are waiting for new occupants.
Rental properties
The average monthly rent in the region is CHF 1550. Twenty-five per cent of all rents on offer are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1270 (25th percentile). Finally, seventy-five per cent of rents are CHF 1840 or less.
