The population of the locality has changed by 3.99 during the past three years, which is a change of 3.99%. Many types of tax (federal, cantonal, local and personal tax) have an effect on the level of tax imposed. Other factors include the tax policy and financial situation of the respective canton or municipality, along with the income level of the residents. Currently, the tax charge is 10.87%. In the Constituency Lucerne-Stadt, the following tax rates are in effect: unmarried people without children pay 14.78%, married couples without children 10.12%, married couples with 2 children 6.96% and a married couple on a pension 14.29%. The taxation rate is 155% in the area. The unemployment rate is 1.12% and the average yearly income of the residents is CHF 74’885.
The total housing stock in the Constituency Lucerne-Stadt comprises 48’120 flats. These are divided into 4327 1-room flats, 7929 2-room flats, 16’011 flats with 3 rooms and 13’457 flats with 4 rooms. The number of existing flats also includes 4414 flats with 5 rooms and 1982 flats with 6 rooms or more.
If we take into account unoccupied flats, the share comes to 1.01%. For instance, 1.44% of all one-room flats, 1.1% of two-room flats, 1.06% of 3-room properties, 0.78% of the four-room flats and 1.05% of all flats with five rooms are currently empty. The percentage of vacant flats with more than six rooms is 0.86%. Of these properties, 0.99% are flats with at least 5 rooms.
New flats were also constructed in the Constituency Lucerne-Stadt. In the last 5 years, 1638 new homes have been built. Of these properties, a total of 140 are one-room flats and 534 flats have two rooms. 547 additional flats with 3 rooms and 320 flats with 4 rooms were added to the region's pool of housing. Finally, the number of large flats in the pool of housing comprises 89 flats with 5 rooms and 8 flats with a minimum of six rooms.
The average rent per month is CHF 1650. Twenty-five per cent of the rents offered are equal to or are below a monthly rent of CHF 1350 (25th percentile). Monthly rental costs are lower than CHF 2030 or equal to this price (75th percentile).
