Over the last 3 years, the population in the District of Waldenburg has changed by 1.83%, to 16’422 people. The level of tax is determined by a range of aspects. On the one hand, the population's overall income has an impact, as larger incomes usually result in more taxes. On the other hand, the rates of the different types of tax (federal, cantonal, local and personal tax) also affect the amount of tax. Additional factors might include the tax policy and fiscal circumstances of the respective canton or municipality. The work and services that need to be financed by tax revenue can additionally impact the tax burden. Currently, the tax charge is 13.23%. Tax contributions in the District of Waldenburg are broken down as follows: single, childless individuals pay an average of 19.62%, a married couple without children 11.94%, a couple with two children 9.01% and retired couples 15.94%. What's more, the region's taxation rate amounts to 62%. The average annual income is CHF 71’125 and the unemployment rate 1.16%.
There are a total of 8079 flats in the District of Waldenburg. The total number of properties includes 202 flats with 1 room, 768 2-room flats, 1564 flats with 3 rooms and 2326 flats with 4 rooms. In addition, there are 1987 5-room flats and 1232 flats with 6 or more rooms.
In the District of Waldenburg, 0.55% of the housing stock is unoccupied. For instance, 2.97% of all flats with 1 room, 0.91% of properties with two rooms, 0.7% of the flats with 3 rooms, 0.56% of the four-room flats and 0.2% of all 5-room properties are currently untenanted. Finally, 0.24% of flats with six or more rooms are also empty. Of these properties, approximately 0.22% are flats with more than 5 rooms.
New flats were also added in the District of Waldenburg. In the previous five years, 344 new homes have been built. Of these, 6 are flats with one room and 61 are flats with two rooms. Moreover, 64 flats with 3 rooms and 98 flats with 4 rooms have been newly created. Lastly, 80 flats have 5 rooms and 35 flats have a minimum of 6.
The average cost of properties to let is CHF 1520 per month. Twenty-five per cent of the rents on offer correspond to or are lower than a monthly rent of CHF 1250 (25th percentile). Three quarters of average monthly rental costs are CHF 1810 or are lower than this value (75th percentile).
