Additional information

Synopsis

The number of inhabitants in Kandersteg has risen to 1,298 over the past 3 years. This is equivalent to a population increase of 1.33%.

Demographics

Average income is CHF 59,960.

10.25% of residents hold a university degree, 15.43% have completed higher vocational training and 58.3% have an SEK II qualification. Additionally, 16.11% of residents are currently attending school.

The region has high social standards and an educated population.

Currently, 0.46% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The tax rate for the residential area is 15.87%. It varies from person to person and is based on factors including actual income, marital status and the total amount of deductions.

Married couples on a pension (over 65) pay an average of 19.98% tax in Kandersteg, married couples with two children 11.16% and childless couples 15.29%%. The tax burden for a single person with no children is 20.69%.

The property market in general

New builds

Over the last 5 years, 52 new apartments have been constructed in Kandersteg.

In terms of 2-room apartments, 5 properties were newly built.

What's more, 38 3-room apartments and 6 4-room apartments have been added to the pool of housing available locally in recent years.

The number of exceptionally spacious apartments also increased: 2 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms and one apartment with 5 rooms were created.

Housing stock

Kandersteg now has a total of 1,590 apartments, following additional expansion of the local housing supply as a result of new construction.

The number of 1-room apartments totals 158.

In addition, there are 327 apartments with 2 rooms, 541 apartments with 3 rooms and 341 4-room apartments.

Finally, 134 5-room apartments and 89 spacious apartments with 6 or more rooms are available in the area.

Vacant apartments

There is a 0.95% vacancy rate in Kandersteg.

Consequently, 1.91% of the 1-room apartments,

0.92% of the apartments with 2 rooms,

0.93% of apartments with 3 rooms,

0.59% of the apartments with 4 rooms

and 1.5% of 5-room apartments are presently empty.

The rate of vacancy for 6-room apartments is 0.9%.

Property market (letting only)

Rents for rental properties are, on average, about CHF 1,400 per month.

25% of the rents on the market are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1,100 (25th percentile).

Monthly rents are less than CHF 1,630 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.