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Summary
The population in the Canton of Vaud has increased by 3.15% in the last 3 years, to 830,431 people.
Demographic data
The average income level is CHF 85,145.
26.09% of the population have a university degree, 9.65% have a higher vocational education qualification, 38.78% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 25.42% are completing compulsory schooling and 0.07% of the population provided no information on their highest educational qualification.
1.6% of the population is presently unemployed.
Taxes
The overall rate of taxation is 15.19%. This varies on an individual basis and depends on income, marital status and the total amount of deductions, among other factors.
In the Canton of Vaud, for instance, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 19.78% tax, a married couple with two children 10.11% and a couple without children 14.36%%. The tax rate for an unmarried person without children is 20.67%.
The overall property market
New builds
With a total of 25,094 apartments, the Canton of Vaud has seen new housing built within the past 5 years.
One-room apartments account for 2,385 of the new builds – an excellent option for singles.
The number of newly constructed 2-room apartments amounts to 5,792.
7,909 3-room apartments and 5,660 apartments with 4 rooms were additionally constructed.
In addition, there are 2,380 5-room apartments and 968 apartments with at least 6 rooms available.
Housing stock
Thanks to the newly constructed buildings, the supply of housing in the Canton of Vaud has increased and there are now a total of 432,941 apartments.
There are 36,091 1-room apartments available on the housing market.
The housing supply also comprises 124,259 apartments with 2 rooms, 100,373 with 3 rooms and 55,374 apartments with 4 rooms.
In total, there are 55,374 5-room apartments and 37,634 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.
Unoccupied apartments
In the Canton of Vaud, there is a 0.98% vacancy rate for apartments.
Of this figure, 1.38% of 1-room apartments,
1.01% of the 2-room apartments,
0.99% of the 3-room apartments,
0.84% of all 4-room apartments
and 0.77% of the 5-room apartments are currently empty.
The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.95%; 1.22% of those vacant properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.
Housing market (rental only)
The average rent for a property in the area is CHF 1,635.
25% of the available rents are less than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1,300 (25th percentile).
Monthly rents are lower than CHF 2,040 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.
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