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Summary

For some years now, Meiringen has recorded a steady rise in its population; to be more precise, the population has increased by 0.37%, to 4,656 inhabitants.

Demographics

The average yearly income is CHF 61,180. 8.43%% of the population have a university degree, 16.15% have completed higher vocational training, 55.87% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 19.56% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, the residential area has high social standards. The unemployment rate is currently 0.39%.

Taxes

The rate of taxation is 16.27%. The actual tax rate differs from person to person and is based on aspects including actual income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In Meiringen, for instance, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 20.46% tax, a married couple with two children 11.46% and a childless couple 15.68%%. The tax burden for a childless, single person is 21.2%.

Summary of the property market

New buildings

Meiringen has seen the construction of 207 new apartments in the past 5 years. A total of 4 1-room apartments have been created. In addition to the existing apartments, 40 new 2-room apartments have been constructed. Additionally, 67 3-room apartments and 70 4-room apartments have been added to the pool of housing available locally in recent years. The housing stock available in the area was also expanded to include 20 5-room apartments and 6 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to a further increase in the housing supply, and there are now 3,022 apartments in Meiringen. A total of 228 1-room apartments are available on the housing market. In addition, there are 451 apartments with 2 rooms, 706 apartments with 3 rooms and 779 apartments with 4 rooms. Overall, there are 555 5-room apartments and 303 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

There is a 0.77% vacancy rate in Meiringen.

This means that 0.45% of the 2-room apartments, 1.01% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 0.91% of 4-room apartments and 0.73% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate is 0.83% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 1.01% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (letting only)

Rental properties are available at an average price of CHF 1,315 per month. A quarter of rents are less than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 980 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are less than CHF 1,550 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.