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Synopsis

The number of inhabitants in Fribourg has decreased by 1.42%, to 37,653, in the last 3 years as a result of population decline.

Population data

Average income totals CHF 68,060. 31.34%% of the population have a university degree, 7.11% have completed higher vocational training, 30.79% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 30.76% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling.

The current unemployment rate stands at 2.03%.

Taxes

The tax rate for the residential area is 14.07%. It varies from person to person and depends on aspects including actual income, marital status and the total amount of deductions. In Fribourg, the tax rate is 19.55% for an unmarried person without children. On average, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pay 17.64%, a married couple with two children 9.67% and a couple without children 13.15%%.

The property market in general

New construction

In the past 5 years, 833 new apartments have been created in Fribourg. Of these newly constructed apartments, 159 are 1-room apartments, which are ideal for singles. A total of 205 new 2-room apartments have additionally been constructed. In addition, 295 3-room apartments and 142 4-room apartments have been built. The available housing stock was also expanded to include 26 5-room apartments and 6 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Due to new construction, the housing stock in Fribourg has grown, and there are now a total of 22,761 apartments. In terms of 1-room apartments, a total of 3,449 properties are on the market. The total number of properties amounts to 4,407 apartments with 2 rooms, 7,437 apartments with 3 rooms and 5,076 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 1,565 5-room apartments and 827 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are also available in the region.

Unoccupied apartments

The vacancy rate in Fribourg is 1.09%. Consequently, 1.14% of the 1-room apartments, 0.85% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 1.36% of 3-room apartments, 1.09% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.77% of the 5-room apartments are presently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.63%; 0.37%% of this figure pertains to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

Rents for rental properties average CHF 1,350 per month. 25% of the available rents are lower than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1,070 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than or equivalent to CHF 1,586 (75th percentile).