147 results - Apartment for rent in Region Aarau

Synopsis

In the last 3 years, the number of residents in the District of Aarau has increased by 3.11%, to 81,798 people.

Demographic data

The average yearly income is CHF 74,755. 18.13% of the population hold a university degree, 16.9% have a higher vocational education qualification, 44.66% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or finished a vocational apprenticeship and 20.31% of residents are enrolled in compulsory schooling. Consequently, the area has high social standards. Currently, 1.23% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The total tax percentage in the region is 11.8%. How much tax individuals pay depends on a number of factors, including actual income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 14.78% tax, a married couple with two children 8.18% and a childless couple 10.78%. The tax burden for an unmarried person without children is 16.43%.

The overall property market

New buildings

New living space has been created in the District of Aarau within the past 5 years. For instance, 3,081 new apartments were created. One-room apartments comprise 149 of the newly built apartments – an excellent option for people living alone. Additional 2-room apartments have also been built; 782 apartments of this size were added in total. What's more, 1,047 3-room apartments and 742 4-room apartments have been constructed. The available housing stock was also expanded to include 278 5-room apartments and 83 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

New builds have further expanded the housing stock in the region; there are now a total of 40,461 apartments in the District of Aarau. The number of 1-room apartments is 1,761. Additionally, there are 4,589 apartments with 2 rooms, 10,390 apartments with 3 rooms and 11,945 apartments with a full 4 rooms. Overall, there are 7,719 5-room apartments and 4,057 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

0.99% of apartments in the District of Aarau are empty. Consequently, 0.8% of the 1-room apartments, 0.96% of the apartments with 2 rooms, 1.32% of apartments with 3 rooms, 0.98% of 4-room apartments and 0.66% of all 5-room apartments are presently vacant. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.73%; 0.86% of those vacant properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

An average of CHF 1,520 is needed to rent a flat. This means that 25% of all rents on the market are lower than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1,300 (25th percentile). In addition, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equal to CHF 1,790.