Additional information

Abstract

The number of inhabitants in Ballens has increased by 8.67% over the past 3 years, to 589 inhabitants.

Population statistics

On average, people earn CHF 73,525 annually.

16.45% of residents hold a university degree, 12.61% have completed higher vocational education and 45.09% have an SEK II qualification. Additionally, 26.07% of residents are currently enrolled in school.

Consequently, this region has high social standards and an educated population.

The overall unemployment rate is 1.53%.

Taxes

Overall, the tax burden in the area is 15.38%. The individual share of tax actually paid will vary and is determined by factors such as current income, marital status, the amount of deductions and so on.

In Ballens, the rate of taxation for single people without children is 20.92%. A retired, married couple (over 65) pays an average of 20.02%, a couple with two children 10.24% and a childless couple 14.54%%.

The overall property market

New construction

13 new apartments have been created in Ballens in the last 5 years.

Of these new-build apartments, 3 have 2 rooms.

4 new apartments with 3 rooms and one apartment with 4 rooms were also built.

The number of larger newly built apartments includes one 6+ room apartment and 4 5-room apartments.

Housing stock

The new builds have contributed to an additional increase in the housing stock, and there are now 254 apartments in Ballens.

There are a total of 8 1-room apartments available in the area.

In addition, there are 27 apartments with 2 rooms, 60 apartments with 3 rooms and 80 apartments with a full 4 rooms.

Overall, there are 42 5-room apartments and 37 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Empty apartments

0.79% of apartments in Ballens are uninhabited.

The proportion of 3-room apartments that are currently empty is 3.33%.

Property market (letting only)

The average rent for a flat in the region is CHF 1,800.

This means that 25% of all rents on offer are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1,400 (25th percentile).

Finally, 75% of monthly rents are lower than CHF 2,060, or are equal to this amount.