188 results - Apartment for rent in Region Uster

Overview

The population of the District of Uster is currently 137,642, which is a population increase of 3.24% over the past 3 years.

Population statistics

Average income totals CHF 86,820. 21.99% of the population are university graduates, 16.35% have a higher vocational training qualification, 43.7% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 17.96% are currently enrolled in compulsory education.

The unemployment rate is currently 0.94%.

Taxes

The total tax percentage in the area is 10.28%. Factors including income, marital status and the overall level of deductions are used to calculate the tax rate. In the District of Uster, for instance, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 13.54% tax, a married couple with two children 6.4% and a childless couple 9.4%%. The tax burden for a childless, unmarried person is 14.46%.

Summary of the property market

New construction

The number of newly built apartments in the District of Uster has been growing steadily for 5 years. A total of 3,907 new apartments were constructed. Of these new builds, a total of 201 apartments have exactly one room. Additional 2-room apartments have also been created; 889 apartments of this size were added in total. Additionally, 1,398 3-room apartments and 1,028 4-room apartments have been added to the local housing stock in recent years. The newly constructed accommodation includes 309 5-room apartments and 82 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Thanks to the new builds, the pool of housing available in the District of Uster has increased and there are now a total of 64,688 apartments. The number of 1-room apartments in the total housing supply is 2,580. In terms of medium-sized to large apartments, the housing stock comprises 17,649 apartments with 2 rooms, 20,399 3-room apartments and 10,702 with 4 rooms. In total, there are 10,702 5-room apartments and 5,226 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Vacant apartments

1.06% of apartments in the District of Uster are uninhabited. Of this number, 1.9% of 1-room apartments, 1.78% of apartments with 2 rooms, 1.24% of apartments with 3 rooms, 0.68% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.82% of 5-room apartments are empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.85%; 0.92%% of this value applies to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

The average rent for properties in the region is CHF 1,820. 25% of the rents on offer are less than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1,569 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are less than CHF 2,150 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.