Municipality in the Canton of Vaud

Living in Borex

Borex (postcode 1277) has 277 residential buildings with 514 homes in total on 23 streets.

  • 514

    homes

  • 0%

    with a supermarket ≤ 500 m

  • 43%

    with public transport ≤ 300 m

  • 64%

    in a quiet location

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Borex in figures

  • Borex (postcode 1277) has 277 residential buildings with 514 homes in total on 23 streets.
  • The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1984.
  • 0% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 0% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 43% a public transport stop within 300 m.
  • 64% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
  • Net rents in the Canton of Vaud are 19.10 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
  • Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 13,545 per year for a single person with a gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Market & people

Prices, population and building stock

Rents

Official survey

19.10 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of Vaud · 2024

Canton value – not published for Borex

  • Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

19.10 CHF/m²

Rents per m² of living space per month, net · Canton of Vaud · 2024

+14 %

since 2012

14151617181920122015201820212024

Line: average

All values as a table
YearValue25 %75 %Cases
202419.10 CHF/m²–––
202318.80 CHF/m²–––
202218.40 CHF/m²–––
202118.10 CHF/m²–––
202018.00 CHF/m²–––
201917.60 CHF/m²–––
201817.50 CHF/m²–––
201717.10 CHF/m²–––
201617.00 CHF/m²–––
201516.70 CHF/m²–––
201417.30 CHF/m²–––
201316.90 CHF/m²–––
201216.80 CHF/m²–––

Official survey: Sample of existing tenancies.

Sources: BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen). Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.

Population & jobs

Residents (2025)
1,146
Growth over 10 years
+22.0%
Share of foreign nationals
26.8%
Share aged 65 and over
17.4%
Jobs (2024)
129
Income tax¹
CHF 13,545
Household electricity price (2027)
from 28.6 Rp./kWh

Sources: FSO (STATPOP, STATENT), ElCom. ¹ Canton and municipality, single person, gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Residential buildings by construction period

  • before 1919 5
  • 1919–1945 1
  • 1946–1970 24
  • 1971–1990 122
  • 1991–2010 43
  • from 2011 31

Heating systems in the existing stock

  • Heat pump 13%
  • Gas 3%
  • Heating oil 34%
  • Wood 3%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Borex.

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Streets compared

What is it like to live where in Borex?

The quietest streets

  1. 1.Chemin des Chaumets34 dB
  2. 2.Route de Grens37 dB
  3. 3.Chemin du Saugeau39 dB
  4. 4.Chemin de Jaillet40 dB
  5. 5.Chemin des Tourniaux41 dB
  6. 6.Chemin de Chantemerle42 dB
  7. 7.Chemin de la Bavand42 dB
  8. 8.Chemin de la Carrière44 dB

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

  1. 1.Chemin des Tourniaux1.8 km · 820 m
  2. 2.Chemin des Grillons1.9 km · 850 m
  3. 3.Chemin du Chanellet2.8 km · 140 m
  4. 4.Route d'Arnex2.8 km · 180 m
  5. 5.Au Village3.0 km · 110 m
  6. 6.Route de Signy2.9 km · 200 m
  7. 7.Chemin des Combes2.6 km · 450 m
  8. 8.En Bursinel2.9 km · 190 m

Short walks to daycare & kindergarten

  1. 1.Chemin de la Carrière2.6 km
  2. 2.Chemin du Chanellet2.7 km
  3. 3.En Bursinel2.8 km
  4. 4.Route d'Arnex2.8 km
  5. 5.Chemin des Tourniaux2.8 km
  6. 6.Chemin des Grillons2.8 km
  7. 7.Chemin sur la Gare2.9 km

Streets with at least three residential buildings; median of the buildings. Noise: loudest façade during the day (FOEN sonBASE); distances as the crow flies (OpenStreetMap, FOT).

Sources: Federal Register of Buildings and Dwellings (FSO), data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), FOEN sonBASE, FOT stops. Distances as the crow flies.