Housing
As of 2000, there were 554 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 2,318 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 1,338 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. As of 2000, there were 4,328 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.1 persons per household. In 2008 there were 1,318 single family homes (or 25.0% of the total) out of a total of 5,269 homes and apartments. There were a total of 54 empty apartments for a 1.0% vacancy rate. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 6.5 new units per 1000 residents.
As of 2003 the average price to rent an average apartment in Zofingen was 1063.57 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$850, £480, €680 approx. exchange rate from 2003). The average rate for a one room apartment was 592.19 CHF (US$470, £270, €380), a two room apartment was about 787.80 CHF (US$630, £350, €500), a three room apartment was about 937.35 CHF (US$750, £420, €600) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1694.74 CHF (US$1360, £760, €1080). The average apartment price in Zofingen was 95.3% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
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