Key location factors for Echarlens at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Echarlens is predominantly a single-family housing area: 61 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 21 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2008 is above the Swiss average (1991). 6 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 20 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Echarlens zählt 846 Einwohner gemäss BFS STATPOP. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 2.1% gewachsen.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0%, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Wer eine Wohnung sucht, muss mit begrenztem Angebot rechnen.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 6'812 CHF pro m2, was teurer ist als in 53% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei 21.3 CHF pro m2 und Monat, günstiger als in 54% aller Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 19.5%, entsprechend 29'321 CHF. Das ist teurer als in 55% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Gemeindefläche besteht zu 72% aus Landwirtschaft, zu 15% aus Wald und zu 12% aus Siedlungsfläche. Im Umkreis gibt es zudem mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 84% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-24/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Echarlens. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Echarlens are currently typically in the range CHF 19-24 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,350–1,600 per month — the effective market range starts lower for small apartments and rises disproportionately for large ones.
The m² price for owner-occupied apartments in Echarlens is typically in the range CHF 6'400-7'200 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Echarlens is typically in the range CHF 6'000-7'800 per m² (defensive range ±12 %). House prices vary considerably depending on plot size, buildability and micro-location within the municipality — a direct m² comparison serves only as an initial orientation.
The effective tax burden in Echarlens is 19.5 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 29,321 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Echarlens is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Echarlens the share of second homes is 10.1 %, below the 20 % threshold. The second-home law does not apply here, and new second homes are generally permitted. Source: Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), 2025.
A first reference point is the local price per square metre: in Echarlens the median is around CHF 6'812 per m² for condominiums. A realistic estimate also factors in location, year of construction, condition, fit-out quality and view. How the price compares with other municipalities is shown by the Immoskop municipality comparison: all 2’110 municipalities by housing costs, taxes and health insurance premiums — as guidance, not a substitute for an official or bank-verified valuation.
Municipalities nearby, ordered by driving time — purchase price difference to Echarlens colour-coded.
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