Key location factors for St. Silvester at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
St. Silvester is predominantly a single-family housing area: 71 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 22 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1991 is close to the Swiss average (1991). 32 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 54 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
St. Silvester zählt 1'064 Einwohner gemäss BFS STATPOP. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 9.6% gewachsen.
Wohneigentum kostet im Median 5'475 CHF pro m2, das ist günstiger als in 81% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei 19.8 CHF pro m2 und Monat, ebenfalls günstiger als in 72% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 22%, das entspricht CHF 32'981. Damit gehört St. Silvester zu den teureren Gemeinden der Schweiz, teurer als 96% aller anderen.
Die Gemeindefläche besteht zu 52% aus Landwirtschaftsfläche, 36% Wald und 10% Siedlungsfläche. Diese Aufteilung betrifft die Gemeinde selbst, unabhängig von der Umgebung im weiteren Umkreis.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.37%, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird. Das deutet auf eine Balance zwischen Angebot und Nachfrage hin.
Rents in the range of CHF 18-22/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in St. Silvester. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in St. Silvester are currently typically in the range CHF 18-22 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,300–1,500 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 St. Silvester is typically in the range CHF 5'200-5'800 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in St. Silvester is typically in the range CHF 5'200-6'800 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 St. Silvester is 22.0 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 32,981 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in St. Silvester is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in St. Silvester the share of second homes is 6.3 %, 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 St. Silvester the median is around CHF 5'475 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 St. Silvester colour-coded.
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