Key location factors for Cottens FR at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Cottens FR is predominantly a single-family housing area: 72 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 16 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2007 is above the Swiss average (1991). 1 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 19 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Cottens zählt 1'529 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 1.7% gewachsen.
20.3% der Bevölkerung sind unter 15 Jahre alt, 18.9% sind 65 Jahre oder älter.
Der Markt gilt mit einer Leerwohnungsziffer von 0.89% als knapp. Das Wohnungsangebot ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Kaufpreise für Wohnungen liegen bei 6'437 CHF pro m2, günstiger als in 57% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Mieten liegen bei 21.4 CHF pro m2 und Monat, günstiger als in 53% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 20.5%, was teurer ist als in 65% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell beträgt 470 CHF pro Monat, teurer als in 69% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-24/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Cottens FR. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Cottens FR 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 1,400–1,600 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 Cottens FR is typically in the range CHF 6'100-6'800 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Cottens FR is typically in the range CHF 5'700-7'400 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 Cottens FR is 20.5 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 30,785 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Cottens FR is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Cottens FR the share of second homes is 9.7 %, 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 Cottens FR the median is around CHF 6'437 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 Cottens FR colour-coded.
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