Key location factors for Grenchen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Grenchen has a mixed building structure: 52 % single-family, 33 % multi-family and 11 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 1970 is below the Swiss average (1991). 55 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 7 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Grenchen zählt gemäss BFS STATPOP 18'602 Einwohner.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei 5'696 CHF und damit günstiger als in 76 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Mieten liegen bei 19.2 CHF pro m2 und Monat, ebenfalls günstiger als in 78 % aller Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt 2025 bei 1.27 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung ohne Kirchensteuer bei 20.4 % beziehungsweise 30'546 CHF, was teurer ist als in 60 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell beträgt 467 CHF pro Monat, teurer als in 64 % aller Gemeinden.
Im Umkreis von Grenchen gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 62 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Gemeindefläche selbst gliedert sich in 40 % Wald, 37 % Landwirtschaft und 22 % Siedlung.
Rents in the range of CHF 17-21/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Grenchen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Grenchen are currently typically in the range CHF 17-21 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,250–1,450 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 Grenchen is typically in the range CHF 5'400-6'000 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Grenchen is typically in the range CHF 4'800-6'300 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 Grenchen is 20.4 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 30,546 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Grenchen is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Grenchen the share of second homes is 14.8 %, 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 Grenchen the median is around CHF 5'696 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 Grenchen colour-coded.
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