Key location factors for Oberbalm at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Oberbalm has a mixed building structure: 47 % single-family, 14 % multi-family and 33 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 2003 is above the Swiss average (1991). 13 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 6 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Oberbalm zählt 865 Einwohner gemäss BFS STATPOP. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 1.9% gewachsen.
Der Wohnungsmarkt gilt mit einer Leerwohnungsziffer von 0.87% als knapp. Das freie Angebot ist entsprechend eingeschränkt.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 6'960 CHF, das ist höher als in 56% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete dagegen liegt mit 17.3 CHF pro m2 und Monat günstiger als in 90% aller Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 21.1%, das entspricht 31'686 CHF. Das ist höher als in 79% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
23.2% der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 16.6% sind unter 15 Jahren. Der Rest verteilt sich auf die übrigen Altersgruppen.
Rents in the range of CHF 15-19/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Oberbalm. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Oberbalm are currently typically in the range CHF 15-19 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,100–1,300 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 Oberbalm is typically in the range CHF 6'600-7'400 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Oberbalm is typically in the range CHF 5'500-7'100 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 Oberbalm is 21.1 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,686 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Oberbalm is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Oberbalm the share of second homes is 15.2 %, 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 Oberbalm the median is around CHF 6'960 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 Oberbalm colour-coded.
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