Key location factors for Wichtrach at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Wichtrach is predominantly a single-family housing area: 59 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 13 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2007 is above the Swiss average (1991). 3 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 30 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Wichtrach zählt 4'466 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner gemäss BFS STATPOP. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 2.6% gewachsen.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 0.61% und gilt als knapper Markt. Das bedeutet, dass freie Wohnungen eher rar sind.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 5'876 CHF und damit günstiger als in 72% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Mietpreise liegen bei 21.7 CHF pro m2 und Monat, was teurer ist als in der Hälfte aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für eine alleinstehende Person ohne Kirchensteuer bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 20.7%, was 31'066 CHF entspricht. Das ist teurer als in 69% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
21.6% der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 18.1% sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Diese Zahlen basieren auf Daten des BFS STATPOP.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-24/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Wichtrach. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Wichtrach 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 1,400–1,650 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 Wichtrach is typically in the range CHF 5'500-6'200 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Wichtrach 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 Wichtrach is 20.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,066 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Wichtrach is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Wichtrach the share of second homes is 6.2 %, 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 Wichtrach the median is around CHF 5'876 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 Wichtrach colour-coded.
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