Key location factors for Rapperswil BE at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Rapperswil BE is predominantly a single-family housing area: 66 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 20 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2007 is above the Swiss average (1991). 5 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 11 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Rapperswil (BE) zählt 2'705 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner gemäss BFS STATPOP.
Mit 5'879 CHF pro m2 ist Wohneigentum günstiger als in 72 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt 2025 bei 1.16 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit CHF 150'000 Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 20.9 % beziehungsweise CHF 31'291, ohne Kirchensteuer. Das ist teurer als in 74 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
64 % der Fläche werden landwirtschaftlich genutzt, 27 % sind Wald und 9 % Siedlungsfläche, gemäss BFS Arealstatistik.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-24/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Rapperswil BE. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Rapperswil BE 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 Rapperswil BE 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 Rapperswil BE 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 Rapperswil BE is 20.9 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,291 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Rapperswil BE is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Rapperswil BE the share of second homes is 11.1 %, 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 Rapperswil BE the median is around CHF 5'879 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 Rapperswil BE colour-coded.
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