Key location factors for Walperswil at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · April 2026 · asking rents from listings
Walperswil is predominantly a single-family housing area: 68 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 21 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2011 is above the Swiss average (1991). 3 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 29 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Walperswil zählt 1'045 Einwohner. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 1,3 % gewachsen.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 5'938 CHF, was günstiger ist als in 70 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Mietwohnungen kosten im Schnitt 18 CHF pro m2 und Monat.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 20,7 %, was 31'122 CHF entspricht. Das ist teurer als in 69 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
73 % der Fläche werden landwirtschaftlich genutzt, 11 % sind Siedlungsfläche und 7 % Wald. Diese Aufteilung beschreibt die Gemeindefläche selbst, unabhängig von der unversiegelten Fläche im Umkreis.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1,63 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird. Weder ein grosser Überschuss noch eine ausgeprägte Knappheit an Wohnraum sind erkennbar.
Rents in the range of CHF 16-20/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Walperswil. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Walperswil are currently typically in the range CHF 16-20 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,150–1,350 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 Walperswil is typically in the range CHF 5'600-6'300 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Walperswil is typically in the range CHF 5'900-7'600 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 Walperswil is 20.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,122 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Walperswil is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Walperswil the share of second homes is 10.6 %, 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 Walperswil the median is around CHF 5'938 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 Walperswil colour-coded.
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