Key location factors for Berken at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Berken is predominantly a single-family housing area: 74 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 16 % have 2 units.
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Berken zählt gemäss BFS STATPOP 47 Einwohner. Damit handelt es sich um eine sehr kleine Gemeinde.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend gering.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei rund 5'163 CHF pro m2. Das ist günstiger als in 87 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit 150'000 CHF Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 18.7 % beziehungsweise 28'018 CHF, ohne Kirchensteuer. Das ist teurer als in 50 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
51 % der Fläche werden landwirtschaftlich genutzt, 31 % sind Wald und 13 % Siedlungsfläche. Diese Aufteilung betrifft die Gemeinde selbst, nicht die Umgebung im weiteren Umkreis.
Rents in the range of CHF 17-21/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Berken. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Berken 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 1,200–1,450 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 Berken is typically in the range CHF 4'900-5'500 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Berken is typically in the range CHF 5'100-6'600 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 Berken is 18.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 28,018 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Berken is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Berken the share of second homes is 17.4 %, 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 Berken the median is around CHF 5'163 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 Berken colour-coded.
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