Key location factors for Hellsau at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Hellsau is predominantly a single-family housing area: 73 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 16 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2011 is above the Swiss average (1991). 7 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 12 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Hellsau zählt 213 Einwohner. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 0.9 % gewachsen.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 5'070 CHF und ist damit günstiger als in 88 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mieten mit 17.60 CHF pro m2 und Monat liegen unter dem Niveau der meisten anderen Gemeinden.
Die Steuerbelastung liegt bei 21.3 %, was für ein Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) rund 31'969 CHF entspricht. Damit liegt Hellsau höher als 85 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 6.82 %, was gemäss BFS als lockerer Markt eingestuft wird.
69 % der Fläche werden landwirtschaftlich genutzt, 24 % sind Wald und 7 % Siedlungsfläche. Im Umkreis von Hellsau gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 43 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 16-20/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Hellsau. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Hellsau 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 Hellsau is typically in the range CHF 4'800-5'400 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Hellsau is typically in the range CHF 5'400-7'000 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 Hellsau is 21.3 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,969 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Hellsau is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Hellsau the share of second homes is 12.2 %, 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 Hellsau the median is around CHF 5'070 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 Hellsau colour-coded.
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