Key location factors for Bowil at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Bowil has a mixed building structure: 51 % single-family, 14 % multi-family and 31 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 2008 is above the Swiss average (1991). 9 % 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.
Der Kaufpreis liegt bei 5'725 CHF pro m2, das ist günstiger als in 75 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete beträgt 18.20 CHF pro m2 und Monat, günstiger als in 86 % aller Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 0.89 % (Stand 2025), was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 21.5 %, das entspricht 32'194 CHF. Das ist teurer als in 89 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 5.2 % zurückgegangen. Aktuell zählt Bowil 1'293 Einwohner.
Die Gemeindefläche besteht zu 55 % aus Landwirtschaftsfläche und zu 40 % aus Wald, Siedlungsfläche macht 5 % aus. Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 64 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 16-20/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Bowil. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Bowil 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 1,150–1,400 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 Bowil is typically in the range CHF 5'400-6'100 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Bowil is typically in the range CHF 5'100-6'500 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 Bowil is 21.5 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 32,194 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Bowil is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Bowil the share of second homes is 4.1 %, 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 Bowil the median is around CHF 5'725 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 Bowil colour-coded.
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