Key location factors for Signau at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Signau has a mixed building structure: 47 % single-family, 18 % multi-family and 31 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 1992 is close to the Swiss average (1991). 45 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 8 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Sowohl Kauf- als auch Mietpreise liegen deutlich unter dem Schweizer Durchschnitt. Wohneigentum kostet 5'353 CHF pro m2, was günstiger ist als in 83 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, und Mietwohnungen kosten 17.8 CHF pro m2 im Monat, günstiger als in 88 % aller Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt 2025 bei 0.63 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das bedeutet, dass freie Wohnungen eher rar sind.
Für ein Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 21.8 %, das entspricht 32'759 CHF ohne Kirchensteuer. Damit ist Signau teurer als in 95 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
25.1 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 16.5 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt. In den letzten fünf Jahren ist die Bevölkerung um 2.8 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis von Signau gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 63 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Gemeindefläche selbst besteht zu 55 % aus Landwirtschaft, zu 36 % aus Wald und zu 8 % aus Siedlungsfläche.
Rents in the range of CHF 16-20/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Signau. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Signau 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 Signau is typically in the range CHF 5'000-5'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Signau is typically in the range CHF 4'700-6'100 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 Signau is 21.8 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 32,759 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Signau is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Signau the share of second homes is 12.7 %, 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 Signau the median is around CHF 5'353 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 Signau colour-coded.
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