Key location factors for Burgistein at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Burgistein is predominantly a single-family housing area: 69 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 20 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2009 is above the Swiss average (1991). 11 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 21 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Burgistein zählt 1'069 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner laut BFS STATPOP. In den letzten fünf Jahren ist die Bevölkerung um 4 % zurückgegangen.
24 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 15.2 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 0.37 % und wird als knapper Markt eingestuft. Das bedeutet ein begrenztes Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 6'424 CHF pro m2, was günstiger ist als in 58 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete beträgt 21.3 CHF pro m2 und Monat, ebenfalls günstiger als in 54 % aller Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 21.9 % beziehungsweise 32'815 CHF, was teurer ist als in 96 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell beträgt 463 CHF im Monat.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-24/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Burgistein. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Burgistein are currently typically in the range CHF 19-24 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,350–1,600 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 Burgistein is typically in the range CHF 6'100-6'800 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Burgistein is typically in the range CHF 5'800-7'500 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 Burgistein is 21.9 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 32,815 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Burgistein is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Burgistein the share of second homes is 11.6 %, 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 Burgistein the median is around CHF 6'424 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 Burgistein colour-coded.
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