Key location factors for Wattenwil at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Wattenwil has a mixed building structure: 51 % single-family, 18 % multi-family and 25 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 2013 is above the Swiss average (1991). 7 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 18 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Kaufpreis liegt bei 6'233 CHF pro m2 und ist damit günstiger als in 63% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mietpreise von 21.10 CHF pro m2 und Monat liegen unter dem Niveau von 56% aller Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 0.62% für 2025, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an freien Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 21.8%, das entspricht rund 32'759 CHF. Damit liegt Wattenwil höher als 95% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
3'230 Personen leben in der Gemeinde, 20.1% davon sind unter 15 Jahre alt und 23.9% sind 65 Jahre oder älter. In den letzten 5 Jahren ist die Bevölkerung um 7% gewachsen.
Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 55% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Gemeindefläche selbst besteht zu 50% aus Wald und zu 40% aus Landwirtschaftsfläche, nur 8% sind Siedlungsfläche.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-23/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Wattenwil. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Wattenwil are currently typically in the range CHF 19-23 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 Wattenwil is typically in the range CHF 5'900-6'600 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Wattenwil is typically in the range CHF 5'500-7'100 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 Wattenwil 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 Wattenwil is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Wattenwil the share of second homes is 11.0 %, 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 Wattenwil the median is around CHF 6'233 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 Wattenwil colour-coded.
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