Key location factors for St. Stephan at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
St. Stephan has a mixed building structure: 29 % single-family, 17 % multi-family and 24 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 1900 is below the Swiss average (1991). 69 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 26 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
St. Stephan zählt 1'326 Einwohner laut BFS STATPOP. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 0,3 % zurückgegangen.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 0,68 % (2025), was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Der Zweitwohnungsanteil liegt bei 46,89 %.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 6'556 CHF und ist damit günstiger als in 54 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei 24,4 CHF pro m2 und Monat, was teurer ist als in 71 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 21,5 % beziehungsweise 32'194 CHF, teurer als in 90 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell liegt bei 432 CHF im Monat, günstiger als in 65 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
25 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 18,7 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Der Anteil an Personen mit einem Tertiärabschluss liegt bei 19 %, gegenüber rund 35 % im Schweizer Mittel.
Rents in the range of CHF 22-27/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in St. Stephan. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in St. Stephan are currently typically in the range CHF 22-27 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,550–1,850 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 St. Stephan is typically in the range CHF 6'200-6'900 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in St. Stephan is typically in the range CHF 5'600-7'200 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 St. Stephan 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 St. Stephan is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
Yes — in St. Stephan the share of second homes is 46.9 %, above the 20 % threshold. The second-home law applies and construction of new second homes is restricted (primary-residence obligation for new builds, exceptions for legacy dwellings). Source: Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), 2025.
A first reference point is the local price per square metre: in St. Stephan the median is around CHF 6'556 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 St. Stephan colour-coded.
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