Key location factors for Dornach at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Dornach is predominantly a single-family housing area: 68 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 12 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2009 is above the Swiss average (1991). 12 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 6 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 2.11 % und wird als lockerer Markt eingestuft. Das deutet auf ein vergleichsweise entspanntes Angebot hin.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei CHF 9'238, was teurer ist als in 84 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Mietwohnungen kosten CHF 23.90 pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 69 % der Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 18.2 % beziehungsweise CHF 27'369. Das ist günstiger als in 59 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
6'901 Personen leben in Dornach, davon sind 23.8 % im Alter ab 65 Jahren und 17.2 % unter 15 Jahren. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 0.8 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 6 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, was auf eine eher dichter genutzte Umgebung hindeutet. Innerhalb der Gemeindegrenzen selbst entfallen aber 47 % der Fläche auf Wald.
Rents in the range of CHF 21-26/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Dornach. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Dornach are currently typically in the range CHF 21-26 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,550–1,800 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 Dornach is typically in the range CHF 8'700-9'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Dornach is typically in the range CHF 8'100-10'400 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 Dornach is 18.2 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 27,369 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Dornach is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Dornach 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 Dornach the median is around CHF 9'238 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 Dornach colour-coded.
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