Key location factors for Hochwald at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Hochwald is predominantly a single-family housing area: 84 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 8 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2010 is above the Swiss average (1991). 6 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 17 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Laut BFS STATPOP zählt Hochwald 1'282 Einwohner. Die Bevölkerungszahl ist in den letzten fünf Jahren um 0.6 % zurückgegangen.
Mit 5'548 CHF pro m2 beim Kauf und 20.3 CHF pro m2 und Monat bei der Miete liegt Hochwald im günstigeren Bereich im Schweizer Vergleich. Der Wohnungsmarkt gilt mit einer Leerwohnungsziffer von 1.6 % als ausgeglichen.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 20.4 %, das entspricht CHF 30'623. Das ist teurer als in 60 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
28.1 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 17.2 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Die Gesamtbevölkerung ist in den letzten fünf Jahren leicht um 0.6 % gesunken.
Die Gemeindefläche besteht zu 45 % aus Wald, zu 45 % aus Landwirtschaftsfläche und zu 10 % aus Siedlungsfläche. Im Umkreis gibt es allerdings weniger unversiegelte Fläche als bei 67 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 18-22/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Hochwald. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Hochwald are currently typically in the range CHF 18-22 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,300–1,550 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 Hochwald is typically in the range CHF 5'200-5'900 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Hochwald is typically in the range CHF 6'400-8'200 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 Hochwald is 20.4 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 30,623 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Hochwald is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Hochwald the share of second homes is 12.3 %, 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 Hochwald the median is around CHF 5'548 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 Hochwald colour-coded.
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