Key location factors for Erschwil at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Erschwil is predominantly a single-family housing area: 83 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 10 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2015 is above the Swiss average (1991). 8 % 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.
Erschwil zählt 967 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner gemäss BFS STATPOP.
Kaufpreise für Wohnungen liegen bei 5'894 CHF pro m2, günstiger als in 71 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mieten mit 18.9 CHF pro m2 und Monat sind günstiger als in 80 % aller Gemeinden.
Die Steuerbelastung liegt bei 21.4 %, was bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF für eine alleinstehende Person rund 32'038 CHF entspricht, ohne Kirchensteuer. Damit ist Erschwil teurer als 87 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
58 % der Fläche sind Wald, 34 % Landwirtschaft und 8 % Siedlungsfläche, gemäss BFS Arealstatistik.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.53 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird.
Rents in the range of CHF 17-21/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Erschwil. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Erschwil are currently typically in the range CHF 17-21 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,200–1,450 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 Erschwil is typically in the range CHF 5'500-6'200 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Erschwil is typically in the range CHF 4'800-6'200 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 Erschwil is 21.4 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 32,038 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Erschwil is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Erschwil the share of second homes is 11.5 %, 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 Erschwil the median is around CHF 5'894 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 Erschwil colour-coded.
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