Key location factors for Laufen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Laufen is predominantly a single-family housing area: 67 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 7 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1977 is below the Swiss average (1991). 52 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 7 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Laufen zählt 6'054 Einwohner. Die Bevölkerung ist innerhalb von 5 Jahren um 7.3 % gewachsen.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.15 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird. Damit ist die Situation weder besonders angespannt noch besonders entspannt.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei 7'347 CHF, was Laufen teurer macht als 64 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei 22.1 CHF pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 54 % aller Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 21.1 %, das entspricht CHF 31'641. Das ist höher als in 77 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Im Umkreis von Laufen gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 33 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auf dem Gemeindegebiet selbst sind 53 % Wald und 26 % Landwirtschaftsfläche.
Rents in the range of CHF 20-24/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Laufen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Laufen are currently typically in the range CHF 20-24 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,400–1,650 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 Laufen is typically in the range CHF 6'900-7'800 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Laufen is typically in the range CHF 6'000-7'800 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 Laufen is 21.1 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,641 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Laufen is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Laufen the share of second homes is 11.8 %, 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 Laufen the median is around CHF 7'347 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 Laufen colour-coded.
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