Key location factors for Liestal at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Liestal is predominantly a single-family housing area: 62 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 9 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1972 is below the Swiss average (1991). 55 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 3 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1,14 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird. Das deutet auf ein Angebot hin, das weder besonders knapp noch besonders gross ist.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei CHF 8'458 pro m2, teurer als in 78 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Mieten liegen bei CHF 23,3 pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 65 % aller Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer liegt die Belastung bei 21,8 %, das entspricht CHF 32'646. Das ist teurer als in 94 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 15 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, das misst die Umgebung im Umkreis, nicht die Flächenaufteilung der Gemeinde selbst. Innerhalb der Gemeinde sind 59 % Wald, 25 % Siedlung und 16 % Landwirtschaft.
16'034 Personen leben in Liestal, davon sind 20,6 % ab 65 Jahren und 16,8 % unter 15 Jahren. 11,4 % der Bevölkerung leben seit 5 Jahren oder weniger am Ort.
Rents in the range of CHF 21-26/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Liestal. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Liestal 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 1,500–1,750 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 Liestal is typically in the range CHF 8'000-8'900 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Liestal is typically in the range CHF 6'700-8'700 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 Liestal is 21.8 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 32,646 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Liestal is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Liestal the share of second homes is 10.7 %, 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 Liestal the median is around CHF 8'458 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 Liestal colour-coded.
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