Key location factors for Bolken at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · April 2026 · asking rents from listings
Bolken is predominantly a single-family housing area: 86 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 9 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2012 is above the Swiss average (1991). 2 % 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.
Bolken zählt gemäss BFS STATPOP 577 Einwohner. In den letzten 5 Jahren ist die Bevölkerung um 3 % zurückgegangen.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 5'362 CHF und ist damit günstiger als in 83 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei 21.6 CHF pro m2 und Monat, günstiger als in 51 % aller Gemeinden.
Die Steuerbelastung liegt bei 22.7 %, was bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer CHF 34'025 entspricht. Damit ist Bolken teurer als in 99 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
19.2 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 16.6 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Damit lässt sich ein Bild der Altersverteilung zeichnen, ohne dass daraus weitere Schlüsse zu Angeboten gezogen werden können.
Innerhalb der Gemeinde machen Landwirtschaftsflächen 64 % aus, Wald 22 % und Siedlungsfläche 13 %. Im Umkreis gibt es zudem mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 30 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, was die Umgebung und nicht die Gemeindefläche selbst beschreibt.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-24/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Bolken. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Bolken are currently typically in the range CHF 19-24 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 Bolken is typically in the range CHF 5'000-5'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Bolken is typically in the range CHF 5'500-7'100 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 Bolken is 22.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 34,025 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Bolken is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Bolken the share of second homes is 7.3 %, 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 Bolken the median is around CHF 5'362 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 Bolken colour-coded.
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