Key location factors for Rickenbach SO at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Rickenbach SO is predominantly a single-family housing area: 74 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 7 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2015 is above the Swiss average (1991). 3 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 31 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Rickenbach (SO) zählt 1'211 Einwohner gemäss BFS STATPOP.
Mit 5'557 CHF pro m2 ist Wohneigentum günstiger als in 79 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Mieten liegen bei 21.3 CHF pro m2 und Monat, günstiger als in 54 % aller Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für eine alleinstehende Person ohne Kirchensteuer bei 19.6 %, was 29'345 CHF entspricht. Das ist teurer als in 50 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.17 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird.
Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 12 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst sind 51 % Wald und 28 % Landwirtschaftsfläche.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-24/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Rickenbach SO. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Rickenbach SO 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 1,350–1,600 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 Rickenbach SO 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 Rickenbach SO is typically in the range CHF 5'200-6'800 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 Rickenbach SO is 19.6 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 29,345 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Rickenbach SO is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Rickenbach SO the share of second homes is 7.2 %, 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 Rickenbach SO the median is around CHF 5'557 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 Rickenbach SO colour-coded.
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