Key location factors for Oberbuchsiten at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Oberbuchsiten is predominantly a single-family housing area: 69 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 12 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2009 is above the Swiss average (1991). 14 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 8 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis liegt bei 5'076 CHF und ist damit günstiger als in 88 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Miete liegt bei 19.2 CHF pro m2 und Monat, was günstiger ist als in 78 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Leerwohnungsziffer von 1.3 % (2025) deutet auf einen ausgeglichenen Markt hin.
Die Steuerbelastung liegt bei 19.7 % beziehungsweise 29'597 CHF für ein Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF ohne Kirchensteuer, das ist teurer als in 51 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell beträgt 467 CHF im Monat.
Oberbuchsiten zählt 2'406 Einwohner, wobei 18.4 % unter 15 Jahren und 16.3 % ab 65 Jahren alt sind. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 5.4 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 23 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst macht der Wald 50 % der Fläche aus, Landwirtschaft 37 % und Siedlung 12 %.
Rents in the range of CHF 17-21/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Oberbuchsiten. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Oberbuchsiten 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 1,250–1,450 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 Oberbuchsiten is typically in the range CHF 4'800-5'400 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Oberbuchsiten is typically in the range CHF 4'700-6'100 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 Oberbuchsiten is 19.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 29,597 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Oberbuchsiten is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Oberbuchsiten the share of second homes is 12.1 %, 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 Oberbuchsiten the median is around CHF 5'076 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 Oberbuchsiten colour-coded.
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