Key location factors for Balsthal at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Balsthal is predominantly a single-family housing area: 70 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 10 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2011 is above the Swiss average (1991). 21 % 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.
Balsthal zählt gemäss BFS STATPOP 6'560 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner. Der Anteil der unter 15-Jährigen liegt bei 19.5 %, der Anteil der ab 65-Jährigen bei 20.1 %.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 5'943 CHF pro m2. Das ist günstiger als in 70 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Miete liegt bei 19 CHF pro m2 und Monat, was günstiger ist als in 79 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 3.44 %, was gemäss BFS als lockerer Markt eingestuft wird.
Die Steuerbelastung liegt bei 21.1 % beziehungsweise CHF 31'670 für ein Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) – teurer als in 77 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell beträgt CHF 467 pro Monat, teurer als in 64 % aller Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 17-21/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Balsthal. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Balsthal 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 1,200–1,450 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 Balsthal is typically in the range CHF 5'600-6'300 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Balsthal is typically in the range CHF 4'600-5'900 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 Balsthal is 21.1 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,670 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Balsthal is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Balsthal 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 Balsthal the median is around CHF 5'943 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 Balsthal colour-coded.
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