Key location factors for Aarwangen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Aarwangen is predominantly a single-family housing area: 71 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 8 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2007 is above the Swiss average (1991). 17 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 11 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Aarwangen zählt gemäss BFS STATPOP 4'813 Einwohner. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 4,2 % gewachsen.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 5'247 CHF und damit günstiger als in 85 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mieten mit 18 CHF pro m2 und Monat liegen unter dem Niveau der meisten anderen Gemeinden.
Für ein Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 20,4 %, was einem Betrag von 30'671 CHF entspricht, ohne Kirchensteuer. Das ist teurer als in 64 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
21,7 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 18,2 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 4,2 % gewachsen.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1,82 %, was gemäss BFS als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird. Das deutet auf eine moderate Verfügbarkeit von Wohnraum hin.
Rents in the range of CHF 16-20/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Aarwangen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Aarwangen are currently typically in the range CHF 16-20 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,150–1,350 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 Aarwangen is typically in the range CHF 4'900-5'600 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Aarwangen is typically in the range CHF 4'800-6'200 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 Aarwangen is 20.4 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 30,671 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Aarwangen is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Aarwangen the share of second homes is 8.5 %, 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 Aarwangen the median is around CHF 5'247 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 Aarwangen colour-coded.
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