Key location factors for Melchnau at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · April 2026 · asking rents from listings
Melchnau is predominantly a single-family housing area: 65 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 17 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2010 is above the Swiss average (1991). 3 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 18 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Eigentumswohnungen liegt bei 4'366 CHF, günstiger als in 94% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mietpreise von 17.4 CHF pro m2 und Monat liegen im günstigen Bereich.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 1.71% (2025), was einem ausgeglichenen Markt entspricht.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 21.1%, das entspricht 31'630 CHF. Das ist teurer als in 79% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
24.6% der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 19% sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 1.9% gewachsen.
Im Umkreis von Melchnau gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 63% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Gemeindefläche selbst besteht zu 57% aus Landwirtschaft, zu 34% aus Wald und zu 9% aus Siedlungsfläche.
Rents in the range of CHF 16-19/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Melchnau. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Melchnau are currently typically in the range CHF 16-19 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,100–1,300 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 Melchnau is typically in the range CHF 4'100-4'600 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Melchnau 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 Melchnau is 21.1 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,630 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Melchnau is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Melchnau the share of second homes is 16.4 %, 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 Melchnau the median is around CHF 4'366 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 Melchnau colour-coded.
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