Key location factors for Lotzwil at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · April 2026 · asking rents from listings
Lotzwil is predominantly a single-family housing area: 68 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 11 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2013 is above the Swiss average (1991). 4 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 9 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Lotzwil zählt 2'779 Einwohner laut BFS STATPOP.
Wohneigentum liegt bei 5'175 CHF pro m2, das ist günstiger als in 86 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete beträgt 18.90 CHF pro m2 und Monat, ebenfalls günstiger als in den meisten anderen Gemeinden.
Für ein alleinstehendes Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF ohne Kirchensteuer liegt die Belastung bei 20.9 %, das entspricht 31'404 CHF. Das ist teurer als in 74 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
47 % der Fläche werden landwirtschaftlich genutzt, 37 % sind Wald und 16 % Siedlungsfläche.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 2.97 %, was gemäss BFS als lockerer Markt gilt.
Rents in the range of CHF 17-21/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Lotzwil. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Lotzwil 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 Lotzwil is typically in the range CHF 4'900-5'500 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Lotzwil is typically in the range CHF 5'100-6'600 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 Lotzwil is 20.9 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,404 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Lotzwil is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Lotzwil the share of second homes is 10.3 %, 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 Lotzwil the median is around CHF 5'175 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 Lotzwil colour-coded.
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