Key location factors for Giswil at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Giswil is predominantly a single-family housing area: 60 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 22 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1972 is below the Swiss average (1991). 58 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 5 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei CHF 7'368 und damit höher als in 65 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Mietpreise liegen bei CHF 22.3 pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 56 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.52 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das bedeutet ein geringes Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen.
Für ein Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 14.9 % beziehungsweise CHF 22'341, günstiger als in 94 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell beträgt CHF 371 pro Monat, günstiger als in 98 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Im Umkreis von Giswil gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 84 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem liegt ein Grosssee in der Nähe. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst entfallen 54 % der Fläche auf Wald und 35 % auf Landwirtschaft.
Giswil zählt 3'988 Einwohner, wovon 18.9 % unter 15 Jahren und 20.2 % ab 65 Jahren alt sind. Der Anteil mit Tertiärabschluss liegt bei 29 %, gegenüber einem Schweizer Mittel von rund 35 %.
Rents in the range of CHF 20-25/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Giswil. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Giswil are currently typically in the range CHF 20-25 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,450–1,700 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 Giswil is typically in the range CHF 6'900-7'800 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Giswil is typically in the range CHF 7'200-9'300 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 Giswil is 14.9 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 22,341 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Giswil is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Giswil the share of second homes is 15.2 %, 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 Giswil the median is around CHF 7'368 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 Giswil colour-coded.
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