Key location factors for Unterengstringen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Unterengstringen is predominantly a single-family housing area: 57 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 6 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1975 is below the Swiss average (1991). 54 % 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.
Der Kaufpreis liegt bei CHF 11'642 pro m2 und ist damit teurer als in 94 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mieten liegen mit CHF 31.9 pro m2 und Monat über dem Niveau der meisten Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.29 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird. Damit ist weder von einem grossen Überangebot noch von extremer Knappheit auszugehen.
Für ein Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 15.2 %, was CHF 22'798 entspricht. Das ist günstiger als in 92 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Unterengstringen zählt 4'345 Einwohner, davon sind 17.7 % Kinder unter 15 Jahren und 20.9 % Senioren ab 65 Jahren. In den letzten 5 Jahren hat die Bevölkerung um 10.4 % zugenommen.
42 % der Fläche sind Siedlungsgebiet, 28 % Landwirtschaft und 26 % Wald. Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es zudem mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 97 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 29-35/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Unterengstringen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Unterengstringen are currently typically in the range CHF 29-35 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,050–2,400 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 Unterengstringen is typically in the range CHF 11'000-12'300 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Unterengstringen is typically in the range CHF 10'300-13'200 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 Unterengstringen is 15.2 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 22,798 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Unterengstringen is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Unterengstringen the share of second homes is 6.0 %, 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 Unterengstringen the median is around CHF 11'642 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 Unterengstringen colour-coded.
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