Key location factors for Buchs ZH at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Buchs ZH is predominantly a single-family housing area: 58 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 6 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1991 is close to the Swiss average (1991). 27 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 13 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 9'267 CHF, was höher ist als in 84 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Damit gehört Buchs zu den teureren Standorten im Vergleich.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.58 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Zusätzlich liegt die Miete bei 28.7 CHF pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 85 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF für eine alleinstehende Person ohne Kirchensteuer liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 15.4 %, das entspricht 23'064 CHF. Das ist günstiger als in 91 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
18.4 % der Bevölkerung sind unter 15 Jahre alt, 16.1 % sind 65 Jahre oder älter. Die Bevölkerung ist innerhalb von fünf Jahren um 3.7 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 9 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, was auf ein eher geringes Mass an unversiegelter Umgebungsfläche im Vergleich hinweist. Die Fläche der Gemeinde selbst gliedert sich in 44 % Landwirtschaft, 29 % Siedlung und 26 % Wald.
Rents in the range of CHF 26-31/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Buchs ZH. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Buchs ZH are currently typically in the range CHF 26-31 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,850–2,150 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 Buchs ZH is typically in the range CHF 8'800-9'800 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Buchs ZH is typically in the range CHF 7'900-10'200 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 Buchs ZH is 15.4 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 23,064 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Buchs ZH is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Buchs ZH the share of second homes is 5.2 %, 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 Buchs ZH the median is around CHF 9'267 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 Buchs ZH colour-coded.
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