Key location factors for Wasterkingen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Wasterkingen is predominantly a single-family housing area: 78 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 12 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1985 is below the Swiss average (1991). 39 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 19 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Wasterkingen zählt 594 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner gemäss BFS STATPOP.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei CHF 7'248 pro m2, die Miete bei CHF 30.70 pro m2 und Monat. Beide Werte liegen über dem Durchschnitt der meisten Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für ein Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) beträgt die Steuerbelastung 16 %, was CHF 24'040 entspricht. Das ist günstiger als in 85 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Gemeindefläche besteht zu 43 % aus Wald, zu 49 % aus Landwirtschaftsfläche und zu 7 % aus Siedlungsfläche gemäss BFS Arealstatistik.
25,6 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 16,5 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt. In den letzten 5 Jahren wuchs die Bevölkerung um 5,5 %.
Rents in the range of CHF 28-34/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Wasterkingen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Wasterkingen are currently typically in the range CHF 28-34 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,000–2,300 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 Wasterkingen is typically in the range CHF 6'800-7'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Wasterkingen is typically in the range CHF 6'400-8'200 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 Wasterkingen is 16.0 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 24,040 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Wasterkingen is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Wasterkingen the share of second homes is 8.5 %, 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 Wasterkingen the median is around CHF 7'248 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 Wasterkingen colour-coded.
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