Key location factors for Hittnau at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Hittnau is predominantly a single-family housing area: 73 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 9 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1988 is close to the Swiss average (1991). 37 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 30 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei CHF 7'968 pro m2, was teurer ist als in 73 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Mietwohnungen kosten im Schnitt CHF 24.90 pro m2 und Monat, ebenfalls teurer als in 73 % der Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.39 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das freie Angebot an Mietwohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 15.8 %, was CHF 23'774 entspricht und günstiger ist als in 87 % aller Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie im Standardmodell liegt bei CHF 421 pro Monat, günstiger als in 77 % aller Gemeinden.
Hittnau zählt 3'970 Einwohner, davon sind 19.9 % Kinder unter 15 Jahren und 18.2 % Personen ab 65 Jahren. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 8.4 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis von Hittnau gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 47 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst entfallen 37 % der Fläche auf Wald und 47 % auf Landwirtschaft.
Rents in the range of CHF 22-27/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Hittnau. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Hittnau are currently typically in the range CHF 22-27 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,600–1,900 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 Hittnau is typically in the range CHF 7'500-8'400 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Hittnau is typically in the range CHF 7'300-9'400 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 Hittnau is 15.8 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 23,774 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Hittnau is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Hittnau the share of second homes is 5.1 %, 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 Hittnau the median is around CHF 7'968 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 Hittnau colour-coded.
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