Key location factors for Elsau at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Elsau is predominantly a single-family housing area: 78 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 7 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1978 is below the Swiss average (1991). 56 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 44 % 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 9'007 pro m2, teurer als in 82 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete beträgt CHF 24.5 pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 71 % aller Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt 2025 bei 0.64 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000, alleinstehend und ohne Kirchensteuer, liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 16.1 % beziehungsweise CHF 24'129. Das ist günstiger als in 85 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
20.2 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 19.5 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 6.9 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis von Elsau gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 30 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Das misst die Umgebung im Umkreis, nicht die Flächenaufteilung der Gemeinde selbst, die zu 55 % aus Landwirtschaftsfläche und zu 25 % aus Wald besteht.
Rents in the range of CHF 22-27/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Elsau. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Elsau 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 1,600–1,850 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 Elsau is typically in the range CHF 8'500-9'500 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Elsau is typically in the range CHF 7'100-9'100 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 Elsau is 16.1 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 24,129 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Elsau is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Elsau the share of second homes is 7.4 %, 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 Elsau the median is around CHF 9'007 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 Elsau colour-coded.
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