Key location factors for Buch am Irchel at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Buch am Irchel is predominantly a single-family housing area: 83 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 8 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1992 is close to the Swiss average (1991). 36 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 12 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Eigentumswohnungen liegt bei CHF 7'772 und damit höher als in 70 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Mieten liegen bei CHF 21.70 pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in der Hälfte aller Gemeinden der Schweiz.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000, alleinstehend und ohne Kirchensteuer, liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 15.4 % beziehungsweise CHF 23'153. Das ist günstiger als in 91 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.65 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Von den 1'066 Einwohnenden sind 21.4 % Kinder unter 15 Jahren und 16.9 % Personen ab 65 Jahren. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 8.9 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 42 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst entfallen 54 % der Fläche auf Landwirtschaft und 38 % auf Wald.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-24/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Buch am Irchel. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Buch am Irchel are currently typically in the range CHF 19-24 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,400–1,650 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 Buch am Irchel is typically in the range CHF 7'300-8'200 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Buch am Irchel is typically in the range CHF 6'700-8'600 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 Buch am Irchel is 15.4 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 23,153 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Buch am Irchel is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Buch am Irchel the share of second homes is 6.5 %, 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 Buch am Irchel the median is around CHF 7'772 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 Buch am Irchel colour-coded.
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