Key location factors for Benken ZH at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Benken ZH is predominantly a single-family housing area: 72 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 17 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1977 is below the Swiss average (1991). 52 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 21 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis liegt bei CHF 7'484 und ist damit teurer als in 66 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.23 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 15.7 %, das entspricht CHF 23'508. Damit ist Benken günstiger als 89 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Benken zählt 883 Einwohner. Der Anteil der Personen unter 15 Jahren liegt bei 19.3 %, jener der Personen ab 65 Jahren bei 18.1 %.
56 % der Fläche werden landwirtschaftlich genutzt, 34 % sind Wald und 9 % Siedlungsfläche. Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es zudem mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 25 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-23/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Benken ZH. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Benken ZH are currently typically in the range CHF 19-23 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,350–1,600 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 Benken ZH is typically in the range CHF 7'100-7'900 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Benken ZH is typically in the range CHF 6'900-8'900 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 Benken ZH is 15.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 23,508 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Benken ZH is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Benken ZH the share of second homes is 11.6 %, 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 Benken ZH the median is around CHF 7'484 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 Benken ZH colour-coded.
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