Key location factors for Meilen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Meilen has a mixed building structure: 52 % single-family, 35 % multi-family and 10 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 1976 is below the Swiss average (1991). 55 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 3 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei 17'150 CHF, was Meilen teurer macht als 99 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mieten liegen mit 33.2 CHF pro m2 und Monat über dem Niveau der meisten Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 13.8 %, das entspricht 20'756 CHF. Damit ist Meilen günstiger als 98 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.99 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Im Umkreis von Meilen gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 84 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem liegt der Ort an einem grossen See. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst teilt sich die Fläche in 24 % Wald, 30 % Siedlung und 44 % Landwirtschaft.
Die Prämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell liegt bei 452 CHF pro Monat. Das ist teurer als in 50 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, also im mittleren Bereich.
Rents in the range of CHF 30-36/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Meilen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Meilen are currently typically in the range CHF 30-36 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,150–2,500 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 Meilen is typically in the range CHF 16'200-18'100 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Meilen is typically in the range CHF 14'800-19'000 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 Meilen is 13.8 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 20,756 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Meilen is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Meilen the share of second homes is 9.3 %, 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 Meilen the median is around CHF 17'150 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 Meilen colour-coded.
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