Key location factors for Galgenen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Galgenen is predominantly a single-family housing area: 63 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 16 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2008 is above the Swiss average (1991). 4 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 22 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Galgenen zählt gemäss BFS STATPOP 5'463 Einwohner. Der Anteil der Bevölkerung unter 15 Jahren liegt bei 18.5 %, der Anteil ab 65 Jahren bei 17.6 %.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei CHF 11'473 pro m2, was teurer ist als in 94 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Mietwohnungen kosten rund CHF 32 pro m2 und Monat, ebenfalls teurer als in 90 % der Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.42 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit CHF 150'000 Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung ohne Kirchensteuer bei rund 11 % beziehungsweise CHF 16'476, günstiger als in 99 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie im Standardmodell beträgt CHF 398 pro Monat für Erwachsene.
Im Umkreis von Galgenen gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 79 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem liegt ein Grosssee in der Nähe. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst macht Wald 38 % und Landwirtschaft 49 % der Fläche aus, Siedlungsfläche 12 %.
Rents in the range of CHF 29-35/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Galgenen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Galgenen are currently typically in the range CHF 29-35 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,050–2,400 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 Galgenen is typically in the range CHF 10'800-12'100 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Galgenen is typically in the range CHF 9'700-12'400 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 Galgenen is 11.0 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 16,476 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Galgenen is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Galgenen the share of second homes is 7.6 %, 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 Galgenen the median is around CHF 11'473 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 Galgenen colour-coded.
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