Key location factors for Rifferswil at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Rifferswil is predominantly a single-family housing area: 70 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 15 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1980 is below the Swiss average (1991). 50 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 5 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Kaufpreis liegt bei CHF 10'160 pro m2, was teurer ist als in 89% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Damit gehört Rifferswil zu den höherpreisigen Lagen im Vergleich.
Die Miete liegt bei CHF 25.10 pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 74% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Leerwohnungsziffer von 0.74% (2025) deutet zudem auf einen knappen Markt mit wenig verfügbaren Wohnungen hin.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 16.4%, das entspricht CHF 24'573. Das ist günstiger als in 81% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 83% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst entfallen 64% der Fläche auf Landwirtschaft, 22% auf Wald und 12% auf Siedlung.
Die Gemeinde zählt 1'180 Einwohner, der Anteil an Kindern unter 15 Jahren liegt bei 22.2%, der Anteil an Personen ab 65 Jahren bei 19%. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 4.5% gewachsen.
Rents in the range of CHF 23-28/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Rifferswil. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Rifferswil are currently typically in the range CHF 23-28 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,600–1,900 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 Rifferswil is typically in the range CHF 9'600-10'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Rifferswil is typically in the range CHF 7'800-10'000 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 Rifferswil is 16.4 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 24,573 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Rifferswil is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Rifferswil the share of second homes is 10.8 %, 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 Rifferswil the median is around CHF 10'160 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 Rifferswil colour-coded.
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