Key location factors for St. Margrethen SG at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
St. Margrethen SG is predominantly a single-family housing area: 66 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 6 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1982 is below the Swiss average (1991). 48 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 14 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Rents in the range of CHF 18-22/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in St. Margrethen SG. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in St. Margrethen SG are currently typically in the range CHF 18-22 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,300–1,550 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 St. Margrethen SG is typically in the range CHF 5'600-6'300 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in St. Margrethen SG is typically in the range CHF 5'700-7'300 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 St. Margrethen SG is 17.2 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 25,827 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in St. Margrethen SG is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in St. Margrethen SG the share of second homes is 11.7 %, 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 St. Margrethen SG the median is around CHF 5'918 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 St. Margrethen SG colour-coded.
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