Key location factors for Arch at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Arch is predominantly a single-family housing area: 71 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 12 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2014 is above the Swiss average (1991). 4 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 7 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Arch zählt 1'744 Einwohner gemäss BFS STATPOP. Der Anteil der Bevölkerung unter 15 Jahren liegt bei 16.9%, der Anteil ab 65 Jahren bei 22.2%.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 2.18%, was als lockerer Markt eingestuft wird. Zudem sind die Mieten mit 18.4 CHF pro m2 und Monat günstiger als in 84% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei 5'553 CHF pro m2 und ist damit günstiger als in 79% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mietpreise fallen im Vergleich niedrig aus.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 21.1%, entsprechend CHF 31'686. Das ist teurer als in 79% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Gemeindefläche besteht zu 50% aus Landwirtschaft, zu 28% aus Wald und zu 17% aus Siedlungsfläche. Im Umkreis gibt es zudem mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 32% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 16-20/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Arch. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Arch are currently typically in the range CHF 16-20 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,200–1,400 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 Arch is typically in the range CHF 5'200-5'900 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Arch is typically in the range CHF 4'900-6'300 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 Arch is 21.1 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,686 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Arch is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Arch 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 Arch the median is around CHF 5'553 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 Arch colour-coded.
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