Key location factors for Balm bei Günsberg at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Balm bei Günsberg is predominantly a single-family housing area: 83 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 6 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2011 is above the Swiss average (1991). 5 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 11 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Die Gemeinde zählt rund 230 Einwohner. Sie gehört damit zu den kleineren Gemeinden im Kanton Solothurn.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei 5'664 CHF, was günstiger ist als in 76% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mieten mit 18.3 CHF pro m2 und Monat liegen im günstigeren Bereich.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 2.17%, was als lockerer Markt gilt. Das deutet auf ein vergleichsweise entspanntes Angebot an Wohnraum hin.
Die Steuerbelastung liegt bei 19.2% (rund 28'783 CHF bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF, alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) und ist günstiger als in 54% aller Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie von 467 CHF im Monat liegt dagegen höher als in 64% aller Gemeinden.
63% der Fläche sind bewaldet, 32% landwirtschaftlich genutzt und nur 4% Siedlungsfläche. Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es dabei weniger unversiegelte Fläche als bei 66% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 16-20/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Balm bei Günsberg. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Balm bei Günsberg 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 Balm bei Günsberg is typically in the range CHF 5'300-6'000 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Balm bei Günsberg is typically in the range CHF 4'900-6'400 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 Balm bei Günsberg is 19.2 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 28,783 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Balm bei Günsberg is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Balm bei Günsberg the share of second homes is 7.5 %, 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 Balm bei Günsberg the median is around CHF 5'664 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 Balm bei Günsberg colour-coded.
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