Key location factors for Elgg at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Elgg is predominantly a single-family housing area: 63 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 12 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1971 is below the Swiss average (1991). 59 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 16 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei CHF 8'124 pro m2, teurer als in 75% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei CHF 24.2 pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 70% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit CHF 150'000 Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung ohne Kirchensteuer bei 16.3%, das entspricht CHF 24'484. Damit ist Elgg günstiger als 82% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.48%, was gemäss BFS als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird.
Elgg zählt 5'175 Einwohner, wobei 19.3% unter 15 Jahren und 20.5% ab 65 Jahren alt sind. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 4.7% gewachsen.
Von der Gemeindefläche entfallen 43% auf Wald, 46% auf Landwirtschaft und 10% auf Siedlungsfläche. Im Umkreis um Elgg gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 45% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 22-27/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Elgg. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Elgg are currently typically in the range CHF 22-27 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,550–1,850 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 Elgg is typically in the range CHF 7'700-8'600 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Elgg is typically in the range CHF 6'800-8'800 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 Elgg is 16.3 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 24,484 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Elgg is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Elgg the share of second homes is 10.2 %, 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 Elgg the median is around CHF 8'124 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 Elgg colour-coded.
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