Key location factors for Estavayer at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Estavayer is predominantly a single-family housing area: 68 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 13 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2010 is above the Swiss average (1991). 7 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 19 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Estavayer zählt 10'623 Einwohner laut BFS STATPOP.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 6'351 CHF, was günstiger ist als in 60 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei 21.1 CHF pro m2 und Monat.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit 150'000 CHF Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 20.9 %, ohne Kirchensteuer. Das entspricht 31'371 CHF und ist teurer als in 74 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.66 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird.
Estavayer liegt an einem Grosssee, und im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 84 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst macht Landwirtschaft 65 % der Fläche aus, Wald 17 % und Siedlung 16 %.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-23/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Estavayer. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Estavayer are currently typically in the range CHF 19-23 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,350–1,600 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 Estavayer is typically in the range CHF 6'000-6'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Estavayer is typically in the range CHF 6'100-7'800 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 Estavayer is 20.9 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,371 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Estavayer is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Estavayer the share of second homes is 14.9 %, 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 Estavayer the median is around CHF 6'351 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 Estavayer colour-coded.
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