Key location factors for Gempen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Gempen is predominantly a single-family housing area: 78 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 11 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2008 is above the Swiss average (1991). 5 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 13 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Gempen zählt 934 Einwohner. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 3.7 % gewachsen.
22.3 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 18.7 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei 7'565 CHF pro m2, was teurer ist als in 67 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete mit 20.4 CHF pro m2 und Monat ist dagegen günstiger als in 65 % aller Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 20.5 %, das entspricht rund 30'740 CHF. Die Krankenkassenprämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell beträgt 467 CHF pro Monat.
Die Gemeindefläche besteht zu 52 % aus Landwirtschaftsland, zu 41 % aus Wald und zu 7 % aus Siedlungsfläche. Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 85 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 18-23/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Gempen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Gempen are currently typically in the range CHF 18-23 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 Gempen is typically in the range CHF 7'100-8'000 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Gempen 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 Gempen is 20.5 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 30,740 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Gempen is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Gempen the share of second homes is 13.0 %, 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 Gempen the median is around CHF 7'565 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 Gempen colour-coded.
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