Key location factors for Geroldswil at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Geroldswil is predominantly a single-family housing area: 68 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 6 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1983 is below the Swiss average (1991). 42 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 22 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Geroldswil zählt 5'312 Einwohner laut BFS STATPOP. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 7.7 % gewachsen.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei CHF 11'067 pro m2, was teurer ist als in 92 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete beträgt CHF 29.3 pro m2 und Monat und ist damit teurer als in 86 % aller Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 15.8 %, das entspricht CHF 23'685. Damit ist Geroldswil günstiger als 87 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 2.64 %, was als lockerer Markt eingestuft wird. Das deutet auf eine vergleichsweise gute Verfügbarkeit von Wohnraum hin.
Laut BFS Arealstatistik sind 50 % der Fläche Siedlungsgebiet, 24 % Wald und 18 % Landwirtschaftsfläche. Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es dabei mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 96 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 26-32/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Geroldswil. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Geroldswil are currently typically in the range CHF 26-32 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,900–2,200 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 Geroldswil is typically in the range CHF 10'500-11'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Geroldswil is typically in the range CHF 9'700-12'500 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 Geroldswil is 15.8 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 23,685 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Geroldswil is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Geroldswil the share of second homes is 5.6 %, 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 Geroldswil the median is around CHF 11'067 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 Geroldswil colour-coded.
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