Key location factors for Höchstetten at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Höchstetten is predominantly a single-family housing area: 68 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 24 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2001 is above the Swiss average (1991). 14 % 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.
Höchstetten zählt gemäss BFS STATPOP 253 Einwohner. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 6.3% zurückgegangen.
Der Median liegt bei 5'175 CHF pro m2, was Höchstetten günstiger macht als 87% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Mieten liegen bei 20.3 CHF pro m2 und Monat, günstiger als in 66% aller Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 21.1%, das entspricht rund 31'686 CHF. Das ist teurer als in 79% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 7.09%, was als lockerer Markt eingestuft wird. Das deutet auf ein vergleichsweise grosses Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen hin.
19.8% der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 15.8% sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Der Anteil an Personen mit einem Tertiärabschluss liegt bei 28%, gegenüber einem Schweizer Mittel von rund 35%.
Rents in the range of CHF 18-22/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Höchstetten. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Höchstetten are currently typically in the range CHF 18-22 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 Höchstetten is typically in the range CHF 4'900-5'500 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Höchstetten is typically in the range CHF 5'400-6'900 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 Höchstetten is 21.1 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,686 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Höchstetten is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Höchstetten the share of second homes is 13.7 %, 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 Höchstetten the median is around CHF 5'175 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 Höchstetten colour-coded.
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