Key location factors for Horrenbach-Buchen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Horrenbach-Buchen is predominantly a single-family housing area: 65 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 23 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1923 is below the Swiss average (1991). 74 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 6 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Die Gemeinde zählt 224 Einwohner. In den letzten fünf Jahren ist die Bevölkerung um 2.2 % zurückgegangen.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend gering.
Mit 3'773 CHF pro m2 liegt der Kaufpreis günstiger als in 97 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mietpreise von 16.50 CHF pro m2 und Monat sind vergleichsweise tief.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 20.9 %, das entspricht 31'404 CHF. Das ist teurer als in 74 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
40 % der Fläche sind Wald, 50 % werden landwirtschaftlich genutzt und 2 % sind Siedlungsfläche. Diese Aufteilung betrifft das Gemeindegebiet selbst, unabhängig von der unversiegelten Fläche im umliegenden Umkreis.
Rents in the range of CHF 15-18/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Horrenbach-Buchen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Horrenbach-Buchen are currently typically in the range CHF 15-18 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,050–1,250 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 Horrenbach-Buchen is typically in the range CHF 3'500-4'000 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Horrenbach-Buchen is typically in the range CHF 4'500-5'800 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 Horrenbach-Buchen is 20.9 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,404 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Horrenbach-Buchen is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Horrenbach-Buchen the share of second homes is 19.7 %, 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 Horrenbach-Buchen the median is around CHF 3'773 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 Horrenbach-Buchen colour-coded.
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