Key location factors for Kerns at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Kerns has a mixed building structure: 38 % single-family, 24 % multi-family and 31 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 1981 is below the Swiss average (1991). 48 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 11 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei CHF 7'498, was teurer ist als in 66 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 0.63 % (2025), was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Gleichzeitig liegen die Mietpreise mit CHF 20.50 pro m2 und Monat günstiger als in 63 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit CHF 150'000 Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung ohne Kirchensteuer bei 14.7 %, entsprechend CHF 22'020. Das ist günstiger als in 95 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Prämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell liegt bei CHF 371 pro Monat, günstiger als in 98 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Im Umkreis von Kerns gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 84 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem befindet sich ein Grosssee in der Umgebung. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst macht die Landwirtschaftsfläche 44 % und der Wald 30 % aus.
Rents in the range of CHF 18-23/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Kerns. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Kerns 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 Kerns is typically in the range CHF 7'100-7'900 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Kerns is typically in the range CHF 6'300-8'100 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 Kerns is 14.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 22,020 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Kerns is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Kerns the share of second homes is 16.3 %, 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 Kerns the median is around CHF 7'498 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 Kerns colour-coded.
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