Key location factors for Menzingen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Menzingen has a mixed building structure: 47 % single-family, 33 % multi-family and 16 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 1981 is below the Swiss average (1991). 49 % 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 Kaufpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei CHF 12'774 pro Quadratmeter, was teurer ist als in 96 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Mietwohnungen kosten CHF 34.6 pro Quadratmeter und Monat, teurer als in 93 % aller Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.94 %, was gemäss BFS als knapper Markt eingestuft wird.
Für ein Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 9.1 % beziehungsweise CHF 13'655. Damit ist Menzingen günstiger als alle anderen Schweizer Gemeinden.
Menzingen zählt rund 4'700 Einwohner, wobei 16.6 % unter 15 Jahren und 21.2 % ab 65 Jahren alt sind. Die Bevölkerung ist innerhalb von 5 Jahren um 3.3 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 82 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem befindet sich ein Grosssee in der Nähe. Die Flächenaufteilung der Gemeinde selbst umfasst 62 % Landwirtschaft, 29 % Wald und 8 % Siedlungsfläche.
Rents in the range of CHF 31-38/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Menzingen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Menzingen are currently typically in the range CHF 31-38 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,250–2,600 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 Menzingen is typically in the range CHF 12'100-13'500 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Menzingen is typically in the range CHF 11'000-14'100 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 Menzingen is 9.1 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 13,655 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Menzingen is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Menzingen the share of second homes is 8.2 %, 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 Menzingen the median is around CHF 12'774 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 Menzingen colour-coded.
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