Key location factors for Messen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Messen is predominantly a single-family housing area: 70 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 17 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2007 is above the Swiss average (1991). 9 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 14 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Messen zählt 1'498 Einwohner. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 1.5 % gewachsen.
21.5 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 18.5 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt.
Wohneigentum kostet 4'665 CHF pro m2, günstiger als in 92 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Mieten liegen bei 15.6 CHF pro m2 und Monat, günstiger als in 95 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 0.86 % und wird als knapper Markt eingestuft. Das Angebot an freien Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
64 % der Fläche werden landwirtschaftlich genutzt, 28 % sind Wald und 8 % Siedlungsfläche. Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es zudem mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 57 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 14-17/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Messen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Messen are currently typically in the range CHF 14-17 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,000–1,200 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 Messen is typically in the range CHF 4'400-4'900 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Messen is typically in the range CHF 4'900-6'300 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 Messen is 20.2 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 30,275 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Messen is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Messen the share of second homes is 9.7 %, 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 Messen the median is around CHF 4'665 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 Messen colour-coded.
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