Key location factors for Murten at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Murten is predominantly a single-family housing area: 58 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 16 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2008 is above the Swiss average (1991). 7 % 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.
Murten zählt 9'552 Einwohner gemäss BFS STATPOP. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten fünf Jahren um 2.2% gewachsen.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei CHF 7'140, was Murten teurer macht als 60% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei CHF 22.40 pro m2 und Monat.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.7%, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Wer eine Wohnung sucht, sollte mit begrenztem Angebot rechnen.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 18.8% beziehungsweise CHF 28'150, günstiger als in 55% aller Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell beträgt CHF 430 pro Monat, günstiger als in 69% aller Gemeinden.
Im Umkreis von Murten gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 84% aller Schweizer Gemeinden, mit einem grossen See in der Nähe. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst entfallen 62% der Fläche auf Landwirtschaft, 23% auf Wald und 14% auf Siedlungsfläche.
Rents in the range of CHF 20-25/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Murten. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Murten are currently typically in the range CHF 20-25 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,450–1,700 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 Murten is typically in the range CHF 6'700-7'500 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Murten is typically in the range CHF 6'200-8'000 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 Murten is 18.8 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 28,150 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Murten is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Murten the share of second homes is 13.3 %, 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 Murten the median is around CHF 7'140 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 Murten colour-coded.
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