Key location factors for Pfaffnau at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Pfaffnau is predominantly a single-family housing area: 62 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 17 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2011 is above the Swiss average (1991). 4 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 24 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
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Der Quadratmeterpreis liegt bei 5'726 CHF, das ist günstiger als in 75% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Miete liegt bei 21.8 CHF pro m2 und Monat, etwas teurer als in rund der Hälfte der Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Leerwohnungsziffer von 1.89% (2025) deutet auf einen ausgeglichenen Markt hin.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 17.4%, das entspricht 26'075 CHF. Das ist günstiger als in 66% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für Erwachsene im Standardmodell liegt die Prämie bei 381 CHF pro Monat. Das ist günstiger als in 97% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Von den 2'777 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohnern sind 19.6% unter 15 Jahre und 17.9% ab 65 Jahre alt. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 4.2% gewachsen.
Rents in the range of CHF 20-24/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Pfaffnau. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Pfaffnau are currently typically in the range CHF 20-24 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,400–1,650 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 Pfaffnau is typically in the range CHF 5'400-6'100 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Pfaffnau is typically in the range CHF 5'600-7'200 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 Pfaffnau is 17.4 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 26,075 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Pfaffnau is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Pfaffnau 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 Pfaffnau the median is around CHF 5'726 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 Pfaffnau colour-coded.
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