Key location factors for Rickenbach Lu at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Rickenbach Lu is predominantly a single-family housing area: 65 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 15 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2010 is above the Swiss average (1991). 15 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 26 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 6'551 CHF, was günstiger ist als in 54% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.29%, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an freien Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 14.8%, das entspricht 22'154 CHF. Damit liegt die Gemeinde günstiger als 94% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für Erwachsene im Standardmodell liegt die monatliche Prämie bei 381 CHF, günstiger als in 97% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Von den 3'884 Einwohnern sind 20.7% unter 15 Jahren und 16.4% ab 65 Jahren. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 14.3% gewachsen.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-23/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Rickenbach Lu. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Rickenbach Lu are currently typically in the range CHF 19-23 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,350–1,600 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 Rickenbach Lu is typically in the range CHF 6'200-6'900 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Rickenbach Lu is typically in the range CHF 5'700-7'300 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 Rickenbach Lu is 14.8 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 22,154 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Rickenbach Lu is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Rickenbach Lu 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 Rickenbach Lu the median is around CHF 6'551 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 Rickenbach Lu colour-coded.
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