Key location factors for Rüegsau at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Rüegsau has a mixed building structure: 53 % single-family, 18 % multi-family and 24 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 2009 is above the Swiss average (1991). 4 % 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.
Mit 5'097 CHF pro m2 liegt Rüegsau günstiger als 87 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mietpreise mit 19.6 CHF pro m2 und Monat sind vergleichsweise tief.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.77 % und wird als knapper Markt eingestuft. Das Angebot an freien Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 21.3 %, das entspricht 31'912 CHF. Damit ist Rüegsau teurer als 85 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
25.3 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 17.7 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 2.2 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 47 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst machen Landwirtschaftsflächen 66 % und Wald 23 % der Fläche aus.
Rents in the range of CHF 18-22/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Rüegsau. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Rüegsau are currently typically in the range CHF 18-22 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,250–1,500 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 Rüegsau is typically in the range CHF 4'800-5'400 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Rüegsau is typically in the range CHF 4'600-6'000 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 Rüegsau is 21.3 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,912 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Rüegsau is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Rüegsau the share of second homes is 12.7 %, 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 Rüegsau the median is around CHF 5'097 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 Rüegsau colour-coded.
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