Key location factors for Saint-Imier at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Saint-Imier has a mixed building structure: 53 % single-family, 31 % multi-family and 9 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 2007 is above the Swiss average (1991). 21 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 8 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Median-Kaufpreis liegt bei CHF 4'130 pro m2. Das ist günstiger als in 96% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 7.08%, was als lockerer Markt eingestuft wird. Die mittlere Miete liegt bei CHF 15.50 pro m2 und Monat, günstiger als in 95% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für ein Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) liegt die Belastung bei 21.1%, entsprechend CHF 31'686. Das ist teurer als in 77% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Saint-Imier zählt 5'177 Einwohner. 19.4% sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 16.8% sind unter 15 Jahre alt.
Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 64% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst entfallen 41% der Fläche auf Wald und 49% auf Landwirtschaft, 10% sind Siedlungsfläche.
Rents in the range of CHF 14-17/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Saint-Imier. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Saint-Imier 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 1,000–1,150 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 Saint-Imier is typically in the range CHF 3'900-4'400 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Saint-Imier is typically in the range CHF 4'700-6'000 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 Saint-Imier is 21.1 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 31,686 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Saint-Imier is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Saint-Imier the share of second homes is 18.4 %, 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 Saint-Imier the median is around CHF 4'130 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 Saint-Imier colour-coded.
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