Key location factors for Wald Zh at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Wald Zh is predominantly a single-family housing area: 60 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 12 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1957 is below the Swiss average (1991). 66 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 25 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Laut BFS STATPOP zählt Wald (ZH) 10'620 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Eigentumswohnungen liegt bei CHF 7'853 und damit höher als in 71% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mieten mit CHF 25.6 pro m2 und Monat liegen über dem Niveau von 76% der Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 2.02%, was als lockerer Markt eingestuft wird.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit CHF 150'000 Bruttoeinkommen ohne Kirchensteuer liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 16.4% beziehungsweise CHF 24'573. Das ist günstiger als in 81% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Gemeindefläche selbst besteht zu 33% aus Wald und zu 52% aus Landwirtschaftsfläche. Im Umkreis gemessen gibt es aber weniger unversiegelte Fläche als bei 77% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 23-28/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Wald Zh. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Wald Zh are currently typically in the range CHF 23-28 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,650–1,950 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 Wald Zh is typically in the range CHF 7'400-8'300 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Wald Zh is typically in the range CHF 7'000-9'000 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 Wald Zh is 16.4 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 24,573 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Wald Zh is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Wald Zh the share of second homes is 7.8 %, 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 Wald Zh the median is around CHF 7'853 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 Wald Zh colour-coded.
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