Key location factors for Baar at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Baar has a mixed building structure: 35 % single-family, 47 % multi-family and 13 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 1980 is below the Swiss average (1991). 49 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 9 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Mit CHF 15'742 pro m2 liegt Baar höher als 99 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Damit gehört Baar zu den teuersten Standorten der Schweiz.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende bei 8.8 %, was CHF 13'165 entspricht. Das ist günstiger als in allen anderen Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 0.45 % (Stand 2025), was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Baar zählt 25'004 Einwohner, wobei 17.6 % unter 15 Jahren und 18.2 % ab 65 Jahren alt sind. Die Bevölkerung ist innerhalb von 5 Jahren um 1.6 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis von Baar gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 79 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem liegt ein Grosssee in der Nähe. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst macht Landwirtschaft 51 %, Wald 25 % und Siedlungsfläche 23 % aus.
Rents in the range of CHF 32-39/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Baar. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Baar are currently typically in the range CHF 32-39 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,300–2,700 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 Baar is typically in the range CHF 14'700-16'300 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Baar is typically in the range CHF 13'400-17'200 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 Baar is 8.8 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 13,165 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Baar is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Baar the share of second homes is 7.7 %, 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 Baar the median is around CHF 15'504 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 Baar colour-coded.
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