Key location factors for Basel at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Basel has an urban character: 57 % of residential buildings are multi-family houses, 35 % single-family homes.
The median build year 1933 is below the Swiss average (1991). 91 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 7 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Mit CHF 10'928 pro m2 liegt Basel teurer als in 92 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Bei Mietwohnungen zeigt sich mit CHF 31.10 pro m2 und Monat ein ähnliches Bild, teurer als in 89 % aller Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.95 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das deutet auf ein begrenztes Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen hin.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit CHF 150'000 Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 18.3 % beziehungsweise CHF 27'406, ohne Kirchensteuer. Das ist günstiger als in 58 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für Erwachsene im Standardmodell liegt die Prämie bei CHF 545 pro Monat. Damit ist Basel teurer als in 93 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
18.9 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 15.7 % sind unter 15 Jahren. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 2.5 % gewachsen.
Rents in the range of CHF 28-34/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Basel. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Basel are currently typically in the range CHF 28-34 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,000–2,350 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 Basel is typically in the range CHF 10'300-11'500 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Basel is typically in the range CHF 8'800-11'300 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 Basel is 18.3 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 27,406 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Basel is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Basel the share of second homes is 10.8 %, 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 Basel the median is around CHF 10'928 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 Basel colour-coded.
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