Key location factors for Bern at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Bern has an urban character: 58 % of residential buildings are multi-family houses, 29 % single-family homes.
The median build year 2004 is above the Swiss average (1991). 37 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 6 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei 9'168 CHF pro m2, das ist teurer als in 83% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei 30.7 CHF pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 88% aller Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.43%, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das deutet auf ein begrenztes Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen hin.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 20.3%, was 30'501 CHF entspricht. Das ist teurer als in 62% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für Erwachsene im Standardmodell liegt die monatliche Prämie bei 508 CHF. Das ist teurer als in 82% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
15.7% der Bevölkerung sind unter 15 Jahren, 17.2% sind 65 Jahre oder älter. 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 Bern. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Bern 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 2,000–2,300 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 Bern is typically in the range CHF 8'700-9'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Bern is typically in the range CHF 8'200-10'500 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 Bern is 20.3 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 30,501 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Bern is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Bern the share of second homes is 13.4 %, 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 Bern the median is around CHF 9'168 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 Bern colour-coded.
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