Key location factors for Cham at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Cham has a mixed building structure: 41 % single-family, 44 % multi-family and 11 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 2007 is above the Swiss average (1991). 8 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 2 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Kaufpreis liegt bei 14'781 CHF pro m2, das ist höher als in 98% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Wer eine Wohnung sucht, sollte sich auf entsprechend hohe Preise einstellen.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.38%, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Die Mietpreise liegen bei 38.9 CHF pro m2 und Monat, höher als in 97% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF, alleinstehend und ohne Kirchensteuer, liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 8.9% beziehungsweise 13'349 CHF. Das ist günstiger als in allen anderen Schweizer Gemeinden.
Cham zählt 18'273 Einwohner. 19.4% der Bevölkerung sind unter 15 Jahre alt, 17% sind 65 Jahre oder älter.
Im Umkreis von Cham gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 84% aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem befindet sich ein Grosssee in der Nähe. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst macht Landwirtschaft 59%, Siedlungsfläche 27% und Wald 12% der Fläche aus.
Rents in the range of CHF 35-43/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Cham. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Cham are currently typically in the range CHF 35-43 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,500–2,950 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 Cham is typically in the range CHF 14'000-15'600 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Cham is typically in the range CHF 13'000-16'600 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 Cham is 8.9 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 13,349 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Cham is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Cham the share of second homes is 7.4 %, 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 Cham the median is around CHF 14'781 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 Cham colour-coded.
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