Key location factors for Emmen at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Emmen has a mixed building structure: 41 % single-family, 45 % multi-family and 9 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 2008 is above the Swiss average (1991). 13 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 12 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Emmen hat 32'619 Einwohner:innen laut BFS STATPOP. Damit gehört die Gemeinde zu den bevölkerungsreicheren im Kanton Luzern.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei CHF 8'160 pro m2, die Miete bei CHF 26.20 pro m2 und Monat. Beide Werte liegen höher als in rund drei Vierteln aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 17.2 %, das entspricht CHF 25'795. Das ist günstiger als in 69 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.47 %, was gemäss BFS als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird.
Laut BFS Arealstatistik entfallen 40 % der Fläche auf Siedlung, 40 % auf Landwirtschaft und 18 % auf Wald. Diese Aufteilung betrifft das Gemeindegebiet selbst und ist unabhängig von der Einordnung zur unversiegelten Fläche im Umkreis.
Rents in the range of CHF 24-29/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Emmen. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Emmen are currently typically in the range CHF 24-29 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,700–2,000 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 Emmen is typically in the range CHF 7'700-8'600 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Emmen is typically in the range CHF 7'500-9'700 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 Emmen is 17.2 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 25,795 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Emmen is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Emmen the share of second homes is 6.9 %, 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 Emmen the median is around CHF 8'160 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 Emmen colour-coded.
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