Key location factors for Glarus at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Glarus is predominantly a single-family housing area: 72 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 8 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2007 is above the Swiss average (1991). 12 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 16 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei 5'544 CHF und damit günstiger als in 80 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Miete liegt bei 20.7 CHF pro m2 und Monat, was günstiger ist als in 61 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit 150'000 CHF Bruttoeinkommen und ohne Kirchensteuer liegt die Belastung bei 15.9 %, entsprechend 23'833 CHF. Das ist günstiger als in 86 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.4 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird. Es gibt also weder ein grosses Überangebot noch eine ausgeprägte Knappheit.
Im Umkreis von Glarus gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 84 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Das bezieht sich auf die Umgebung im Umkreis, nicht auf die Flächenaufteilung der Gemeinde selbst, die zu 34 % aus Wald, 26 % aus Landwirtschaft und 4 % aus Siedlungsfläche besteht.
Rents in the range of CHF 19-23/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Glarus. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Glarus are currently typically in the range CHF 19-23 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,350–1,550 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 Glarus is typically in the range CHF 5'200-5'900 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Glarus is typically in the range CHF 4'800-6'200 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 Glarus is 15.9 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 23,833 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Glarus is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Glarus the share of second homes is 14.1 %, 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 Glarus the median is around CHF 5'544 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 Glarus colour-coded.
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