Key location factors for Illnau-Effretikon at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Illnau-Effretikon is predominantly a single-family housing area: 63 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 8 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1972 is below the Swiss average (1991). 64 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 12 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
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Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei CHF 9'669 und damit höher als in 86 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Mietpreise liegen bei CHF 26.2 pro m2 und Monat, ebenfalls höher als in 78 % aller Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.98 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 15.8 %, was CHF 23'774 entspricht und günstiger ist als in 87 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Krankenkassenprämie für Erwachsene im Standardmodell liegt bei CHF 421 pro Monat, günstiger als in 77 % aller Gemeinden.
Im Umkreis der Gemeinde gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 89 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden – Illnau-Effretikon liegt hier im unteren Bereich. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst sind allerdings 47 % Landwirtschafts- und 37 % Waldfläche ausgewiesen, nur 15 % sind Siedlungsfläche.
17.8 % der Bevölkerung sind unter 15 Jahre alt, 19.7 % sind 65 Jahre oder älter. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 2.4 % gewachsen.
Rents in the range of CHF 24-29/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Illnau-Effretikon. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Illnau-Effretikon 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 Illnau-Effretikon is typically in the range CHF 9'100-10'200 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Illnau-Effretikon is typically in the range CHF 8'200-10'600 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 Illnau-Effretikon is 15.8 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 23,774 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Illnau-Effretikon is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Illnau-Effretikon the share of second homes is 7.0 %, 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 Illnau-Effretikon the median is around CHF 9'669 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 Illnau-Effretikon colour-coded.
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