Key location factors for La Chaux-de-Fonds at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
La Chaux-de-Fonds has a mixed building structure: 38 % single-family, 47 % multi-family and 9 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 2005 is above the Swiss average (1991). 23 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 4 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Rents in the range of CHF 15-19/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in La Chaux-de-Fonds are currently typically in the range CHF 15-19 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,100–1,250 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 La Chaux-de-Fonds is typically in the range CHF 4'200-4'800 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in La Chaux-de-Fonds is typically in the range CHF 4'500-5'900 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 La Chaux-de-Fonds is 23.3 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 34,923 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in La Chaux-de-Fonds is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in La Chaux-de-Fonds the share of second homes is 16.4 %, 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 La Chaux-de-Fonds the median is around CHF 4'517 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 La Chaux-de-Fonds colour-coded.
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