Key location factors for Luzern at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Luzern has an urban character: 63 % of residential buildings are multi-family houses, 24 % single-family homes.
The median build year 1955 is below the Swiss average (1991). 72 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 4 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Sowohl Kauf- als auch Mietpreise liegen deutlich über dem Schweizer Durchschnitt: Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum von CHF 11'583 ist teurer als in 94 % aller Gemeinden, die Miete von CHF 30.5 pro m2 und Monat teurer als in 88 %.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.01 %, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit CHF 150'000 Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung bei rund 15 % beziehungsweise CHF 22'434 (ohne Kirchensteuer). Das ist günstiger als in 94 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
19.3 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 14.8 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 4.8 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 65 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem liegt Luzern an einem grossen See. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst entfallen 49 % der Fläche auf Siedlung, 22 % auf Wald und 27 % auf Landwirtschaft.
Rents in the range of CHF 28-34/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Luzern. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Luzern are currently typically in the range CHF 28-34 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,000–2,350 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 Luzern is typically in the range CHF 10'500-11'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Luzern is typically in the range CHF 9'300-12'000 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 Luzern is 15.0 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 22,434 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Luzern is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Luzern the share of second homes is 10.1 %, 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 Luzern the median is around CHF 11'116 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 Luzern colour-coded.
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