Key location factors for Lyss at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Lyss is predominantly a single-family housing area: 57 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 7 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2004 is above the Swiss average (1991). 28 % 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.
Lyss zählt 16'558 Einwohner laut BFS STATPOP. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 6.7% gewachsen.
Der Median liegt bei 6'258 CHF pro m2, was günstiger ist als in 62% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Mieten liegen bei 20.6 CHF pro m2 und Monat, ebenfalls günstiger als in 62% der Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 2.23%, was als lockerer Markt eingestuft wird. Das deutet auf ein vergleichsweise gutes Angebot hin.
Für eine alleinstehende Person ohne Kirchensteuer bei 150'000 CHF Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 20.6%, das entspricht 30'840 CHF. Das ist höher als in 67% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Im Umkreis von Lyss gibt es weniger unversiegelte Fläche als bei 86% aller Schweizer Gemeinden, gemessen an der Umgebung und nicht an der Flächenaufteilung der Gemeinde selbst. Innerhalb der Gemeinde macht Wald 32% und Landwirtschaft 32% der Fläche aus.
Rents in the range of CHF 18-23/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Lyss. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Lyss are currently typically in the range CHF 18-23 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 Lyss is typically in the range CHF 5'900-6'600 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Lyss is typically in the range CHF 5'600-7'300 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 Lyss is 20.6 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 30,840 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Lyss is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Lyss the share of second homes is 7.9 %, 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 Lyss the median is around CHF 6'258 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 Lyss colour-coded.
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