Key location factors for Opfikon at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Opfikon has an urban character: 60 % of residential buildings are multi-family houses, 32 % single-family homes.
The median build year 1972 is below the Swiss average (1991). 56 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 22 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei CHF 11'987, was Opfikon teurer macht als 95% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Mieten mit CHF 32.4 pro m2 und Monat liegen im oberen Bereich im Schweizer Vergleich.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.13%, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das verfügbare Angebot an Mietwohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 14.7%, was CHF 22'087 entspricht. Damit ist die Belastung günstiger als in 95% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Opfikon zählt 21'554 Einwohner. Der Anteil der unter 15-Jährigen liegt bei 18.8%, der Anteil der ab 65-Jährigen bei 11.8%.
66% der Fläche sind Siedlungsgebiet, je 16% entfallen auf Wald und Landwirtschaft. Diese Aufteilung bezieht sich auf das Gemeindegebiet selbst und ist unabhängig von der unversiegelten Fläche im umliegenden Umkreis.
Rents in the range of CHF 29-35/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Opfikon. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Opfikon are currently typically in the range CHF 29-35 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,100–2,450 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 Opfikon is typically in the range CHF 11'300-12'600 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Opfikon is typically in the range CHF 10'000-12'900 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 Opfikon is 14.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 22,087 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Opfikon is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Opfikon the share of second homes is 6.3 %, 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 Opfikon the median is around CHF 11'987 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 Opfikon colour-coded.
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