Key location factors for Steffisburg at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Steffisburg is predominantly a single-family housing area: 56 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 15 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2003 is above the Swiss average (1991). 7 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 20 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer liegt bei 0.47 % (Stand 2025), was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Wer eine Wohnung sucht, muss mit begrenztem Angebot rechnen.
Der Kaufpreis liegt bei 7'852 CHF pro m2, was Steffisburg teurer macht als 71 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei 23 CHF pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 62 % der Gemeinden.
Für ein Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) beträgt die Steuerbelastung 20.6 %, was rund 30'953 CHF entspricht. Damit liegt Steffisburg höher als 67 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 70 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem liegt ein Grosssee in der Nähe. Dies betrifft die Umgebung, nicht die Flächenaufteilung der Gemeinde selbst, die zu 44 % aus Landwirtschaftsfläche und zu 29 % aus Wald besteht.
16'581 Personen leben in Steffisburg, wobei 25.4 % 65 Jahre oder älter und 16.2 % unter 15 Jahre alt sind. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 4.1 % gewachsen.
Rents in the range of CHF 21-25/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Steffisburg. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Steffisburg are currently typically in the range CHF 21-25 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,500–1,750 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 Steffisburg is typically in the range CHF 7'400-8'300 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Steffisburg is typically in the range CHF 6'600-8'500 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 Steffisburg is 20.6 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 30,953 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Steffisburg is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Steffisburg the share of second homes is 7.5 %, 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 Steffisburg the median is around CHF 7'852 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 Steffisburg colour-coded.
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