Key location factors for Volketswil at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Volketswil is predominantly a single-family housing area: 60 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 4 % have 2 units.
The median build year 1987 is close to the Swiss average (1991). 36 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 23 % 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 9'550 und damit höher als in 85 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Mieten kosten CHF 26.6 pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 79 % aller Gemeinden.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.44 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das verfügbare Angebot ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Für ein Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 15.1 %, das entspricht CHF 22'709. Damit ist sie günstiger als in 93 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
19.4 % der Bevölkerung sind unter 15 Jahren, 17.1 % sind 65 Jahre oder älter. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 6.5 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 20 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, gemessen wird dabei die Umgebung im Umkreis, nicht die Flächenaufteilung der Gemeinde selbst. Innerhalb der Gemeinde machen Wald 24 % und Landwirtschaft 37 % der Fläche aus.
Rents in the range of CHF 24-29/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Volketswil. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Volketswil are currently typically in the range CHF 24-29 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,700–2,000 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 Volketswil is typically in the range CHF 9'000-10'100 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Volketswil is typically in the range CHF 8'900-11'400 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 Volketswil is 15.1 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 22,709 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Volketswil is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Volketswil the share of second homes is 4.0 %, 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 Volketswil the median is around CHF 9'550 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 Volketswil colour-coded.
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