Key location factors for Winterthur at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Winterthur has a mixed building structure: 54 % single-family, 37 % multi-family and 7 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 1956 is below the Swiss average (1991). 67 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 10 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Kaufpreis für Wohnungen liegt bei CHF 10'094 pro m2, die Miete bei CHF 29.70 pro m2 und Monat. Damit liegt Winterthur bei beiden Werten im teureren Bereich im Vergleich zu anderen Schweizer Gemeinden.
Der Markt gilt mit einer Leerwohnungsziffer von 0.18 % (2025) als knapp. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit CHF 150'000 Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung ohne Kirchensteuer bei 16.6 %, das entspricht CHF 24'839. Damit ist Winterthur günstiger als 78 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Innerhalb der Gemeindefläche machen Wald 41 % und Landwirtschaft 24 % aus. Im weiteren Umkreis gibt es allerdings weniger unversiegelte Fläche als bei 91 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, da hier die Umgebung und nicht die Gemeindefläche selbst gemessen wird.
Für Erwachsene im Standardmodell liegt die monatliche Prämie bei CHF 452. Das ist teurer als in 50 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, also im mittleren Bereich.
Rents in the range of CHF 27-33/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Winterthur. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Winterthur are currently typically in the range CHF 27-33 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,900–2,250 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 Winterthur is typically in the range CHF 9'500-10'600 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Winterthur is typically in the range CHF 8'700-11'200 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 Winterthur is 16.6 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 24,839 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Winterthur is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Winterthur the share of second homes is 6.7 %, 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 Winterthur the median is around CHF 10'094 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 Winterthur colour-coded.
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