Key location factors for Zürich at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Zürich has an urban character: 65 % of residential buildings are multi-family houses, 25 % single-family homes.
The median build year 1944 is below the Swiss average (1991). 80 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 2 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Der Kaufpreis von 16'858 CHF pro m2 ist teurer als in 99 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, die Miete von 41.1 CHF pro m2 und Monat teurer als in 97 %. Zusätzlich liegt die Leerwohnungsziffer bei nur 0.1 %, was auf einen knappen Markt hinweist.
Für eine alleinstehende Person mit CHF 150'000 Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung ohne Kirchensteuer bei 16.2 %, was CHF 24'307 entspricht. Das ist günstiger als in 83 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Zürich zählt 436'551 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner, davon sind 16.1 % unter 15 Jahren und 14.3 % ab 65 Jahren. Das Bevölkerungswachstum der letzten 5 Jahre liegt bei 3.9 %.
Im Umkreis von Zürich gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 18 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem liegt ein Grosssee in der Nähe. Innerhalb der Gemeindegrenzen selbst beträgt der Waldanteil 26 % und der Landwirtschaftsanteil 10 %.
Für Erwachsene im Standardmodell liegt die monatliche Prämie bei 488 CHF. Das ist teurer als in 70 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 37-45/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Zürich. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Zürich are currently typically in the range CHF 37-45 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,650–3,100 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 Zürich is typically in the range CHF 16'000-17'800 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Zürich is typically in the range CHF 14'200-18'200 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 Zürich is 16.2 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 24,307 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Zürich is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Zürich the share of second homes is 9.0 %, 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 Zürich the median is around CHF 16'858 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 Zürich colour-coded.
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