Rent an apartment in the canton Lucerne
The canton of Luzern and your new home
If you would like to live in the canton of Luzern, then you have come to the right place. comparis.ch concisely presents the topics that will be most relevant and useful to you when looking for a new home in the canton of Luzern.
Interesting facts about infrastructure
Public transport is very well developed in the canton of Luzern. The journey from the capital of Luzern, Lucerne City, to Zurich Airport takes approx. 1 hour by train and 50 minutes by car. The following motorways pass through the canton: A2 towards Basel / Chiasso, A4 towards Thayngen / Altdorf and A14 towards Lucerne / Zug.
The canton of Luzern has plenty to offer for house hunters – also far away from urban life in the capital, Lucerne City. The Entlebuch offers a unique biosphere and is a very popular hiking destination.
How high are taxes in the canton of Luzern?
Following the tax reform in 2011, the canton of Luzern became even more attractive because the tax burden on families and the middle classes was alleviated. The canton of Luzern is not only top of the class when it comes to taxes, though. It also offers attractive housing costs and low health insurance premiums. There is no gift tax in Luzern.
You can obtain more detailed information from the Comparis Tax Calculator: Compare taxes and save money
Key facts about the real estate market
Those looking for a flat in the canton of Luzern should start early because housing is in short supply. However, the situation is likely to improve because numerous new flats are being built in the canton of Luzern compared to the rest of Switzerland.
In the following section, we have put together the most important figures concerning the housing market in the canton of Luzern.
- Rent: According to the Federal Statistical Office (BFS), the average net rent (without incidental expenses) for a 3-room flat was roughly 1245 francs in 2013. This puts the canton of Luzern in 15th place out of 26 in the ranking of rents from cheapest to most expensive. The canton of Jura is in the lead with 861 francs.
- Shortage of housing: According to the Federal Statistical Office (BFS), the vacancy rate was about 0.93 per cent in 2015. If this rate is higher than one per cent, there is no housing shortage. This means that the supply of rental property in the canton of Luzern is clearly short.
- Housing construction: According to the Federal Statistical Office (BFS), 6.6 new flats were built for every thousand inhabitants in 2012. This is more than the Swiss average of 5.6.
- Supply of real estate listings: Including the 16 major property portals, comparis.ch offers more than 100,000 listings of properties to let and for sale. This allows for a more detailed analysis of the real estate market. Based on internal data evaluation, comparis.ch has therefore compiled a ranking of the number of property listings for 2014 for house hunters and everybody else who might be interested. This ranking includes all 26 Swiss cantons. With 52,592 listed flats, the canton of Luzern is in 9th place. The canton of Zurich is in the lead with 191,483 listings. Appenzell-Innerrhoden brings up the rear with 1089 listings.
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We help you find the right flat for you in the canton of Luzern. With comparis.ch house hunting becomes much easier. Here you can find all listings from the largest Swiss property portals including price development and rents in the neighbourhood for the whole canton of Luzern: House and flat search