Rent an apartment in the canton Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz and your new home
If you would like to live in the canton of Schwyz, 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 Schwyz.
Interesting facts about infrastructure
Public transport is very well developed in the canton of Schwyz. The journey from the capital of Schwyz, Schwyz City, to Zurich Airport takes approx. 1h 15' by train and 50 minutes by car. The following motorway passes through the canton: A4 towards Thayngen / Altdorf.
How high are taxes in the canton of Schwyz?
If you intend to live in the canton of Schwyz, you should know that the tax burden is rather low compared to other cantons.
You can obtain more detailed information from the Comparis Tax Calculator: Compare taxes and save money
Key facts about the real estate market
Would you like to live in the Schwyz region? In that case we advise you to start looking for a new home in good time. The supply of housing is rather short.
In the following section, we have put together the most important figures concerning the housing market in the canton of Schwyz.
- Rent: According to the Federal Statistical Office (BFS), the average net rent (without incidental expenses) for a 3-room flat was roughly 1471 francs in 2013. This puts the canton of Schwyz in 24th 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 0.89 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 Schwyz is short.
- Housing construction: According to the Federal Statistical Office (BFS), 9 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 19,031 listed flats, the canton of Schwyz is in 17th 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 Schwyz. 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 Schwyz: House and flat search