Selling property in Beinwil am See: figures and rules

There is no official price series for Beinwil am See. Unlike the Canton of Zurich, the Canton of Aargau publishes no median prices by municipality. Listing figures for Beinwil am See show what is asked, not what was paid.

What is on record is the stock: Beinwil am See has 1,083 buildings with residential use in the Kulm district. 734 of them are single-family houses, or 67.8%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Beinwil am See ranks 8 of 16 in the Kulm district. In total, Beinwil am See has 1,920 dwellings. 58.7% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 4.7 hectares of 139.7 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 3.4% (as of 2022).

What your house in Beinwil am See is worth follows from comparable sales, the plot and its condition. The free assessment provides a written range with its explanation.

In Beinwil am See, 636 of 1,083 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 58.7%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 36, counting from the highest share. In the Kulm district: rank 10 of 16. Beinwil am See therefore has a higher share than the canton at 51.8%.

In Beinwil am See, oil or gas heats 505 buildings with residential use, 46.6%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 93, counting from the highest share. Oil and gas are less common in Beinwil am See than the cantonal average.

For a sale in Beinwil am See, records of heating, roof and windows show what has been renewed; they belong in the sale documents. On 1 January 2029, the imputed rental value and maintenance deduction end in Beinwil am See, as everywhere, for owner-occupied homes.¹ Whether a renovation pays off first is explained in Renovate or sell.

Beinwil am See has 3,711 residents. 841 of them, 22.7%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 34, counting from the highest share. In the Kulm district: rank 6 of 16.

On 1 June 2026, 31 homes in Beinwil am See were empty, 1.61% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 159, counting from the lowest vacancy. In Beinwil am See, rented and owned homes are counted; the figure does not show how many houses are for sale.

The municipal tax rate of Beinwil am See is 99%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 48, counting from the lowest tax rate. It applies to income and wealth; the municipality atlas compares all municipalities. By public transport, Zurich HB is 55 minutes away from the Beinwil am See stop, with 1 change.

In Aargau, property gains tax falls with every full year of ownership. The rate drops from 40 per cent in year one to 5 per cent after 25 full years.² After more than ten full years, a house gets at least a flat-rate cost deduction: 80 down to 65 per cent of the sale price.³

If you sell your permanent and exclusive home, you can apply to defer the tax.² You must buy or build a new Swiss home within 2 years before or 3 years after the sale.² Only the reinvested proceeds are deferred.² Deferred does not mean waived: the next taxable sale also taxes this gain.²

Aargau has no classic transfer tax. Instead, the canton charges a land register levy (Grundbuchabgabe) on every sale: 4 per mille of the price.⁴ Buyer and seller are jointly liable; the law does not say who bears it.⁴

Only an Aargau notary (Urkundsperson) may notarise the sale contract.⁵