Selling property in Berikon: many oil and gas heating systems

Official statistics on prices paid are missing for Berikon. The Canton of Aargau does not collect them by municipality, unlike the Canton of Zurich. Listing figures for Berikon show what is asked, not what was paid.

What is on record is the stock: Berikon has 947 buildings with residential use in the Bremgarten district. 594 of them are single-family houses, or 62.7%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Berikon ranks 20 of 22 in the Bremgarten district. In total, Berikon has 2,332 dwellings. 39.3% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 6 hectares of 102.1 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 5.9% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Berikon ranks 115 of 196 in the canton.

The price of your house in Berikon depends on location, plot and building, measured against similar sales. The free assessment gives you a written price range with its reasoning.

In Berikon, 372 of 947 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 39.3%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 155, counting from the highest share. In the Bremgarten district: rank 10 of 22. Berikon therefore has a lower share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Berikon, the figure in Wohlen (AG) is 51.5%.

In Berikon, oil or gas heats 647 buildings with residential use, 68.3%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 12, counting from the highest share. For many owners in Berikon, the heating is therefore a topic.

For a sale in Berikon, 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 Berikon, as everywhere, for owner-occupied homes.¹ Whether a renovation pays off first is explained in Renovate or sell.

Berikon has 5,026 residents. 1,084 of them, 21.6%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 52, counting from the highest share. In the Bremgarten district: rank 5 of 22.

On 1 June 2026, 17 homes in Berikon were empty, 0.73% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 85, counting from the lowest vacancy. In Berikon, rented and owned homes are counted; the figure does not show how many houses are for sale.

The municipal tax rate of Berikon is 89%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 19, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Berikon compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 36 minutes away from the Berikon, Kirche 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