Selling property in Brittnau: figures and rules

There is no official price series for Brittnau. Unlike the Canton of Zurich, the Canton of Aargau publishes no median prices by municipality. What portals quote for Brittnau are asking prices, not prices paid.

What is on record is the stock: Brittnau has 1,234 buildings with residential use in the Zofingen district. 864 of them are single-family houses, or 70.0%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Brittnau ranks 4 of 17 in the Zofingen district. In total, Brittnau has 2,042 dwellings. 56.6% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 6.3 hectares of 112.7 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 5.6% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Brittnau ranks 123 of 196 in the canton.

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

In Brittnau, 699 of 1,234 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 56.6%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 45, counting from the highest share. In the Zofingen district: rank 9 of 17. Brittnau therefore has a higher share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Brittnau, the figure in Oftringen is 54.7%.

In Brittnau, oil or gas heats 619 buildings with residential use, 50.2%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 72, counting from the highest share. Oil and gas are less common in Brittnau than the cantonal average.

Anyone selling in Brittnau adds records of heating, roof and windows to the sale documents. From 1 January 2029, owners living in their home in Brittnau lose the imputed rental value and the maintenance deduction.¹ The calculation before a renovation is in Renovate or sell.

Brittnau has 4,350 residents. 867 of them, 19.9%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 90, counting from the highest share. In the Zofingen district: rank 9 of 17. Compared with Brittnau, the figure in Oftringen is 16.9%.

On 1 June 2026, 15 homes in Brittnau 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 Brittnau, rented and owned homes are counted; the figure does not show how many houses are for sale.

The municipal tax rate of Brittnau is 114%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 132, counting from the lowest tax rate. It applies to income and wealth; the municipality atlas compares all municipalities. By public transport, Zurich HB is 61 minutes away from the Brittnau, Post stop, with 2 changes.

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