Selling property in Döttingen: many homes built before 1981

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

What is on record is the stock: Döttingen has 834 buildings with residential use in the Zurzach district. 551 of them are single-family houses, or 66.1%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Döttingen ranks 8 of 15 in the Zurzach district. In total, Döttingen has 2,070 dwellings. 63.1% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 31.2 hectares of 169.8 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 18.4% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Döttingen ranks 12 of 196 in the canton.

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

In Döttingen, 526 of 834 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 63.1%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 16, counting from the highest share. In the Zurzach district: rank 2 of 15. Döttingen therefore has a higher share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Döttingen, the figure in Zurzach is 58.9%.

In Döttingen, oil or gas heats 250 buildings with residential use, 30.0%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 177, counting from the highest share. Oil and gas are less common in Döttingen than the cantonal average.

Records of heating, roof and windows therefore belong in the sale documents for Döttingen. For owner-occupied homes in Döttingen, the imputed rental value and the maintenance deduction end on 1 January 2029.¹ Whether a renovation in Döttingen still pays off first is covered in Renovate or sell.

Döttingen has 4,525 residents. 858 of them, 19.0%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 117, counting from the highest share. In the Zurzach district: rank 10 of 15. Compared with Döttingen, the figure in Zurzach is 23.6%.

On 1 June 2026, 14 homes in Döttingen were empty, 0.68% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 79, counting from the lowest vacancy. For Döttingen, the figure counts all homes; it does not measure houses on the market.

The municipal tax rate of Döttingen is 102%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 59, counting from the lowest tax rate. It applies to income and wealth; the municipality atlas compares all municipalities. By public transport, Zurich HB is 35 minutes away from the Döttingen 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