Selling property in Dottikon: figures and rules

Anyone selling in Dottikon will find no official price figure. The Canton of Aargau keeps no median prices by municipality; the Canton of Zurich does. Portal values for Dottikon rest on offers, not on completed sales.

What is on record is the stock: Dottikon has 764 buildings with residential use in the Bremgarten district. 491 of them are single-family houses, or 64.3%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Dottikon ranks 19 of 22 in the Bremgarten district. In total, Dottikon has 1,916 dwellings. 52.4% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 8.7 hectares of 121.7 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 7.2% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Dottikon ranks 81 of 196 in the canton.

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

In Dottikon, 400 of 764 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 52.4%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 68, counting from the highest share. In the Bremgarten district: rank 3 of 22. Dottikon therefore has a higher share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Dottikon, the figure in Wohlen (AG) is 51.5%.

In Dottikon, oil or gas heats 366 buildings with residential use, 47.9%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 87, counting from the highest share. In Dottikon, a smaller share of houses uses oil or gas than in the canton.

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

Dottikon has 4,240 residents. 730 of them, 17.2%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 155, counting from the highest share. In the Bremgarten district: rank 18 of 22. Compared with Dottikon, the figure in Wohlen (AG) is 19.1%.

On 1 June 2026, 14 homes in Dottikon 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. For Dottikon, the figure counts all homes; it does not measure houses on the market.

The municipal tax rate of Dottikon is 92%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 24, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Dottikon compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 47 minutes away from the Dottikon, Gemeindehaus 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