Selling property in Erlinsbach (AG): a low tax rate

Anyone selling in Erlinsbach (AG) will find no official price figure. The Canton of Aargau keeps no median prices by municipality; the Canton of Zurich does. Listing figures for Erlinsbach (AG) show what is asked, not what was paid.

What is on record is the stock: Erlinsbach (AG) has 1,137 buildings with residential use in the Aarau district. 844 of them are single-family houses, or 74.2%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Erlinsbach (AG) ranks 1 of 12 in the Aarau district. In total, Erlinsbach (AG) has 2,144 dwellings. 46.9% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 3 hectares of 122.6 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 2.5% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Erlinsbach (AG) ranks 169 of 196 in the canton.

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

In Erlinsbach (AG), 533 of 1,137 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 46.9%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 106, counting from the highest share. In the Aarau district: rank 10 of 12. Erlinsbach (AG) therefore has a lower share than the canton at 51.8%.

In Erlinsbach (AG), oil or gas heats 410 buildings with residential use, 36.1%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 150, counting from the highest share. In Erlinsbach (AG), a smaller share of houses uses oil or gas than in the canton.

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

Erlinsbach (AG) has 4,650 residents. 1,053 of them, 22.6%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 37, counting from the highest share. In the Aarau district: rank 4 of 12.

On 1 June 2026, 18 homes in Erlinsbach (AG) were empty, 0.84% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 98, counting from the lowest vacancy. For Erlinsbach (AG), the figure counts all homes; it does not measure houses on the market.

The municipal tax rate of Erlinsbach (AG) is 89%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 19, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Erlinsbach (AG) compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 50 minutes away from the Erlinsbach, Oberdorf 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