Selling property in Gebenstorf: housing planned on a factory site

Anyone selling in Gebenstorf will find no official price figure. The Canton of Aargau keeps no median prices by municipality; the Canton of Zurich does. What portals quote for Gebenstorf are asking prices, not prices paid.

What is on record is the stock: Gebenstorf has 1,180 buildings with residential use in the Baden district. 758 of them are single-family houses, or 64.2%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Gebenstorf ranks 16 of 25 in the Baden district. In total, Gebenstorf has 2,806 dwellings. 52.2% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 9 hectares of 152.9 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 5.9% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Gebenstorf ranks 115 of 196 in the canton.

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

The former Bronzewarenfabrik AG site lies in the Vogelsang district.¹² In 2017, it was rezoned from industrial to residential and commercial use.¹² South of the works canal, the owner plans a housing development.¹² It is based on the winning design of a 2023 study commission.¹² Public consultation on the Wasserschloss³ Süd design plan ran from 29 May to 29 June 2026.¹² Nine responses were received, and the consultation report is dated 28 September 2026.¹² The council’s decisions remain subject to the canton’s preliminary review.¹²

Since 2015, the Geelig area has been a cantonal priority area for housing.¹³ It is to become a new urban centre for Gebenstorf.¹³ Today it is mainly in commercial use.¹³ The council adopted the development structure plan in February 2023.¹³ Public consultation on the partial amendment of the zoning plan ran from 23 February to 23 April 2026.¹³ In the undeveloped part, the target is 150 residents per hectare.¹³

In Gebenstorf, 616 of 1,180 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 52.2%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 69, counting from the highest share. In the Baden district: rank 7 of 25. Gebenstorf therefore has about the same share as the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Gebenstorf, the figure in Baden is 60.3%.

In Gebenstorf, oil or gas heats 789 buildings with residential use, 66.9%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 15, counting from the highest share. For many houses in Gebenstorf, heating is therefore on the agenda.

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

Gebenstorf has 5,840 residents. 1,206 of them, 20.7%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 63, counting from the highest share. In the Baden district: rank 7 of 25. Compared with Gebenstorf, the figure in Baden is 17.1%.

On 1 June 2026, 24 homes in Gebenstorf were empty, 0.86% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 100, counting from the lowest vacancy. The rate for Gebenstorf covers rented and owner-occupied homes, not the supply of houses.

The municipal tax rate of Gebenstorf is 105%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 78, counting from the lowest tax rate. It applies to income and wealth; the municipality atlas compares all municipalities. By public transport, Zurich HB is 37 minutes away from the Gebenstorf, Gemeindehaus 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