Selling property in Gipf-Oberfrick: figures and rules

There is no official price series for Gipf-Oberfrick. Unlike the Canton of Zurich, the Canton of Aargau publishes no median prices by municipality. Listing figures for Gipf-Oberfrick show what is asked, not what was paid.

What is on record is the stock: Gipf-Oberfrick has 964 buildings with residential use in the Laufenburg district. 662 of them are single-family houses, or 68.7%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Gipf-Oberfrick ranks 8 of 17 in the Laufenburg district. In total, Gipf-Oberfrick has 1,833 dwellings. 32.4% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 2.9 hectares of 108.9 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 2.6% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Gipf-Oberfrick ranks 166 of 196 in the canton.

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

In Gipf-Oberfrick, 312 of 964 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 32.4%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 181, counting from the highest share. In the Laufenburg district: rank 16 of 17. Gipf-Oberfrick therefore has a lower share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Gipf-Oberfrick, the figure in Frick is 39.6%.

In Gipf-Oberfrick, oil or gas heats 307 buildings with residential use, 31.8%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 170, counting from the highest share. In Gipf-Oberfrick, a smaller share of houses uses oil or gas than in the canton.

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

Gipf-Oberfrick has 3,886 residents. 804 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 Laufenburg district: rank 5 of 17. Compared with Gipf-Oberfrick, the figure in Frick is 20.3%.

On 1 June 2026, 18 homes in Gipf-Oberfrick were empty, 0.98% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 109, counting from the lowest vacancy. The rate for Gipf-Oberfrick covers rented and owner-occupied homes, not the supply of houses.

The municipal tax rate of Gipf-Oberfrick is 97%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 37, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Gipf-Oberfrick compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 51 minutes away from the Gipf-Oberfrick, Brücke 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