Selling property in Küttigen: schools expanding, new guiding vision

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

What is on record is the stock: Küttigen has 1,677 buildings with residential use in the Aarau district. 1,185 of them are single-family houses, or 70.7%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Küttigen ranks 7 of 12 in the Aarau district. In total, Küttigen has 3,374 dwellings. 52.9% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 7 hectares of 188.7 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 3.7% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Küttigen ranks 147 of 196 in the canton.

For a single house in Küttigen, location, plot, age and condition count, measured against comparable sales. You receive a written price range with its reasoning in the free assessment.

Küttigen expects its population to grow and, with it, the need for school space.¹² A master plan for the Stock and Dorf school sites therefore runs to 2035/2040.¹² In December 2023, the assembly approved 20 million francs for a double gym and a music school.¹² The council granted building permission in September 2024, and occupancy is planned for autumn 2026.¹² In June 2023, the assembly had already approved 7.6 million francs for a five-class kindergarten with day care.¹² It was scheduled to open in summer 2025. The site is to be heated through a district network fed by a wood-chip plant.¹²

In July 2026, the council put a new guiding vision into effect. It grew out of the participatory project «Küttigen 2040».¹³ Its motto is «Küttigen – gemeinsam innovativ und lebenswert», roughly «innovative and liveable, together».¹⁴ On spatial planning, it states that Küttigen develops with care for quality and keeps its identity.¹⁴ For a sale, this means family infrastructure is visibly growing.

In Küttigen, 887 of 1,677 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 52.9%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 62, counting from the highest share. In the Aarau district: rank 7 of 12. Küttigen therefore has a higher share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Küttigen, the figure in Aarau is 72.1%.

In Küttigen, oil or gas heats 709 buildings with residential use, 42.3%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 113, counting from the highest share. In Küttigen, 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 Küttigen. For owner-occupied homes in Küttigen, the imputed rental value and the maintenance deduction end on 1 January 2029.¹ Whether a renovation in Küttigen still pays off first is covered in Renovate or sell.

Küttigen has 7,025 residents. 1,502 of them, 21.4%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 54, counting from the highest share. In the Aarau district: rank 5 of 12. Compared with Küttigen, the figure in Aarau is 18.4%.

On 1 June 2026, 6 homes in Küttigen were empty, 0.18% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 14, counting from the lowest vacancy. The rate for Küttigen covers rented and owner-occupied homes, not the supply of houses.

The municipal tax rate of Küttigen is 105%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 78, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Küttigen compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 45 minutes away from the Küttigen, Post 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