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- What is a house in Lenzburg worth, when there is no official price index?
- How much property gains tax do I pay on a sale in Lenzburg?
- What else does selling in Lenzburg cost – transfer, land registry and notary?
- What do age, tax rate and vacancy say about Lenzburg?
- Does a sale in Lenzburg trigger a value capture levy?
- Estate agent in Lenzburg
- Frequently asked questions
Suppose you bought in Lenzburg twelve years ago and are now thinking of selling. You look first for the official average price for your neighbourhood and find none.
Aargau has no such figure, unlike the Canton of Zurich. What is documented is something else: a fixed tax scale by years of ownership, a train journey from 20 minutes to Zürich HB and a vacancy rate almost exactly at the cantonal level.
What is a house in Lenzburg worth, when there is no official price index?
| Indicator | Lenzburg | As of |
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| Residents | 11,322 | 31.12.2025 |
| Municipal tax rate / with canton, excl. church | 105% / 208% | 2026 |
| Train from Lenzburg station to Aarau | from 6 minutes, no change | 2026 timetable |
| Responsible land registry office | Grundbuchamt Wohlen, Wilstrasse 2, 5610 Wohlen | 2026 |
What is a house in Lenzburg worth, when there is no official price index?
For Lenzburg there is no official figure that tells you what your house is worth. The Canton of Aargau publishes no median prices by municipality. What circulates are asking prices from listings, not prices actually paid.
The value can still be derived honestly. First the land: location, size and what the building regulations allow on it. Then the building: year of construction, condition and what is due soon. On top come sales of comparable houses from the region.
In Lenzburg, location is a clear argument. Trains run with no change to Zürich HB from 20 minutes and to Aarau from 6 minutes. The vacancy rate of 1.04 per cent sits almost exactly at the cantonal 1.05 per cent. It is neither markedly tight nor markedly high.
What this means for you: the pages house valuation and flat valuation show the derivation step by step.
How much property gains tax do I pay on a sale in Lenzburg?
Property gains tax follows a single scale across Aargau. The rate depends only on full years of ownership: 40 per cent of the gain in year one, 5 per cent from 25 full years. No town tax rate is added. The Lenzburg tax commission assesses it; canton and town share the revenue equally.
After more than 10 full years, a flat-rate amount counts at least as the acquisition cost of a house. It is 80 per cent of the sale price in year 11 of ownership and 65 per cent from 25 full years. Higher costs count only with all receipts. Documented value-adding investments reduce the gain; plain maintenance does not.
If you buy a new home in Switzerland, the tax can be deferred. You must live in both the old and the new one permanently and exclusively yourself. The purchase falls at most 2 years before or 3 years after the sale. If the new home costs less, part stays taxable. Deferred does not mean waived.
Worked example
Worked example, Lenzburg: house, 12 years of ownership
Suppose you bought the house in 2014 for CHF 950,000 and sell it in 2026 for CHF 1,200,000, after 12 full years. No investments, no replacement purchase. The amounts are an assumption, not a price for Lenzburg.
- Sale price
- CHF 1,200,000
- Purchase price
- – CHF 950,000
- Property gain
- CHF 250,000
- Property gains tax (18% in year 13 of ownership)
- CHF 45,000
- Remaining after tax, before mortgage
- CHF 1,155,000
What else does selling in Lenzburg cost – transfer, land registry and notary?
Aargau has no property transfer tax in the narrow sense. The canton does levy a land register charge on every sale: 4 per mille of the purchase sum, at least CHF 100. Who bears it is set in the purchase contract. Towards the canton both sides are jointly liable, each for the full amount.
A notary licensed in Aargau certifies the contract, freely chosen across the canton. A deed from Zurich is not valid for a property in Lenzburg. The fee is set by the cantonal notarial tariff: 4 per mille on the first part of the price, 2 per mille on the middle part, 1 per mille above that, plus VAT.
The sale is registered at the Wohlen land registry office, Wilstrasse 2. It covers the districts of Bremgarten, Lenzburg and Muri. What this means for you: land register charge, notary and property gains tax are three separate items. Plan for all three before you sign.
What do age, tax rate and vacancy say about Lenzburg?
11,322 people live in Lenzburg, 18.4 per cent of them 65 or older. Across the canton the share is 19.5 per cent, so Lenzburg is slightly younger than average.
The municipal tax rate in 2026 is 105 per cent, 208 per cent with the canton. On the same income and wealth, you pay less municipal tax in 77 of the 196 Aargau municipalities and more in 108. This plays no part in property gains tax, but it matters if you move after the sale.
On 1 June 2026, 61 flats stood empty in Lenzburg, 1.04 per cent. The count covers all empty flats, rented or owned. It is not a list of houses currently for sale.
Does a sale in Lenzburg trigger a value capture levy?
The value capture levy taxes the jump in value of land newly placed in a building zone. The Aargau Building Act charges 20 per cent of that increase. The same applies to land moving from a zone with a building ban or for public buildings into another building zone. Municipalities may raise the rate to up to 30 per cent.
Whether Lenzburg has done so is not documented in the sources checked. If your plot was neither newly zoned nor rezoned, no levy under s. 28a arises on the sale of a house. More in the guide value capture levy.
Lenzburg has no official price figure, but the tax is clearly regulated. I derive the value of your house from land, building and comparable sales and calculate what remains after tax, fees and mortgage.
Prefer to talk? +41 76 325 11 95 – you speak directly with Dominik Devaja.
Official figures
Lenzburg in figures: homes, people, market
- Residential buildings built before 198165.2 %Rank 13 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 51.8 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Residential buildings heated by oil or gas63.9 %Rank 25 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 51.8 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Single-family houses among buildings with residential use56.9 %Rank 180 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 65.9 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Residents aged 65 and over18.4 %Rank 131 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 19.5 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Vacancy rate1.04 %Rank 122 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 1.05 % · rank 1 = lowest vacancyAs of 01.06.2026
- Municipal tax rate105%Rank 78 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 103.77% · rank 1 = lowestAs of Steuerjahr 2026
- Undeveloped building zone7.0 %Rank 85 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 7.7 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 01.01.2022
- Train to Zurich HB20 minRank 3 of 194 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 44 min · rank 1 = fastestAs of Fahrplan 2026
Canton figure: weighted average of all 196 municipalities. All 196 municipalities compared
Sources
- Residents and age – Federal Statistical OfficeAs of 31.12.2025
- Buildings: age, heating, type – Federal Statistical OfficeAs of 31.12.2025
- Vacant dwellings – Federal Statistical OfficeAs of 01.06.2026
- Tax rates – Canton of AargauAs of Steuerjahr 2026
- Undeveloped building zones – Federal Office for Spatial DevelopmentAs of 01.01.2022
- Train connections – Swiss timetable dataAs of Fahrplan 2026
Estate agent in Lenzburg
Selling in Lenzburg with Immosmile: four phases, one contact person
I support sales in the Canton of Zurich and across German-speaking Switzerland, including Lenzburg. Through all four phases you have one contact person: me, Dominik Devaja, managing director of Immosmile. You pay nothing beforehand. Our fee falls due only when you sign the contract at the notary (Beurkundung).
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Clarity
Independent valuation, net calculation after taxes and costs, a look at what comes after. You decide on figures, not on hearsay.
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Preview
Before anyone sees your house, film, photography and exposé are produced. Then we show it to vetted buyers first – not yet on the portals.
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Market decision
You receive the demand report and every offer immediately. Then you choose the path to the best price: accept, bidding round – or the broad public phase on the portals, the normal case.
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Completion & move
Notary appointment, key handover, documents for what comes after – and, if you wish, guidance into your next home. Our fee only falls due now, with the notarised deed.
The full process in detail What is your property in Lenzburg worth?
What else do owners in Lenzburg ask?
How do I find the right estate agent in Lenzburg?
Ask first where the figure for your house comes from when there are no official statistics. I handle sales across the Canton of Zurich and German-speaking Switzerland. A good answer separates land and building and calculates the tax under the Aargau scale with your years of ownership. The 12 checking questions help in the first meeting.
Does the flat-rate amount already count after 12 years of ownership in Lenzburg?
Yes, for a built-on property. After more than 10 full years, at least 78 per cent of the sale price counts as acquisition cost in year 13 of ownership. If your documented purchase price plus investments is higher, that counts instead, because the higher amount applies. The Aargau property gains tax calculator compares both.
I inherited a house in Lenzburg. Which purchase price counts?
As a rule, the deceased person's purchase price, and their holding period continues. Inheritance only defers property gains tax. To register the heirs, the canton charges a land register charge of 2 per mille of the tax value. More on the inheritance page.
What does the vacancy rate of 1.04 per cent mean for my sale in Lenzburg?
A housing market at the cantonal average: on 1 June 2026, 61 flats stood empty, while the canton stood at 1.05 per cent. The figure mixes rented and owned flats of all sizes. It says nothing about the price of your house; that needs its own derivation.
Do I have to pay a property transfer tax when selling in Lenzburg?
No, Aargau has no such tax. What is due is the land register charge of 4 per mille of the purchase sum, at least CHF 100. Who bears it is in the purchase contract; the canton can claim from buyer and seller. Notary and property gains tax come on top.
Will selling in Lenzburg cost me a value capture levy?
Not for a house on a plot that was neither newly zoned nor rezoned. For newly zoned land, the Aargau Building Act charges 20 per cent of the increase in value; municipalities may go up to 30 per cent. A higher rate for Lenzburg is not documented in the sources checked.
Sources
- Aargau Tax Act (Steuergesetz, StG, SAR 651.100), ss. 2(4), 95–111, 164 and 234a, in German · version of 1 January 2025, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Information sheet on property gains tax (Merkblatt Grundstückgewinnsteuer), Aargau Cantonal Tax Office, in German · amended 1 July 2023, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Ordinance to the Aargau Tax Act (Verordnung zum Steuergesetz, StGV, SAR 651.111), ss. 44–46, in German · version of 1 January 2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Land Register Charges Act (Gesetz über die Grundbuchabgaben, GBAG, SAR 725.100), ss. 5, 8 and 15, in German · as of 1 January 2020, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Notarisation and Certification Act (Beurkundungs- und Beglaubigungsgesetz, BeurG, SAR 295.200), ss. 4 and 5, in German · version of 1 January 2025, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Decree on notarial fees (Notariatstarif, SAR 295.250), in German · retrieved 24.10.2026
- Aargau Building Act (Baugesetz, BauG, SAR 713.100), s. 28a: value capture levy, in German · in force since 1.7.2025, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Federal Statistical Office: permanent resident population by municipality and age group (STAT-TAB px-x-0102010000_103) · as of 31.12.2025, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Canton of Aargau: municipal and church tax rates 2026, in German · 2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Federal Statistical Office: vacancy count, empty flats by municipality (data cube DF_LWZ_1), in German · as of 1.6.2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Canton of Aargau: Wohlen land registry office (districts of Bremgarten, Lenzburg, Muri), in German · 2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- transport.opendata.ch: timetable query Lenzburg – Zürich HB / Aarau · 2026 timetable, queried 24.10.2026 for 27 and 29.10.2026
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