Selling property in Niederlenz: many single-family houses

There is no official price series for Niederlenz. Unlike the Canton of Zurich, the Canton of Aargau publishes no median prices by municipality. Portal values for Niederlenz rest on offers, not on completed sales.

What is on record is the stock: Niederlenz has 1,204 buildings with residential use in the Lenzburg district. 922 of them are single-family houses, or 76.6%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Niederlenz ranks 2 of 20 in the Lenzburg district. In total, Niederlenz has 2,169 dwellings. 55.6% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 9.6 hectares of 144.2 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 6.7% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Niederlenz ranks 93 of 196 in the canton.

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

In Niederlenz, 669 of 1,204 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 55.6%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 48, counting from the highest share. In the Lenzburg district: rank 4 of 20. Niederlenz therefore has a higher share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Niederlenz, the figure in Lenzburg is 65.2%.

In Niederlenz, oil or gas heats 752 buildings with residential use, 62.5%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 28, counting from the highest share. For many owners in Niederlenz, the heating is therefore a topic.

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

Niederlenz has 4,998 residents. 811 of them, 16.2%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 175, counting from the highest share. In the Lenzburg district: rank 13 of 20. Compared with Niederlenz, the figure in Lenzburg is 18.4%.

On 1 June 2026, 7 homes in Niederlenz were empty, 0.32% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 30, counting from the lowest vacancy. The rate for Niederlenz covers rented and owner-occupied homes, not the supply of houses.

The municipal tax rate of Niederlenz is 117%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 152, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Niederlenz compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 39 minutes away from the Niederlenz, Dorfplatz 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