Selling property in Niederwil (AG): many single-family houses

Official statistics on prices paid are missing for Niederwil (AG). The Canton of Aargau does not collect them by municipality, unlike the Canton of Zurich. What portals quote for Niederwil (AG) are asking prices, not prices paid.

What is on record is the stock: Niederwil (AG) has 751 buildings with residential use in the Bremgarten district. 560 of them are single-family houses, or 74.6%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Niederwil (AG) ranks 4 of 22 in the Bremgarten district. In total, Niederwil (AG) has 1,376 dwellings. 39.0% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 5.3 hectares of 85.4 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 6.2% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Niederwil (AG) ranks 103 of 196 in the canton.

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

In Niederwil (AG), 293 of 751 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 39.0%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 159, counting from the highest share. In the Bremgarten district: rank 11 of 22. Niederwil (AG) therefore has a lower share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Niederwil (AG), the figure in Wohlen (AG) is 51.5%.

In Niederwil (AG), oil or gas heats 423 buildings with residential use, 56.3%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 49, counting from the highest share. For many owners in Niederwil (AG), the heating is therefore a topic.

Anyone selling in Niederwil (AG) adds records of heating, roof and windows to the sale documents. From 1 January 2029, owners living in their home in Niederwil (AG) lose the imputed rental value and the maintenance deduction.¹ The calculation before a renovation is in Renovate or sell.

Niederwil (AG) has 3,030 residents. 632 of them, 20.9%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 60, counting from the highest share. In the Bremgarten district: rank 6 of 22.

On 1 June 2026, 18 homes in Niederwil (AG) were empty, 1.31% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 140, counting from the lowest vacancy. For Niederwil (AG), the figure counts all homes; it does not measure houses on the market.

The municipal tax rate of Niederwil (AG) is 103%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 68, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Niederwil (AG) compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 49 minutes away from the Niederwil AG, Zentrum 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