Selling property in Schafisheim: very few empty homes

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

What is on record is the stock: Schafisheim has 856 buildings with residential use in the Lenzburg district. 627 of them are single-family houses, or 73.2%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Schafisheim ranks 4 of 20 in the Lenzburg district. In total, Schafisheim has 1,416 dwellings. 45.4% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 21.7 hectares of 133.3 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 16.2% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Schafisheim ranks 14 of 196 in the canton.

The price of your house in Schafisheim depends on location, plot and building, measured against similar sales. The free assessment gives you a written price range with its reasoning.

In Schafisheim, 389 of 856 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 45.4%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 121, counting from the highest share. In the Lenzburg district: rank 13 of 20. Schafisheim therefore has a lower share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Schafisheim, the figure in Lenzburg is 65.2%.

In Schafisheim, oil or gas heats 328 buildings with residential use, 38.3%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 144, counting from the highest share. In Schafisheim, a smaller share of houses uses oil or gas than in the canton.

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

Schafisheim has 3,131 residents. 637 of them, 20.3%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 77, counting from the highest share. In the Lenzburg district: rank 4 of 20. Compared with Schafisheim, the figure in Lenzburg is 18.4%.

On 1 June 2026, 1 homes in Schafisheim were empty, 0.07% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 7, counting from the lowest vacancy. In Schafisheim, rented and owned homes are counted; the figure does not show how many houses are for sale.

The municipal tax rate of Schafisheim is 99%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 48, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Schafisheim compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 40 minutes away from the Schafisheim, Gemeindehaus 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