Selling property in Villmergen: figures and rules

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

What is on record is the stock: Villmergen has 1,689 buildings with residential use in the Bremgarten district. 1,156 of them are single-family houses, or 68.4%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Villmergen ranks 12 of 22 in the Bremgarten district. In total, Villmergen has 3,766 dwellings. 48.2% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 32.5 hectares of 262.4 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 12.4% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Villmergen ranks 26 of 196 in the canton.

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

In Villmergen, 814 of 1,689 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 48.2%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 95, counting from the highest share. In the Bremgarten district: rank 5 of 22. Villmergen therefore has a lower share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Villmergen, the figure in Wohlen (AG) is 51.5%.

In Villmergen, oil or gas heats 1,036 buildings with residential use, 61.3%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 31, counting from the highest share. For many houses in Villmergen, heating is therefore on the agenda.

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

Villmergen has 8,290 residents. 1,381 of them, 16.7%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 167, counting from the highest share. In the Bremgarten district: rank 21 of 22. Compared with Villmergen, the figure in Wohlen (AG) is 19.1%.

On 1 June 2026, 9 homes in Villmergen were empty, 0.24% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 22, counting from the lowest vacancy. For Villmergen, the figure counts all homes; it does not measure houses on the market.

The municipal tax rate of Villmergen is 102%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 59, counting from the lowest tax rate. It applies to income and wealth; the municipality atlas compares all municipalities. By public transport, Zurich HB is 49 minutes away from the Villmergen, 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