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- What is a house in Wohlen worth when there are no official price statistics?
- How much property gains tax do I pay on a sale in Wohlen?
- What else does selling in Wohlen cost? Transfer charge, land registry, notary
- What does vacancy in Wohlen say, and what applies to the value capture levy?
- What does Wohlen's tax multiplier mean for a move?
- Estate agent in Wohlen
- Frequently asked questions
Suppose you have owned your house in Wohlen for a quarter of a century. You are thinking of moving into a flat, perhaps in another municipality. Two questions are on the table: what remains from the sale, and what does the move change for tax?
Aargau has no official price by municipality. The tax after 25 years and the tax multiplier, however, can be documented precisely. You will find both here, with the figures for Wohlen.
What is a house in Wohlen worth when there are no official price statistics?
| Indicator | Wohlen | As of |
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| Resident population of Wohlen | 18,162 | 31.12.2025 |
| Municipal multiplier / total | 116% / 219% | 2026 |
| Train from Wohlen AG to Aarau | from 20 minutes, 1 change | 2026 timetable |
| Land registry office | Wohlen land registry office | 2026 |
What is a house in Wohlen worth when there are no official price statistics?
No authority publishes a median price for Wohlen. The Canton of Aargau keeps no such statistic, unlike the Canton of Zurich. Online estimates are therefore model values without an official basis.
The value of your house is set by land, building and location within the municipality. Location includes, for example, the walk to the station, sunlight and street noise. After 25 years, condition comes in too: what has been renewed, what is still due? Buyers factor upcoming work into their offer.
The housing market is roughly as tight as in the canton as a whole: 91 dwellings stood empty on 1 June 2026, 1.1%. That is a setting, not a price. What this means for you: a valuation from real comparable sales and an honest list of upcoming work support your price. The steps of such a valuation are described under house valuation.
How much property gains tax do I pay on a sale in Wohlen?
Property gains tax in Aargau depends solely on the holding period. From 25 full years the lowest rate of 5% applies; waiting longer does not lower it further. Wohlen's high municipal multiplier plays no part.
For a house, after 25 years at least 65% of the sale price counts as acquisition cost. If the purchase price and documented investments are higher, those count. If you buy a new owner-occupied home in Switzerland, the tax can be deferred in full or in part. The purchase must fall at most 2 years before or 3 years after the sale. Deferred does not mean waived.
The assessment takes place in Wohlen, by the municipal tax commission; half of the revenue stays there. What this means for you: after 25 years it is no longer the date that decides, but the deduction. Work through flat rate and receipts with the Aargau calculator.
Worked example
Worked example, Wohlen: house, 25 years of ownership
Assumption: bought in 2001 for CHF 700,000, sold in 2026 for CHF 1,020,000, 25 full years of ownership, with no investments and no replacement purchase. The flat rate of 65% would give less than the purchase price; the purchase price counts. An assumption, not a price for Wohlen.
- Sale price
- CHF 1,020,000
- Purchase price
- – CHF 700,000
- Property gain
- CHF 320,000
- Property gains tax (5% from 25 full years)
- CHF 16,000
- Remaining after tax, before mortgage
- CHF 1,004,000
What else does selling in Wohlen cost? Transfer charge, land registry, notary
Your sale is registered right in Wohlen: at the Wohlen land registry office, Wilstrasse 2, 5610 Wohlen. The office is responsible for the districts of Bremgarten, Lenzburg and Muri.
For this the canton levies a land register charge of 4 per mille of the purchase price, at least CHF 100. There is no property transfer tax on top, and the municipality has no share in the revenue. Buyer and seller are jointly liable for the charge, each for the full amount.
A notary must notarise the contract. Aargau has an open notarial system: the notary may act anywhere in the canton, and you choose them yourself. The canton’s scale of notarial fees sets the fee.
What this means for you: set out in the purchase contract who bears the charge, and ask about the fee in advance. Add both to the tax before you plan a move with the proceeds.
What does vacancy in Wohlen say, and what applies to the value capture levy?
In Wohlen, 91 dwellings stood empty on 1 June 2026, 1.1%. The canton stood at 1.05%; the difference is small. Baden, Aarau and Wettingen were clearly lower, between 0.4% and 0.62%.
The figure counts rental and sale properties together. It is no sign of many houses on offer, and no price either.
If land is zoned for building, the Aargau Building Act requires a value capture levy of 20% of the increase in value. Rezoning from a zone with a building ban counts the same. Municipalities can raise this to up to 30%; the canton receives half of the cantonal minimum rate. Whether Wohlen has raised it is up to the municipality; this page gives no figure.
What this means for you: selling a built-on plot in the building zone usually triggers nothing. Background is in the guide on the value capture levy.
What does Wohlen's tax multiplier mean for a move?
Wohlen’s municipal tax multiplier for 2026 is 116%; together with the canton it is 219%, church tax not included. Aarburg, Mumpf and Wohlenschwil are level, while 147 Aargau municipalities are lower. 45 municipalities are higher.
18,162 people live in Wohlen; 19.1% of them are 65 or over, almost exactly the cantonal figure of 19.5%. Trains run to Zürich HB from 35 minutes and to Aarau from 20 minutes, with one change each.
What this means for you: if you move within Aargau, three out of four municipalities charge less municipal tax than Wohlen on the same income and wealth.
There is no official price figure for Wohlen, but there is a fixed scale for the tax. I derive the value of your house from comparable sales and calculate what remains for your next step after tax, charge and mortgage.
Prefer to talk? +41 76 325 11 95 – you speak directly with Dominik Devaja.
Official figures
Wohlen (AG) in figures: homes, people, market
- Residential buildings built before 198151.5 %Rank 76 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 51.8 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Residential buildings heated by oil or gas73.2 %Rank 4 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 51.8 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Single-family houses among buildings with residential use66.9 %Rank 110 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 65.9 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Residents aged 65 and over19.1 %Rank 115 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 19.5 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Vacancy rate1.10 %Rank 130 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 1.05 % · rank 1 = lowest vacancyAs of 01.06.2026
- Municipal tax rate116%Rank 148 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 103.77% · rank 1 = lowestAs of Steuerjahr 2026
- Undeveloped building zone5.9 %Rank 115 of 196 in the Canton of AargauCanton: 7.7 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 01.01.2022
- Train to Zurich HB35 minRank 24 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 Wohlen
Selling in Wohlen with Immosmile: four phases, one contact person
I support sales in the Canton of Zurich and across German-speaking Switzerland, including Wohlen. 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 Wohlen worth?
Which questions do owners in Wohlen have?
How do I find the right estate agent in Wohlen?
I handle sales across the Canton of Zurich and German-speaking Switzerland, including Wohlen. In the first meeting, ask which sales a value is derived from. Without an official statistic, that is the core of every sound assessment. A checklist with twelve questions is under choosing an estate agent.
How high is Wohlen's tax multiplier compared with the canton?
High: 116% for 2026, rank 148 of 196. Only 45 municipalities are above it, the highest being Ammerswil and Mellikon at 127. For property gains tax this plays no part; for income and wealth after a move, it does.
Does property gains tax in Wohlen keep falling after 25 years?
No. From 25 full years of ownership the lowest rate of 5% applies, and it stays there. The flat rate also stays at 65% of the sale price. If you have owned that long, you can choose the time of sale for other reasons.
Which purchase price do I use for an inherited house in Wohlen?
As a rule, the purchase price and purchase date of the parents or the deceased count. An inheritance triggers no property gains tax; the tax is put off. For entering the heirs, the canton levies a land register charge of 2 per mille of the tax value. More: inheritance.
Does 1.1% vacancy in Wohlen help or hurt my sale?
Neither: the market is about as tight as in Aargau as a whole, where 1.05% stood empty. Rental and sale properties are counted together. The figure gives no value for your house; that takes comparable sales.
Who assesses the tax if I sell in Wohlen and have already moved away?
The tax commission of the municipality of Wohlen, because that is where the property is. Your new place of residence plays no part. The land registry office is in Wohlen too, at Wilstrasse 2.
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: 4 per mille of the purchase sum, at least CHF 100, joint liability; inheritance 2 per mille of the tax value, in German · as of 1 January 2020, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Notarisation and Certification Act (Beurkundungs- und Beglaubigungsgesetz, BeurG, SAR 295.200), s. 4: open notarial system, 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), ss. 28a and 28e: value capture levy on rezoning, 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), in German · as of 1.6.2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Canton of Aargau: responsible land registry office – Wohlen (districts of Bremgarten, Lenzburg, Muri), in German · 2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- transport.opendata.ch: timetable query Wohlen AG – Zürich HB / Aarau · 2026 timetable, queried 24.10.2026 for 27 and 29.10.2026
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