Selling property in Trogen: very few empty homes

There is no official price series for Trogen. Unlike the Canton of Zurich, the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden publishes no median prices by municipality. What portals quote for Trogen are asking prices, not prices paid.

What is on record is the stock: Trogen has 650 buildings with residential use in the Mittelland district. 348 of them are single-family houses, or 53.5%. The cantonal figure is 56.8%. Trogen ranks 3 of 5 in the Mittelland district. In total, Trogen has 1,008 dwellings. 77.5% were built before 1981, against 71.8% in the canton. 5.8 hectares of 60.6 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 9.5% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Trogen ranks 4 of 20 in the canton.

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

In Trogen, 504 of 650 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 77.5%. Among the 20 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 5, counting from the highest share. In the Mittelland district: rank 1 of 5. Trogen therefore has a higher share than the canton at 71.8%. Compared with Trogen, the figure in Teufen (AR) is 68.9%.

In Trogen, oil or gas heats 135 buildings with residential use, 20.8%, against 48.9% in the canton. Among the 20 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 20, counting from the highest share. Oil and gas are less common in Trogen than the cantonal average.

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

Trogen has 1,905 residents. 455 of them, 23.9%, are 65 or older, against 22.2% in the canton. Among the 20 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 5, counting from the highest share. In the Mittelland district: rank 1 of 5. Compared with Trogen, the figure in Teufen (AR) is 22.9%.

On 1 June 2026, 4 homes in Trogen were empty, 0.40% of the stock, against 1.12% in the canton. Among the 20 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 2, counting from the lowest vacancy. In Trogen, rented and owned homes are counted; the figure does not show how many houses are for sale.

The municipal tax rate of Trogen is 4.5 units. Among the 20 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 20, counting from the lowest tax rate. It applies to income and wealth; the municipality atlas compares all municipalities. By public transport, Zurich HB is 95 minutes away from the Trogen stop, with 1 change.

Appenzell Ausserrhoden taxes the sale gain at a flat 30 per cent, whatever the amount.² Below four years of ownership, a surcharge applies. From the eleventh full year, the tax falls, up to half after 30 years.²

Replace your permanently owner-occupied home with a new one in Switzerland, and the canton defers the tax, so far as the proceeds fund it.^{2 3} Deadline: three years after or one year before the sale.³ Buy only after the sale, and you pay first; deferral follows on request.³

The municipality also levies a transfer tax of at most 2 per cent. It may set a lower rate.² Buyer and seller agree freely who pays; otherwise, each owes half.³

The sale contract is notarised by the land registry office of the municipality where the property lies.⁴ Buyer and seller sign there, as they would with a notary elsewhere.⁴