Selling property in Dagmersellen: almost no empty homes

Anyone selling in Dagmersellen will find no official price figure. The Canton of Lucerne keeps no median prices by municipality; the Canton of Zurich does. What portals quote for Dagmersellen are asking prices, not prices paid.

What is on record is the stock: Dagmersellen has 1,159 buildings with residential use in the Willisau constituency. 561 of them are single-family houses, or 48.4%. The cantonal figure is 45.3%. Dagmersellen ranks 9 of 21 in the Willisau constituency. In total, Dagmersellen has 2,743 dwellings. 45.7% were built before 1981, against 49.9% in the canton. 14.9 hectares of 168.6 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 8.8% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Dagmersellen ranks 32 of 79 in the canton.

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

In Dagmersellen, almost no homes stand empty. How the village is meant to develop is set out in its settlement vision, its zoning plan and its building and zoning regulations.¹¹

The municipal council adopted the settlement vision on 2 November 2017.¹¹ The municipal assembly decided the last major revision of the local plan in February 2022.¹¹ The cantonal government approved it in summer 2022.¹¹ According to the municipality, the zoning plan and regulations are fully revised roughly every 10 to 15 years.¹¹

The documents for the partial revision setting the watercourse spaces were on public display from 4 November to 3 December 2024.¹¹ They included partial zoning plans for Dagmersellen, Uffikon and Buchs.¹¹ The space along the river Wigger and the wildlife corridor were excluded.¹¹ According to the municipality, both will follow in a later procedure.¹¹ Anyone selling in Dagmersellen should therefore first check whether their plot borders a watercourse.

In Dagmersellen, 530 of 1,159 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 45.7%. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 37, counting from the highest share. In the Willisau constituency: rank 14 of 21. Dagmersellen therefore has a lower share than the canton at 49.9%. Compared with Dagmersellen, the figure in Willisau is 54.0%.

In Dagmersellen, oil or gas heats 445 buildings with residential use, 38.4%, against 39.7% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 16, counting from the highest share. In Dagmersellen, a smaller share of houses uses oil or gas than in the canton.

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

Dagmersellen has 6,144 residents. 1,024 of them, 16.7%, are 65 or older, against 19.4% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 63, counting from the highest share. In the Willisau constituency: rank 16 of 21. Compared with Dagmersellen, the figure in Willisau is 21.7%.

On 1 June 2026, 3 homes in Dagmersellen were empty, 0.11% of the stock, against 0.70% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 9, counting from the lowest vacancy. For Dagmersellen, the figure counts all homes; it does not measure houses on the market.

The municipal tax rate of Dagmersellen is 1.7 units. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 19, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Dagmersellen compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 52 minutes away from the Dagmersellen stop, with 1 change.

In Lucerne, property gains tax follows the income tax scale for single people, even for married couples. The law multiplies this by 4.2 units, the same everywhere. Under five years owned, the tax rises by up to 50 per cent. After more than nine years, it falls by up to 25 per cent.²

Sellers of an owner-occupied home may defer the tax. They must buy or build a new Swiss home within two years before or after the sale. A holiday or second home does not count. Only the part by which it costs more than their acquisition costs is deferred. Deferred does not mean waived. The deferred gain is taxed when the new home is sold.²

A property transfer tax of 1.5 per cent of the purchase price also applies. The buyer alone owes it.³

Only a Lucerne notary may certify the purchase contract. This can be a lawyer with an office in the canton, or a licensed municipal clerk.⁴