Selling property in Hergiswil bei Willisau: figures and rules

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

What is on record is the stock: Hergiswil bei Willisau has 476 buildings with residential use in the Willisau constituency. 160 of them are single-family houses, or 33.6%. The cantonal figure is 45.3%. Hergiswil bei Willisau ranks 20 of 21 in the Willisau constituency. In total, Hergiswil bei Willisau has 866 dwellings. 48.3% were built before 1981, against 49.9% in the canton. 1.9 hectares of 31.4 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 6.0% (as of 2022).

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

In Hergiswil bei Willisau, 230 of 476 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 48.3%. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 29, counting from the highest share. In the Willisau constituency: rank 10 of 21. Hergiswil bei Willisau therefore has a lower share than the canton at 49.9%.

In Hergiswil bei Willisau, oil or gas heats 77 buildings with residential use, 16.2%, against 39.7% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 76, counting from the highest share. Oil and gas are less common in Hergiswil bei Willisau than the cantonal average.

Records of heating, roof and windows therefore belong in the sale documents for Hergiswil bei Willisau. For owner-occupied homes in Hergiswil bei Willisau, the imputed rental value and the maintenance deduction end on 1 January 2029.¹ Whether a renovation in Hergiswil bei Willisau still pays off first is covered in Renovate or sell.

Hergiswil bei Willisau has 1,934 residents. 414 of them, 21.4%, are 65 or older, against 19.4% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 14, counting from the highest share. In the Willisau constituency: rank 2 of 21.

On 1 June 2026, 3 homes in Hergiswil bei Willisau were empty, 0.35% of the stock, against 0.70% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 34, counting from the lowest vacancy. For Hergiswil bei Willisau, the figure counts all homes; it does not measure houses on the market.

The municipal tax rate of Hergiswil bei Willisau is 2 units. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 44, counting from the lowest tax rate. It applies to income and wealth; the municipality atlas compares all municipalities. By public transport, Zurich HB is 105 minutes away from the Hergiswil LU, Dorf stop, with 2 changes.

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