Selling property in Hildisrieden: many residents aged 65+

Anyone selling in Hildisrieden 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 Hildisrieden are asking prices, not prices paid.

What is on record is the stock: Hildisrieden has 527 buildings with residential use in the Sursee constituency. 291 of them are single-family houses, or 55.2%. The cantonal figure is 45.3%. Hildisrieden ranks 6 of 19 in the Sursee constituency. In total, Hildisrieden has 1,126 dwellings. 36.4% were built before 1981, against 49.9% in the canton. 0.8 hectares of 59.8 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 1.4% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Hildisrieden ranks 76 of 79 in the canton.

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

In Hildisrieden, 192 of 527 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 36.4%. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 66, counting from the highest share. In the Sursee constituency: rank 14 of 19. Hildisrieden therefore has a lower share than the canton at 49.9%. Compared with Hildisrieden, the figure in Sursee is 56.5%.

In Hildisrieden, oil or gas heats 175 buildings with residential use, 33.2%, against 39.7% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 30, counting from the highest share. Oil and gas are less common in Hildisrieden than the cantonal average.

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

Hildisrieden has 2,468 residents. 569 of them, 23.1%, are 65 or older, against 19.4% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 6, counting from the highest share. In the Sursee constituency: rank 1 of 19. Compared with Hildisrieden, the figure in Sursee is 19.5%.

On 1 June 2026, 1 homes in Hildisrieden were empty, 0.09% of the stock, against 0.70% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 6, counting from the lowest vacancy. For Hildisrieden, the figure counts all homes; it does not measure houses on the market.

The municipal tax rate of Hildisrieden is 1.5 units. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 9, counting from the lowest tax rate. It applies to income and wealth; the municipality atlas compares all municipalities. By public transport, Zurich HB is 83 minutes away from the Hildisrieden, Post 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