Selling property in Inwil: figures and rules

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

What is on record is the stock: Inwil has 484 buildings with residential use in the Hochdorf constituency. 197 of them are single-family houses, or 40.7%. The cantonal figure is 45.3%. Inwil ranks 12 of 13 in the Hochdorf constituency. In total, Inwil has 1,294 dwellings. 38.4% were built before 1981, against 49.9% in the canton. 12.8 hectares of 99.5 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 12.9% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Inwil ranks 15 of 79 in the canton.

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

In Inwil, 186 of 484 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 38.4%. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 60, counting from the highest share. In the Hochdorf constituency: rank 11 of 13. Inwil therefore has a lower share than the canton at 49.9%. Compared with Inwil, the figure in Emmen is 49.5%.

In Inwil, oil or gas heats 174 buildings with residential use, 36.0%, against 39.7% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 23, counting from the highest share. In Inwil, a smaller share of houses uses oil or gas than in the canton.

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

Inwil has 2,919 residents. 472 of them, 16.2%, are 65 or older, against 19.4% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 68, counting from the highest share. In the Hochdorf constituency: rank 12 of 13. Compared with Inwil, the figure in Emmen is 18.3%.

On 1 June 2026, 10 homes in Inwil were empty, 0.77% of the stock, against 0.70% in the canton. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 50, counting from the lowest vacancy. The rate for Inwil covers rented and owner-occupied homes, not the supply of houses.

The municipal tax rate of Inwil is 1.6 units. Among the 79 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 13, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Inwil compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 68 minutes away from the Inwil, Dorf 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