Selling property in Freienbach: the lowest tax rate in the canton

Anyone selling in Freienbach will find no official price figure. The Canton of Schwyz keeps no median prices by municipality; the Canton of Zurich does. Portal values for Freienbach rest on offers, not on completed sales.

What is on record is the stock: Freienbach has 2,398 buildings with residential use. 1,235 of them are single-family houses, or 51.5%. The cantonal figure is 48.2%. In total, Freienbach has 8,230 dwellings. 46.4% were built before 1981, against 46.5% in the canton. 31.6 hectares of 367.8 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 8.6% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Freienbach ranks 8 of 29 in the canton.

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

In Freienbach, 1,113 of 2,398 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 46.4%. Among the 30 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 16, counting from the highest share. Freienbach therefore has about the same share as the canton at 46.5%. Compared with Freienbach, the figure in Schwyz is 50.8%.

In Freienbach, oil or gas heats 1,520 buildings with residential use, 63.4%, against 45.3% in the canton. Among the 30 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 1, counting from the highest share. For many owners in Freienbach, the heating is therefore a topic. Compared with Freienbach, oil or gas heats 48.2% of buildings with residential use in Schwyz.

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

Freienbach has 17,100 residents. 3,600 of them, 21.1%, are 65 or older, against 20.4% in the canton. Among the 30 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 11, counting from the highest share. Compared with Freienbach, the figure in Schwyz is 20.4%.

On 1 June 2026, 57 homes in Freienbach were empty, 0.69% of the stock, against 0.50% in the canton. Among the 30 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 23, counting from the lowest vacancy. For Freienbach, the figure counts all homes; it does not measure houses on the market.

The tax rate, municipality and district of Freienbach is 64%. Among the 30 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 1, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Freienbach compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 25 minutes away from the Pfäffikon SZ stop, with no change.

In the Canton of Schwyz, property gains tax rises from 8 to 30% of the gain.² The holding period also counts. Under four full years, a surcharge applies. From five full years, the tax falls by 10%, then 3 points more per full year. After 25 full years, the reduction reaches 70%.²

Sell your owner-occupied home, and a replacement purchase defers the tax on application.³ You need a new home in Switzerland, usually within four years before or after selling.³ Deferral applies only as far as the proceeds flow into the new home.³ Deferred does not mean waived: sell it later, and the deferred gain counts again.³

The canton has no property transfer tax, only fees for the notary and land registry.^{4 5} The transfer fee is around 0.09% of the transfer value, charged per started value band. Above a very high value, it is halved on the excess.⁵ Smaller registry fees apply.⁵ Only the official notary of the district where the property wholly or mostly lies may notarise it.⁶