Selling property in Tübach: a low tax rate

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

What is on record is the stock: Tübach has 338 buildings with residential use in the Rorschach constituency. 214 of them are single-family houses, or 63.3%. The cantonal figure is 59.2%. Tübach ranks 5 of 9 in the Rorschach constituency. In total, Tübach has 710 dwellings. 53.0% were built before 1981, against 58.9% in the canton. 1.9 hectares of 63.1 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 3.1% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Tübach ranks 70 of 75 in the canton.

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

In Tübach, 179 of 338 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 53.0%. Among the 75 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 46, counting from the highest share. In the Rorschach constituency: rank 5 of 9. Tübach therefore has a lower share than the canton at 58.9%. Compared with Tübach, the figure in Rorschach is 83.7%.

In Tübach, oil or gas heats 143 buildings with residential use, 42.3%, against 50.0% in the canton. Among the 75 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 52, counting from the highest share. In Tübach, a smaller share of houses uses oil or gas than in the canton.

Anyone selling in Tübach adds records of heating, roof and windows to the sale documents. From 1 January 2029, owners living in their home in Tübach lose the imputed rental value and the maintenance deduction.¹ The calculation before a renovation is in Renovate or sell.

Tübach has 1,587 residents. 305 of them, 19.2%, are 65 or older, against 19.9% in the canton. Among the 75 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 41, counting from the highest share. In the Rorschach constituency: rank 7 of 9. Compared with Tübach, the figure in Rorschach is 18.4%.

On 1 June 2026, 4 homes in Tübach were empty, 0.56% of the stock, against 1.16% in the canton. Among the 75 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 23, counting from the lowest vacancy. The rate for Tübach covers rented and owner-occupied homes, not the supply of houses.

The municipal tax rate of Tübach is 79%. Among the 75 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 7, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Tübach compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 93 minutes away from the Tübach, Waldegg stop, with 2 changes.

The canton taxes the gain on sale, price minus costs, on a progressive scale.² After more than 15 years of ownership, the tax falls yearly, by up to 40.5% if you lived there 15 years or more.² This applies to the gain up to CHF 500,000; otherwise the cap is 20%.² Within 5 years, the tax rises.²

Selling a home you lived in permanently and exclusively can defer all or part of the tax.³ You buy a similarly used home in Switzerland from 1 year before to 3 years after the sale.⁴ Deferred does not mean waived.³

The buyer owes a 1% transfer tax (Handänderungssteuer) on the price.⁵ The seller is jointly liable; between parents and children, half the rate applies.⁵

The municipal land registry where the property lies notarises the sale contract.⁶ The registry fee is 0.2% up to CHF 2 million, 0.05% above.⁷ If the land registry also notarises the contract, the fee doubles.⁷