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- What is a house in Wil worth when there are no official price statistics?
- How much property gains tax do I pay on a sale in Wil?
- What does selling in Wil cost besides tax? Transfer tax, land registry, notary
- How did the 2026 tax rate in Wil come about?
- What do vacancy and city finances show in Wil, and is there a value capture levy?
- Estate agent in Wil
- Frequently asked questions
Suppose you are thinking of selling your house in Wil and want to know where the market stands. There is no official price figure for Wil. The Canton of St. Gallen collects no median prices by municipality.
Two other developments are on record, though. Vacancy in Wil rose within a year while it fell across the canton. And voters only decided the 2026 tax rate at the ballot box in September. That tax rate has no effect on your property gains tax.
What is a house in Wil worth when there are no official price statistics?
| Indicator | Wil | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | 25,444 | 31.12.2025 |
| Tax rate city / canton / total, excl. church | 115% / 105% / 220% | 2026, ballot of 27.9.2026 |
| Vacancy rate previous year Wil / canton | 0.92% (114 flats) / 1.37% | 1.6.2025 |
| Train to St. Gallen (cantonal capital) | from 26 minutes, no change | 2026 timetable |
| Deficit 2026 budget / 2026 forecast | CHF 8.2m / CHF 12m | City of Wil, 27.9.2026 |
What is a house in Wil worth when there are no official price statistics?
No authority publishes a median price for Wil, unlike the Canton of Zurich for its municipalities. Asking prices on portals show what sellers want, not what buyers finally paid. For a single house they are of little use.
What is on record is the population. Wil has 25,444 residents, 5,134 of them 65 or older.4 That is 20.2 per cent, slightly more than the canton at 19.9 per cent. Since 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Bronschhofen has also been part of Wil.6 A single price for the whole city would blend very different locations.
What counts is a valuation that looks at location, plot and building separately and compares them with actual sales. The house valuation and the flat valuation follow this route. What this means for you: for every figure, ask to see the comparable properties behind it. The personal valuation costs you nothing.
How much property gains tax do I pay on a sale in Wil?
In Wil, property gains tax is levied not by the city but by the canton.1 The Cantonal Tax Office assesses it with a total multiplier of 325 per cent, the same in all 75 municipalities. The dispute over 115, 118 or 121 per cent concerned only income and wealth tax.9
The calculation has two steps. The basic tax rises in bands up to 11 per cent; above CHF 600,000 of gain, 10 per cent applies to the whole amount. That figure times 325 per cent gives the tax amount. Owners of under five full years pay a surcharge. From the 16th full year the tax falls, and more so after long owner-occupation.
If you move from a home you live in to a new one in Switzerland, the tax can be deferred. Deferral covers only what the new home costs above your previous investment costs. Deferred does not mean waived. The St. Gallen calculator shows deadlines and conditions.
Worked example
Example, Wil: 16 years of ownership
Suppose you acquired the house in 2010 for CHF 650,000 and sell it in 2026 for CHF 980,000. It was never your own home, nothing was invested and no replacement home follows. You have owned the house for 16 full years.
- Sale price
- CHF 980,000
- Purchase price
- – CHF 650,000
- Property gain
- CHF 330,000
- Basic tax (banded scale up to 11%)
- CHF 30,930
- Tax amount with the total multiplier of 325%
- CHF 100,523
- Reduction for the 16th year of ownership: 1%
- – CHF 1,005
- Property gains tax
- CHF 99,518
- Remaining from the sale price after tax, before mortgage
- CHF 880,482
What does selling in Wil cost besides tax? Transfer tax, land registry, notary
In Wil the buyer owes a property transfer tax of 1 per cent of the purchase price.1 It goes to the city, but the rate is fixed in the cantonal tax act. The city can neither lower nor raise it. As the seller you are jointly liable. Between parents and children the rate halves to 0.5 per cent; between spouses it does not apply.
The purchase contract is notarised by the city's land registrar.8 The land registry office is in the town hall at Marktgasse 58 and covers the whole municipality, including Bronschhofen.6 It draws up the contracts, keeps the land register and advises on land-register questions. Land-register plans come from Geoinfo Vermessungen AG.
For marriage, inheritance and company law, the cantonal notary's office and registered lawyers are responsible, not the land registry. Ask the office in advance for the fees for notarisation and registration.
How did the 2026 tax rate in Wil come about?
The city council proposed a tax rate of 121 per cent for 2026; the city parliament decided on 118 per cent. In December 2025 two council referendums were called in parliament. On 27 September 2026 voters approved 115 per cent by 4,131 votes to 2,631 and rejected 121 per cent.9 After the appeal period expired, the city council confirmed the result, according to its notice of 23 October 2026.10
With the cantonal rate of 105 per cent, that makes 220 per cent excluding church tax. Wil ranks 35th of the 75 St. Gallen municipalities, level with four others. On the same income and wealth, 34 municipalities are cheaper and 36 more expensive.3 From Wil SG station you reach Zürich HB with no change from 48 minutes, and St. Gallen from 26 minutes.7
What do vacancy and city finances show in Wil, and is there a value capture levy?
On 1 June 2025, 114 flats stood empty in Wil, 0.92 per cent.5 A year later it was 144 flats, or 1.15 per cent. Across the canton, the rate fell over the same year from 1.37 to 1.16 per cent. Wil is now almost exactly at the cantonal level. The figure covers empty rental and owner-occupied flats together; it gives no price.
The city expects a deficit of CHF 8.2 million in the 2026 budget, and CHF 12 million in the 2026 forecast.9 The 2024 and 2025 accounts already closed with deficits of CHF 6.3 million and CHF 2.3 million. Whether the tax rate becomes an issue again is open. Property gains tax is not affected.
On a rezoning into a building zone, the canton charges 20 per cent of the increase in land value; increases up to CHF 30,000 are disregarded.2 Wil's building regulations, in force since 1 March 2021, contain no provision on a value capture levy.11 For conversions and upzonings, contracts on planning gains with the city or canton remain possible.
There is no official comparison price for Wil, and vacancy recently rose against the cantonal trend. I value your house from similar sales and show what is left after tax and mortgage.
Prefer to talk? +41 76 325 11 95 – you speak directly with Dominik Devaja.
Official figures
Wil (SG) in figures: homes, people, market
- Residential buildings built before 198162.0 %Rank 23 of 75 in the Canton of St. GallenCanton: 58.9 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Residential buildings heated by oil or gas69.8 %Rank 6 of 75 in the Canton of St. GallenCanton: 50.0 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Single-family houses among buildings with residential use49.8 %Rank 70 of 75 in the Canton of St. GallenCanton: 59.2 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Residents aged 65 and over20.2 %Rank 31 of 75 in the Canton of St. GallenCanton: 19.9 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 31.12.2025
- Vacancy rate1.15 %Rank 53 of 75 in the Canton of St. GallenCanton: 1.16 % · rank 1 = lowest vacancyAs of 01.06.2026
- Municipal tax rate115%Rank 35 of 75 in the Canton of St. GallenCanton: 113.12% · rank 1 = lowestAs of Steuerjahr 2026
- Undeveloped building zone6.4 %Rank 36 of 75 in the Canton of St. GallenCanton: 6.8 % · rank 1 = highest shareAs of 01.01.2022
- Train to Zurich HB48 minRank 2 of 75 in the Canton of St. GallenCanton: 71 min · rank 1 = fastestAs of Fahrplan 2026
Canton figure: weighted average of all 75 municipalities. All 75 municipalities compared
Sources
- Residents and age – Federal Statistical OfficeAs of 31.12.2025
- Buildings: age, heating, type – Federal Statistical OfficeAs of 31.12.2025
- Vacant dwellings – Federal Statistical OfficeAs of 01.06.2026
- Tax rates – Canton of St. GallenAs of Steuerjahr 2026
- Undeveloped building zones – Federal Office for Spatial DevelopmentAs of 01.01.2022
- Train connections – Swiss timetable dataAs of Fahrplan 2026
Estate agent in Wil
Selling in Wil with Immosmile: four phases, one contact person
I support sales in the Canton of Zurich and across German-speaking Switzerland, including Wil. Through all four phases you have one contact person: me, Dominik Devaja, managing director of Immosmile. You pay nothing beforehand. Our fee falls due only when you sign the contract at the notary (Beurkundung).
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Clarity
Independent valuation, net calculation after taxes and costs, a look at what comes after. You decide on figures, not on hearsay.
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Preview
Before anyone sees your house, film, photography and exposé are produced. Then we show it to vetted buyers first – not yet on the portals.
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Market decision
You receive the demand report and every offer immediately. Then you choose the path to the best price: accept, bidding round – or the broad public phase on the portals, the normal case.
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Completion & move
Notary appointment, key handover, documents for what comes after – and, if you wish, guidance into your next home. Our fee only falls due now, with the notarised deed.
The full process in detail What is your property in Wil worth?
Which questions do owners in Wil often ask?
How do I find the right estate agent in Wil?
Ask where the suggested price comes from when there are no official statistics. I handle sales across the Canton of Zurich and German-speaking Switzerland. Make sure comparable sales are named and that land and building are valued separately. The 12 checking questions suit the first meeting.
Does the 115 per cent tax rate also apply to my sale gain?
No. The 115 per cent applies to the city's income and wealth tax. The canton taxes the property gain at 325 per cent, whichever municipality your house is in. A later change to the city's tax rate would not alter that either.
What does the rise in vacancy mean for my sale in Wil?
It shows that people looking for a home in Wil have a little more choice than a year ago: 144 instead of 114 empty flats. It gives no price for your house, because empty rental and owner-occupied flats are counted together. Your figure needs comparable sales.
Which purchase price applies if I inherited a house in Wil?
On inheritance, property gains tax is deferred. If you sell later, the tax office generally uses the price and date of the deceased's purchase. Your parents' long ownership thus counts towards the reduction. Details on the inheritance page.
Is a value capture levy due when selling in Wil?
For newly rezoned land, yes: 20 per cent of the increase in land value, due on sale or when the new use begins. For land already in a building zone without a new rezoning, the law provides no levy. Check with the city before the sale whether a contract on planning gains exists.
Where is the land registry office for Wil and Bronschhofen?
In Wil town hall, Marktgasse 58, 9500 Wil, telephone 071 913 52 44. It covers the whole municipality, including Bronschhofen since 2013. There, the land registrar notarises your purchase contract and keeps the land register.
Sources
- Tax Act of the Canton of St. Gallen (StG, sGS 811.1), Art. 1, 2, 6–8, 130–141, 215, 241–245, in German · version as of 1.1.2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Planning and Building Act of the Canton of St. Gallen (PBG, sGS 731.1), Art. 58–65, in German · version in force since 1.6.2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Canton of St. Gallen: tax-rate overview for all SG municipalities, 2026 (no usable figure for Wil there; rank recalculated with 115%), in German · tax year 2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Federal Statistical Office: permanent resident population by municipality and age group (STAT-TAB px-x-0102010000_103) · as of 31.12.2025, retrieved 24.10.2026
- Canton of St. Gallen, Office for Statistics: vacant-housing stock and vacancy rate by municipality, in German · reference dates 1.6.2025 and 1.6.2026, published 28.9.2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- City of Wil, Department of Services, Integration and Culture: «Grundbuchamt» page, in German · retrieved 24.10.2026
- 2026 timetable: Wil SG – Zürich HB and Wil SG – St. Gallen, fastest connection (queried via transport.opendata.ch, verifiable in the SBB timetable) · 2026 timetable, queried 24.10.2026 for 27 and 29.10.2026
- Introductory Act to the Civil Code of St. Gallen (EG ZGB, sGS 911.1), Art. 15, 177, 178, in German · as of 1.4.2019, retrieved 24.10.2026
- City of Wil: notice on the 2026 tax-rate vote (115% approved, with deficits), in German · notice of 27.9.2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- City of Wil: notice confirming the tax-rate result as legally valid, in German · notice of 23.10.2026, retrieved 24.10.2026
- City of Wil: building regulations, integrated working document, in German · in force since 1.3.2021, retrieved 24.10.2026
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