Selling property in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann: many residents aged 65+

Official statistics on prices paid are missing for Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann. The Canton of St. Gallen does not collect them by municipality, unlike the Canton of Zurich. Portal values for Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann rest on offers, not on completed sales.

What is on record is the stock: Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 1,932 buildings with residential use in the Toggenburg constituency. 1,189 of them are single-family houses, or 61.5%. The cantonal figure is 59.2%. Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann ranks 3 of 10 in the Toggenburg constituency. In total, Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 3,270 dwellings. 76.3% were built before 1981, against 58.9% in the canton. 11.6 hectares of 173.5 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 6.7% (as of 2022).

The price of your house in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann depends on location, plot and building, measured against similar sales. The free assessment gives you a written price range with its reasoning.

In Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, 1,474 of 1,932 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 76.3%. Among the 75 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 3, counting from the highest share. In the Toggenburg constituency: rank 2 of 10. Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann therefore has a higher share than the canton at 58.9%.

In Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, oil or gas heats 589 buildings with residential use, 30.5%, against 50.0% in the canton. Among the 75 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 66, counting from the highest share. In Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, a smaller share of houses uses oil or gas than in the canton.

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

Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 2,614 residents. 719 of them, 27.5%, are 65 or older, against 19.9% in the canton. Among the 75 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 2, counting from the highest share. In the Toggenburg constituency: rank 1 of 10.

On 1 June 2026, 26 homes in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann were empty, 0.80% of the stock, against 1.16% in the canton. Among the 75 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 38, counting from the lowest vacancy. The rate for Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann covers rented and owner-occupied homes, not the supply of houses.

The municipal tax rate of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann is 118%. Among the 75 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 47, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 109 minutes away from the Alt St. Johann, Dorf stop, with 3 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