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- What happens to the tax if you buy a flat in Dürnten?
- Why are houses and flats in Dürnten so close in price?
- How much tax does a house sale in Dürnten cost without deferral?
- What else belongs in the decision in Dürnten?
- What applies to the value capture levy in Dürnten?
- Estate agent in Dürnten
- Frequently asked questions
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Suppose the garden in Dürnten is becoming too much, and you start looking for a flat in the village. Then comes a surprise. In 2025 a condominium here cost a median of CHF 1,077,500, a house CHF 1,190,000.
The gap is CHF 112,500. Across the canton, a house costs 1.3 times as much as a flat at the median; in Dürnten, 1.1 times. Downsizing here frees up little capital in the median comparison. For the tax, though, this closeness has a good side.
And what changes if you then buy a flat in the village?
Worked example
Worked example, Dürnten: house, 18 years of ownership
Assumption: bought in 2007 and sold in 2025, each at the Dürnten median for houses, without investments, costs or deferral. In 2007 there were only 10 flat sales, too few for a median.
- Sale price (median 2025, provisional)
- CHF 1,190,000
- Purchase price (median 2007)
- – CHF 755,500
- Property gain
- CHF 434,500
- Tax per tariff, before reduction
- CHF 163,200
- Reduction for 18 full years: 44%
- – CHF 71,808
- Property gains tax
- CHF 91,392
- Remaining after tax, before mortgage
- CHF 1,098,608
What happens to the tax if you buy a flat in Dürnten?
A large part of it can be deferred. The law calls this a replacement purchase.1 The conditions: you lived in the house permanently and exclusively yourself. And within a reasonable period you buy another owner-occupied home in Switzerland.
What is taxable at once is the part of the proceeds that does not go into the new flat.12 At the medians, that is CHF 112,500. The larger part of the CHF 434,500 gain is deferred. If, on the other hand, the flat costs no more than you once paid for the house and investments, there is no deferral.
Deferred does not mean waived. If you later sell the flat without a new replacement, the deferred gain is taxed.12 The period of ownership then counts from the purchase of the house.1 What this means for you: the deferral protects your liquidity today, but it does not reduce the tax. Plan it as part of the move.
Why are houses and flats in Dürnten so close in price?
The data show the result, not the reason. The house median is 25 per cent below the canton, the flat median only 10 per cent.2 Since 2015, houses have risen by 43 per cent and flats by 48 per cent. Back then the medians were CHF 830,000 and CHF 728,000. In 2025, 23 houses and 42 flats were sold on the open market.
A median measures different properties each year. If more new flats are sold, it can rise. If mainly older houses on smaller plots change hands, the house median can stay low. For flats there is no median at all for 2007; there were only 10 sales.
Per square metre of plot, a house cost a median of CHF 2,404 in 2025.2 What this means for you: in Dürnten, the house and flat medians sit close together. A median is not a price for your property, though. The condition, plot and fittings of your house decide how you fare in that comparison.
How much tax does a house sale in Dürnten cost without deferral?
In the median example, CHF 91,392. In 2007 the house cost a median of CHF 755,500, from 50 sales back then.2 In 2025 it was CHF 1,190,000. The tax takes 21 per cent of the CHF 434,500 gain and 7.7 per cent of the sale price.1
The tariff is cantonal; Dürnten only levies the tax.1 The municipal tax rate plays no part here. After 18 full years it falls by 44 per cent, from 20 years by half. The example would then come to CHF 81,600. Documented value-adding investments reduce the gain; ordinary maintenance does not.
If you bought more than 20 years ago, you may use the market value from 20 years ago instead of the purchase price.1 Which option is cheaper only shows in the comparison. What this means for you: with an old purchase contract, it is worth having both calculations done.
| Indicator | Dürnten | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price (23 sales) | CHF 1,190,000 | 2025, provisional |
| Median condominium price (42 sales) | CHF 1,077,500 | 2025, provisional |
| Median house / flat (28 / 21 sales) | CHF 830,000 / CHF 728,000 | 2015 |
| Residential building land per m² (cantonal model) | CHF 989 (2015: CHF 618) | 2025, provisional |
| Residents, of whom 65 and over | 8,021, of whom 1,620 (20.2%) | 2025 |
| Tax rate municipal / total, excl. church | 113% / 208% | 2026 |
| Train from Tann-Dürnten to Zürich HB | from 37 minutes (S 26, 1 change) | October 2026 timetable |
| Municipal value capture levy | 30% of the gain in value minus CHF 100,000 | in force since 25.09.2021 |
What else belongs in the decision in Dürnten?
In Dürnten, 20.2 per cent of the population are 65 or older, 1,620 of 8,021 people.4 From Tann-Dürnten station you reach Zürich HB from 37 minutes, on the S 26 with one change.5
The municipal tax rate is 113 per cent, 208 per cent including the canton.3 It only applies to income and wealth. On the same income, Wetzikon means about 3 per cent more cantonal and municipal tax, Uster about the same. If you stay in the village, your tax rate does not change.
What applies to the value capture levy in Dürnten?
Since 25 September 2021, Dürnten has charged a levy of its own: 30 per cent of the gain in value minus CHF 100,000.6 Plots under 1,200 square metres are exempt in principle. Section 9.1 expressly states what cantonal law also provides: if the gain in value of such a smaller plot exceeds CHF 250,000, the levy is charged all the same.68
Only the gain in value from upzoning or rezoning is covered. The levy only falls due on development, not on a sale.9 If you sell beforehand, the obligation passes to the buyer and belongs in the sale contract.8
In Dürnten, the price of your next flat helps decide what you pay tax on today. I work through the sale, deferral and net proceeds with your figures. Without sales pressure.
Prefer to talk? +41 76 325 11 95 – you speak directly with Dominik Devaja.
Estate agent in Dürnten
Selling in Dürnten with Immosmile: four phases, one contact person
I support sales throughout the Canton of Zurich, including Dürnten. 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 Dürnten worth?
What else do owners in Dürnten ask?
How do I find the right estate agent in Dürnten?
Ask whether an agent calculates your next step as well as the price, such as buying a flat in the village. I handle sales across the whole Canton of Zurich. A good assessment derives the value and shows tax, deferral and net proceeds. The 12 checking questions help you compare.
By when do I have to buy the new flat?
As a rule, within two years of the sale. Buying before the sale is also possible if the two are linked. Apply for the deferral before the tax assessment becomes final.
Is moving from a house to a flat in Dürnten worth it?
In the median comparison it frees up CHF 112,500, before tax and costs. Whether it is worth it for you depends on your house, on the flat and on what a life without stairs and garden is worth to you. That is best worked out together.
Sources
- Tax Act of the Canton of Zurich (StG ZH, LS 631.1), §§ 205, 216(3)(i), 219(4), 220(2), 221, 225 (Nachtrag 132), in German · as of 1.4.2026, retrieved 15.10.2026
- Canton of Zurich, Office for Statistics and Data: Freihandverkäufe von Immobilien inkl. Medianpreisen seit 2007 (KTZH_00000077) · data as of 2025/Q4, 2023–2025 values provisional, retrieved 15.10.2026
- Canton of Zurich, Statistical Office: municipal tax rates 2026, in German · as of 24.03.2026, final
- Canton of Zurich, Statistical Office: population by municipality and age (KTZH_00000254) · year 2025, retrieved 15.10.2026
- SBB online timetable: Tann-Dürnten – Zürich HB, fastest connection departing 09:00–09:59 · October 2026 timetable, queried 15.10.2026 for 20 and 22.10.2026
- Municipality of Dürnten: building and zoning regulations, section 9.1 «Kommunaler Mehrwertausgleich», in German · valid version, retrieved 15.10.2026
- Building Department, Canton of Zurich: status of value capture levies in the municipalities (map), in German · retrieved 15.10.2026
- Value Capture Act of the Canton of Zurich (MAG, LS 700.9), §§ 6, 19, 20, in German · retrieved 09.10.2026
- Value Capture Ordinance of the Canton of Zurich (MAV, LS 700.91), § 21, in German · retrieved 09.10.2026
- Government Council, Canton of Zurich: RRB No. 42/2026, cantonal tax rate 2026 (95%), in German · dated 14.01.2026
- Canton of Zurich, Office for Statistics and Data: property prices in the Canton of Zurich (KTZH_00003158), residential building land, model value per municipality in CHF/m², in German · data as of 2025/Q4, 2022–2025 values provisional, retrieved 15.10.2026
- Cantonal Tax Office Zurich: Zurich tax manual no. 216.3, replacement purchase, paras 17–22, 24, 28, in German · as of 1.2.2018, retrieved 29.09.2026
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