Selling property in Langnau am Albis: a small market

A median from 15 sales is the middle of 15 flats, the eighth in the line.² Just one sale more or fewer can shift it noticeably. In 2025 it stood at CHF 1,240,000, 3 per cent above the cantonal median.

For houses the market is somewhat broader, but it has shrunk. In 2015, 27 houses were sold on the open market; in 2025, 18. Over that period the median rose by 26 per cent, from CHF 1,450,000 to CHF 1,825,000. That puts it 15 per cent above the canton.

What this means for you: in a small market there are few comparisons, and every interested buyer counts. All the more important is a price that can be justified point by point. And documents that are complete and ready at the first viewing: land register extract, plans, receipts for investments. Being prepared like this means you need not give way in a conversation just because an answer is missing.

In the example, the house already costs CHF 1,320,000 at the 2007 median. Across the canton it was CHF 780,000 at the time.² The gain up to 2025 is therefore only CHF 505,000. The tax of CHF 107,184 takes 5.9 per cent of the sale price.¹

The tariff is the same throughout the canton and rises with the gain.¹ What counts for your house is therefore your own purchase price. If you bought for less than the 2007 median, your gain is larger, and so is the tax. Documented investments such as an extension reduce the gain again; ordinary maintenance does not.

Time also works in your favour. After 18 full years the tax falls by 44 per cent, from 20 years by half.¹ With the same gain, CHF 95,700 would then be due. What this means for you: in the example, the tax is not the big unknown. The price is.

Because of construction work at Zürich HB, the Sihltal railway from Langnau-Gattikon ends at Zürich Selnau up to and including 12 December 2026.¹² Until then, bus 240 towards Thalwil with one change is faster, from 30 minutes to Zürich HB.⁵ After that, the Sihltal railway runs to the main station again.

In Langnau, 1,664 people are 65 or older, 20.6 per cent of the population.⁴ 7.6 per cent are 80 or older. Over the years, the way to the doctor or to the children can matter more than the way to work.

The municipal tax rate is 106 per cent, 201 per cent including the canton.³ It only affects income and wealth. In Thalwil you would pay about 14 per cent less cantonal and municipal tax. In Horgen it is about 8 per cent less, in Adliswil about 1 per cent less. What this means for you: compare your next municipality before you sell, not afterwards.