Selling property in Russikon: house median level with the district

A marked rise, with fewer sales. In 2025 a house in Russikon cost a median of CHF 1,430,000, from 21 sales.² In 2015 it was 31 sales, at a median of CHF 1,150,000. In 2007 just 12 sales were recorded, too few for a median at all. That is a rise of about 24 per cent in ten years.

One comparison stands out: Pfäffikon district, home to Russikon, reaches the same house median for 2025.² Behind it stand 149 sales, over six times as many as in the village alone. That is a coincidence, not proof that both markets move alike.

For land alone there is a third measure. The cantonal model puts undeveloped building land in Russikon at CHF 1,145 per square metre for 2025.⁷ A house sold that year cost a median of CHF 2,864 per square metre of plot.⁷ These are different measures: one estimates empty land, the other prices houses sold, with building, location and condition.

A sharp rise. In 2025, 286 open-market sales in Pfäffikon district produced a flat median of CHF 1,025,000.² In 2015 it was CHF 700,000, from 179 sales. That is a rise of about 46 per cent in ten years. The Zürcher Oberland region rose by about 32 per cent over the same period.

Russikon's own flat median for 2025 is CHF 1,075,500, from 26 sales.² That sits slightly above the district figure. It is also about 10 per cent below the cantonal median of CHF 1,200,000. For 2015 and 2007, Russikon's own figure is missing; both years stayed below the threshold of 15 sales.

A district figure mixes sales from across the district, from smaller villages to larger towns. What this means for you: it shows the direction of the surroundings, not the price of your own flat. A figure that fits your property needs location, plot and fit-out derived separately.

The tariff is the same throughout the canton; Russikon only levies the tax.¹ It rises in steps: the first CHF 4,000 are taxed at 10 per cent, parts above CHF 100,000 at 40 per cent. Ownership then brings a reduction, 20 per cent in the example after 10 full years.

From 20 full years the reduction is highest, 50 per cent. In the example, CHF 59,700 would then be due instead of CHF 95,520.¹ For a purchase over 20 years ago, the market value of 20 years ago may also count. Documented value-enhancing investments reduce the gain further; maintenance alone does not.

Buy a new home to live in, and the tax can be deferred. You must have lived in the old home yourself and replace it in Switzerland.¹ If the new home costs less than the proceeds, the difference is taxable at once. If it costs no more than the old purchase price and investments, nothing is deferred.¹⁰ And deferred does not mean waived.