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- How much have flat prices in Schlieren risen?
- How much tax does the gain on a Schlieren flat cost?
- What is a house in Schlieren worth if there is no median?
- What applies to the value capture levy in Schlieren?
- What matters in Schlieren besides the price?
- Estate agent in Schlieren
- Frequently asked questions
- Nearby
Take a flat bought in 2007 at the Schlieren median: CHF 523,800. Across the canton, the median back then was CHF 581,250. Schlieren was cheaper.
In 2025 the Schlieren median is CHF 1,185,000, only 1 per cent below the canton. The gap has almost gone. For a sale, that means a large gain on paper. And a property gains tax that has grown with it.
How did this gain come about, and how much of it does the tax take?
Worked example
Worked example, Schlieren: condominium, 18 years of ownership
Assumption: bought in 2007 and sold in 2025, each at the Schlieren median for condominiums, without investments, costs or replacement purchase. There is no 2025 median for houses.
- Sale price (median 2025, provisional)
- CHF 1,185,000
- Purchase price (median 2007)
- – CHF 523,800
- Property gain
- CHF 661,200
- Tax per tariff, before reduction
- CHF 253,880
- Reduction for 18 full years: 44%
- – CHF 111,707
- Property gains tax
- CHF 142,173
- Remaining after tax, before mortgage
- CHF 1,042,827
How much have flat prices in Schlieren risen?
Measured by the median, a lot. It is the middle value of a year’s sales, not the average. In 2007 it was CHF 523,800 for Schlieren flats, in 2015 CHF 680,000.2 In 2025 it was CHF 1,185,000, 74 per cent more than in 2015.
Only 7 of the 69 Zurich municipalities with both figures rose more strongly since 2015. At the same time, the number of sales went up from 18 to 35. Part of the jump may be down to the mix. If more new or larger flats are sold, the median can rise, even if not every flat has gained to the same degree.
What this means for you: the 74 per cent describes the median, not your flat. Year of construction, floor, layout and condition decide where you stand within it. Your price only becomes robust with comparisons that genuinely resemble your flat.
How much tax does the gain on a Schlieren flat cost?
In the median example, CHF 142,173. The flat, bought in 2007 for CHF 523,800, gains CHF 661,200 by 2025.2 So just over a fifth of the gain goes, 21.5 per cent to be exact. Measured against the sale price, it is 12 per cent.1
The reason is the tariff. It is the same across the canton; Schlieren only levies the tax.1 On the part of a gain above CHF 100,000, 40 per cent is due before the reduction. So a large gain falls largely into this top band.
Two things legally reduce the tax. The period of ownership: after 20 full years the example would come to CHF 126,940. And documented investments that increased the value of the flat. Ordinary upkeep, by contrast, does not count.1 What this means for you: calculate the tax before you discuss the price. Only then do you know what an offer means for you.
| Indicator | Schlieren | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Median condominium price (35 sales) | CHF 1,185,000 | 2025, provisional |
| Houses (12 sales) | no median, under 15 sales | 2025, provisional |
| Median flat 2015 / 2007 (18 / 31 sales) | CHF 680,000 / CHF 523,800 | 2015 / 2007 |
| Residential building land per m² (cantonal model) | CHF 2,929 (2015: CHF 1,523) | 2025, provisional |
| Residents, of whom 65 and over | 20,421, of whom 2,855 (14%) | 2025 |
| Tax rate municipal / total, excl. church | 111% / 206% | 2026 |
| Train from Schlieren to Zürich HB | from 11 minutes (S 12) | October 2026 timetable |
| Municipal value capture levy | 40% of the gain in value minus CHF 100,000 | in force since 07.12.2024 (per canton) |
What is a house in Schlieren worth if there is no median?
There is no official house price for Schlieren. The canton only releases a median once a year has 15 sales.2 In 2025 only 12 houses were sold on the open market, in 2015 there were 7, in 2007 there were 10. In none of these years was there enough for a median.
One reference point is the land. The cantonal model puts residential building land in Schlieren at CHF 2,929 per square metre for 2025.11 Typically the model ranges from CHF 2,069 to CHF 4,211. Since 2015, when it was CHF 1,523, that is a rise of 92.3 per cent. For your own plot, that is not yet a price.
What this means for you: a house in Schlieren has to be valued on its own merits. Plot, zone, building and condition are each assessed separately, together with the few comparable sales. A figure without that derivation is an estimate, not a price.
What applies to the value capture levy in Schlieren?
Schlieren charges its own levy: 40 per cent of the gain in value minus CHF 100,000.6 Plots under 1,200 square metres generally remain exempt. Cantonal law allows neither a higher rate nor a smaller exempt area.8 According to the cantonal overview, the rule has been in force since 7 December 2024.7
It captures only the added value from upzoning or rezoning, when more may newly be built on a plot. It is paid on development, not on a sale.9 Selling before that passes the obligation to the buyer, and that belongs in the sale contract.8 Explained in detail in the guide to the value capture levy.
What matters in Schlieren besides the price?
Schlieren has 20,421 residents, 2,855 of them aged 65 or over, 14 per cent.4 Among all 160 Zurich municipalities, only 5 have a smaller share. From Schlieren station the S 12 runs to Zürich HB without changing, from 11 minutes.5 For buyers who commute to the city, the train counts.
The tax rate is 111 per cent, 206 per cent including the canton.3 It only affects income and wealth, not property gains tax. On the same income and wealth, Dietikon means about 5 per cent more cantonal and municipal tax, Uitikon about 16 per cent less.
Before the first advert, I calculate what remains of your flat after tax and costs. With your purchase price and your receipts, without sales pressure.
Prefer to talk? +41 76 325 11 95 – you speak directly with Dominik Devaja.
Estate agent in Schlieren
Selling in Schlieren with Immosmile: four phases, one contact person
I support sales throughout the Canton of Zurich, including Schlieren. 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 Schlieren worth?
What else do owners in Schlieren ask?
How do I find the right estate agent in Schlieren?
Ask to see where the price comes from and what remains after tax. I handle sales across the whole Canton of Zurich. What to look for in a first meeting is set out in the 12 checking questions.
Can I defer the tax if I buy another flat?
Yes, if you lived in the old flat yourself and also live in the new one, in Switzerland. If the new one costs less than the proceeds, the difference is taxable at once. If it costs no more than the old flat did, including investments, there is no deferral.12 The deferred part is postponed, not cancelled.
By when must I declare the property gain?
Within 30 days of the transfer, you file the property gains tax return with the Schlieren municipal tax office. If time is short, you can apply for an extension.
Nearby
Selling property in neighbouring municipalities
Sources
- Tax Act of the Canton of Zurich (StG ZH, LS 631.1), §§ 205, 216(3)(i), 219, 221, 225, 226 (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: Schlieren – Zürich HB, fastest connection departing 09:00–09:59 · 2026 timetable, queried for 20 and 22.10.2026
- Schlieren building and zoning regulations, partial revision with art. 30a on the value capture levy (approved 15.03.2024), in German · 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: Immobilienpreise im Kanton Zürich (KTZH_00003158), residential building land, model value by municipality in CHF/m² with quartiles, 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 19–25, in German · as of 1.2.2018, retrieved 29.09.2026
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