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- How high is the share of older people in Schöfflisdorf?
- How sharply has land value risen in Schöfflisdorf?
- What reduces the property gains tax on a sale in Schöfflisdorf?
- What matters in Schöfflisdorf besides the price?
- Is there a value capture levy in Schöfflisdorf?
- Estate agent in Schöfflisdorf
- Frequently asked questions
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Suppose you live in Schöfflisdorf and are thinking about selling your house. Almost one person in four in the village is already 65 or older, a share only 8 of the 160 Zurich municipalities exceed.
Reaching Zurich from there is still quick and direct: the S15 runs with no change from the village's own station, in 30 minutes. For houses and flats, though, there is no official median in any of the three reference years.
How high is the share of older people in Schöfflisdorf?
Worked example
Worked example, Schöfflisdorf: flat at the district median, 10 years of ownership
Assumption: a flat at the median of Dielsdorf district, bought in 2015 and sold in 2025, without investments or costs. Schöfflisdorf itself has no median of its own in any of these years.
- Sale price (district median 2025, provisional)
- CHF 920,000
- Purchase price (district median 2015)
- – CHF 690,000
- Property gain
- CHF 230,000
- Tax per tariff, before reduction
- CHF 81,400
- Reduction for 10 full years: 20%
- – CHF 16,280
- Property gains tax
- CHF 65,120
- Remaining after tax, before mortgage
- CHF 854,880
How high is the share of older people in Schöfflisdorf?
In Schöfflisdorf, 24.5 per cent of the population are 65 or older, 348 of 1,419 people.4 Only 8 of the 160 Zurich municipalities show a higher share. Among them: Berg am Irchel, Wasterkingen and Seuzach. 8.3 per cent are 80 or older.
The statistics only hint at what this means. Almost one person in four in the village is at an age when questions of care, inheritance or a smaller home come closer. The share says nothing about any single house. Every property needs its own assessment.
Reaching Zurich is still quick. From the stop Schöfflisdorf-Oberwen, Bahnhof, the S15 runs direct, with no change, from 30 minutes.5 The station also bears the name Oberweningen, but according to the official municipal boundaries it lies on Schöfflisdorf ground. When assessing a house, this connection is part of the location.
How sharply has land value risen in Schöfflisdorf?
The cantonal model puts residential building land in Schöfflisdorf at CHF 1,634 per square metre for 2025. In 2015 it was CHF 980, a rise of 66.7 per cent.7 Typically the model ranges from CHF 1,134 to CHF 2,354 per square metre.
A second measure applies to the canton as a whole. Residential building land actually sold for a median of CHF 1,742 per square metre from 2021 to 2025. The two values are built differently and only give a rough direction. Houses and flats in Schöfflisdorf have no median in any of the three reference years. In 2025, 4 houses and 5 flats changed hands. In 2015: 7 and 3; in 2007: 5 and 3. Each year stayed below the threshold of 15 sales.
The model only covers undeveloped land, neither your plot nor the building on it. For a house in Schöfflisdorf, the building comes on top, with its age, condition and fit-out. Hearsay from friends is no substitute for that.
What reduces the property gains tax on a sale in Schöfflisdorf?
Schöfflisdorf or Zurich, the tariff is the same across the canton; the municipality only levies it.1 It starts at 10 per cent on the first CHF 4,000 and reaches 40 per cent on the part above CHF 100,000. Longer ownership lowers it: by 20 per cent after 10 full years.
From 20 full years the tax is halved, and it falls no further. The same gain would then mean CHF 40,700 instead of CHF 65,120. Owners who bought over 20 years ago may use the market value of 20 years ago instead of the price. Documented value-enhancing investments reduce the gain further; maintenance does not.
Buying an owner-occupied home in Switzerland after the sale allows the tax to be deferred. You must have lived in the sold property yourself. If the replacement costs less than the proceeds, the difference is taxable at once. If it costs no more than the old purchase price and investments, there is no deferral.9 Deferred does not mean waived.
| Indicator | Schöfflisdorf | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Houses sold on the open market | 4 (no median; 2015: 7, 2007: 5) | 2025 |
| Flats sold on the open market | 5 (no median; 2015: 3, 2007: 3) | 2025 |
| Residential building land per m² (cantonal model) | CHF 1,634 (2015: CHF 980) | 2025, provisional |
| Residents, of whom 65 and over | 1,419, of whom 348 (24.5%), rank 9 of 160 | 2025 |
| Tax rate municipal / total, excl. church | 94% / 189% | 2026 |
| Train to Zürich HB (own station) | from 30 minutes (S 15, no change) | October 2026 timetable |
| Municipal value capture levy | no regulation (no levy) | as of October 2026 |
What matters in Schöfflisdorf besides the price?
Schöfflisdorf taxes income and wealth at 94 per cent, 189 per cent together with the canton.3 On the same income and wealth, Stadel means about 9 per cent more cantonal and municipal tax, Steinmaur about 7 per cent more.
The purchase contract for Schöfflisdorf is notarised by the notary, land registry and bankruptcy office of Dielsdorf, Wehntalerstrasse 40, 8157 Dielsdorf.10 More in the guide notary and land register.
Is there a value capture levy in Schöfflisdorf?
Schöfflisdorf charges no municipal value capture levy. Its 1995 building and zoning regulations contain no such article.6 According to the cantonal overview, a draft with a waiver has been pre-reviewed, but so far neither adopted by the municipality nor approved by the cantonal building department.
The cantonal levy remains: if the municipality newly assigns land to the building zone, the canton charges 20 per cent of the increase in value, small gains exempt.8 The same applies when a zone for public buildings is rezoned. After new zoning, the levy falls due when building is approved or as early as a sale, and so belongs in the purchase contract. Background is in the guide value capture levy.
A high share of older residents and two missing medians are no reason for a figure from the gut. I derive the value from land, building and the district of Dielsdorf and show what remains after tax with your purchase date.
Prefer to talk? +41 76 325 11 95 – you speak directly with Dominik Devaja.
Estate agent in Schöfflisdorf
Selling in Schöfflisdorf with Immosmile: four phases, one contact person
I support sales throughout the Canton of Zurich, including Schöfflisdorf. 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 Schöfflisdorf worth?
What else do owners in Schöfflisdorf ask?
How do I find the right estate agent in Schöfflisdorf?
Ask how someone reaches a reliable figure for your house when the village has no median. I handle sales across the whole Canton of Zurich. A good derivation separates land and building and calculates the tax with your purchase date. A list for the first meeting: the 12 checking questions.
Which purchase price counts if I inherited the house in Schöfflisdorf?
The inheritance itself does not trigger property gains tax. On a later sale, the purchase price and purchase date of the deceased person generally count. What else applies when inheriting is explained on the inheritance page.
Will selling in Schöfflisdorf cost me a value capture levy?
Schöfflisdorf has no municipal levy; a draft with a waiver has so far been neither adopted nor approved. The cantonal levy applies to land newly zoned for building or rezoned from a zone for public buildings, after new zoning when building is approved or as early as the sale.
Sources
- Tax Act of the Canton of Zurich (StG ZH, LS 631.1), §§ 205, 216(3)(i), 219, 220(2), 221, 225, 226 (Nachtrag 132), in German · as of 1.4.2026, retrieved 23.10.2026
- 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 23.10.2026
- 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 23.10.2026
- SBB online timetable: Schöfflisdorf-Oberwen, Bahnhof – Zürich HB (S 15, no change), fastest connection departing 09:00–09:59 · 2026 timetable, queried 23.10.2026 for 27 and 29.10.2026
- Municipality of Schöfflisdorf: 1995 building and zoning regulations (no value capture levy article), in German · retrieved 23.10.2026
- 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 German · data as of 2025/Q4, 2022–2025 values provisional, retrieved 23.10.2026
- Value Capture Act of the Canton of Zurich (MAG, LS 700.9), §§ 2, 4, 10, 19, in German · retrieved 23.10.2026
- Cantonal Tax Office Zurich: Zurich tax manual no. 216.3, replacement purchase, paras 19–25, in German · as of 1.2.2018, retrieved 23.10.2026
- Notary offices of the Canton of Zurich: notary, land registry and bankruptcy office of Dielsdorf (responsible for Schöfflisdorf), in German · retrieved 23.10.2026
- Government Council, Canton of Zurich: RRB No. 42/2026, cantonal tax rate 2026 (95%), in German · dated 14.01.2026
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