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- Why has the flat median in Wiesendangen fallen?
- What does the Wiesendangen house median say about your house?
- How much tax is due on a house sale in Wiesendangen?
- Is there a value capture levy in Wiesendangen?
- What matters in Wiesendangen besides the price?
- Estate agent in Wiesendangen
- Frequently asked questions
- Nearby
Suppose you own a flat in Wiesendangen and read the canton’s new figures. The median for flats stood at CHF 1,030,000 in 2015 and at CHF 927,000 in 2025. At first glance, your flat has lost value.
That conclusion falls short. In 2015 the flat median was even above the house median of CHF 852,500. A flat dearer than a house: that shows how strongly a median depends on which properties happened to be sold.
Why has the flat median fallen, and what does it mean for you?
Worked example
Worked example, Wiesendangen: house, 18 years of ownership
Assumption: bought in 2007 and sold in 2025, each at the Wiesendangen median for houses, without investments, costs or replacement purchase. Bertschikon is included in both years.
- Sale price (median 2025, provisional)
- CHF 1,325,000
- Purchase price (median 2007)
- – CHF 625,379
- Property gain
- CHF 699,621
- Tax per tariff, before reduction
- CHF 269,248
- Reduction for 18 full years: 44%
- – CHF 118,469
- Property gains tax
- CHF 150,779
- Remaining after tax, before mortgage
- CHF 1,174,221
Why has the flat median in Wiesendangen fallen?
The statistics do not tell us. All that is documented is this: in 2015 the median was CHF 1,030,000, from 27 sales. In 2025 it was CHF 927,000, from 21 sales.2 That is 10 per cent less. Of the 62 municipalities I describe here, this is the sharpest fall.
A median is the middle price of the properties sold. If more new or large flats were sold in 2015, it comes out high then and lower today. With just over 20 sales a year, a few properties can shift it. So it says little about the value of any particular flat.
What this means for you: do not read the fall as a loss in value of your flat. For your flat, the year of construction, position in the building, size and condition count. Add to that the comparison with similar flats sold recently. A good valuation names these comparisons and explains why they fit.
What does the Wiesendangen house median say about your house?
It rests on a broader base. In 2025, 28 houses were sold on the open market, at a median of CHF 1,325,000.2 That is 17 per cent less than in the canton. Since 2015 it has risen by 55 per cent, from 30 sales back then.
Bertschikon has been part of Wiesendangen since 2014.7 The canton reports all years within today’s boundaries, so Bertschikon is included in 2007 and 2015 too.2 The house median also follows the mix of houses sold. A rise of 55 per cent does not mean every house gained that much. How old and how large the houses sold were, the statistics do not show.
In 2025 a house cost a median of CHF 2,889 per square metre of plot, building included.2 The cantonal model puts bare residential building land at CHF 1,646; in 2015 it was CHF 873.9 What this means for you: value your house by its plot and its condition, not by the median.
How much tax is due on a house sale in Wiesendangen?
In the median example, CHF 150,779. For 2007 the canton gives a house median of CHF 625,379. There were 44 sales in 2007. With an even number, the median is the mean of the two middle prices, which can produce an odd figure.
The gain up to 2025 is CHF 699,621. The tax takes 21.6 per cent of it, and 11.4 per cent of the sale price.1 The figures leave out investments and costs. After 20 full years it would be CHF 134,624. For a flat traded at the 2007 and 2025 medians, CHF 82,992 would be due.
The municipal tax rate of 86 per cent, 181 per cent including the canton, only affects income and wealth.3 In Winterthur you would pay about 22 per cent more cantonal and municipal tax, in Seuzach about 8 per cent more. What this means for you: moving to the city can raise your running tax noticeably. Factor it in before you decide.
| Indicator | Wiesendangen | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price (28 sales) | CHF 1,325,000 | 2025, provisional |
| Median condominium price (21 sales) | CHF 927,000 | 2025, provisional |
| Median house / flat (30 / 27 sales) | CHF 852,500 / CHF 1,030,000 | 2015, incl. Bertschikon |
| Residential building land per m² (cantonal model) | CHF 1,646 (2015: CHF 873) | 2025, provisional |
| Residents, of whom 65 and over | 6,825, of whom 1,494 (21.9%) | 2025 |
| Tax rate municipal / total, excl. church | 86% / 181% | 2026 |
| Train from Wiesendangen to Zürich HB | from 34 minutes (S 30, 1 change) | timetable October 2026 |
| Municipal value capture levy | 30% of the gain in value minus CHF 100,000 | in force since 17.12.2022 |
Is there a value capture levy in Wiesendangen?
Yes, since 17 December 2022. Wiesendangen charges 30 per cent of the gain in value minus CHF 100,000.6 Generally only plots under 1,200 square metres are exempt, the smallest threshold the law permits.8 The levy only concerns a gain in value from upzoning or rezoning.
It only falls due on development, not on sale.10 If the plot is sold beforehand, the obligation passes to the buyer and belongs in the sale contract.8
What matters in Wiesendangen besides the price?
From Wiesendangen station the S 30 runs to Winterthur. With one change you reach Zürich HB from 34 minutes.5 In Wiesendangen, 21.9 per cent of the population are 65 or older, 1,494 of 6,825 people.4 In 2025 the house and flat medians were CHF 398,000 apart.
I value your property against comparable sales rather than the median and calculate tax and net proceeds with your purchase price. The decision is yours.
Prefer to talk? +41 76 325 11 95 – you speak directly with Dominik Devaja.
Estate agent in Wiesendangen
Selling in Wiesendangen with Immosmile: four phases, one contact person
I support sales throughout the Canton of Zurich, including Wiesendangen. 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 Wiesendangen worth?
What else do owners in Wiesendangen ask?
How do I find the right estate agent in Wiesendangen?
Ask which comparable sales an agent works with, and why those. I handle sales across the whole Canton of Zurich. A median on its own is not a valuation. Ask for a derivation and a net calculation with your purchase date. The 12 checking questions help you compare.
Do the figures also cover Bertschikon?
Yes. Bertschikon has been part of Wiesendangen since 2014. The canton reports all years within today’s boundaries, so sales in Bertschikon are included.
Can I defer the tax if I buy a flat after selling the house?
Yes, if you lived in the house yourself and will live in the flat yourself, in Switzerland. If the flat costs less than the proceeds, the difference is taxable at once. If it costs no more than you once paid for the house including investments, there is no deferral. Deferred does not mean waived.
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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), boundaries as of 1.1.2026 · data as of 2025/Q4, 2023–2025 values provisional, retrieved 14.10.2026
- 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 14.10.2026
- SBB online timetable: Wiesendangen – Zürich HB, fastest connection departing 09:00–09:59 · 2026 timetable, queried 15.10.2026 for 20 and 22.10.2026
- Municipality of Wiesendangen: building and zoning regulations, articles 50a and 50b (value capture levy), in German · in force since 17.12.2022, retrieved 15.10.2026
- Federal Statistical Office: merged municipalities, merger of Bertschikon and Wiesendangen on 1.1.2014 (mutation 3410) · retrieved 14.10.2026
- Value Capture Act of the Canton of Zurich (MAG, LS 700.9), §§ 6, 19, in German · retrieved 09.10.2026
- 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 CHF/m², in German · data as of 2025/Q4, 2022–2025 values provisional, retrieved 14.10.2026
- Value Capture Ordinance of the Canton of Zurich (MAV, LS 700.91), § 21, in German · retrieved 09.10.2026
- 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
- Government Council, Canton of Zurich: RRB No. 42/2026, cantonal tax rate 2026 (95%), in German · dated 14.01.2026
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