Housing · 2026

Dwellings: ranking of municipalities

Dwellings: Zürich comes top with 244,598 and Kammersrohr comes last with 16. The median across 2,108 municipalities is 990.

Podium and top 100

1Zürich244,598 2Geneva115,386 3Basel107,748

#	Municipality	Canton	Dwellings
1	Zürich	Zürich	244,598
2	Geneva	Geneva	115,386
3	Basel	Basel-Stadt	107,748
4	Bern	Bern	83,402
5	Lausanne	Vaud	83,284
6	Winterthur	Zürich	59,027
7	Lucerne	Lucerne	50,213
8	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	46,558
9	Lugano	Ticino	42,845
10	Biel/Bienne	Bern	32,718
11	Bellinzona	Ticino	27,588
12	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	26,323
13	Thun	Bern	23,988
14	Fribourg	Fribourg	23,149
15	Köniz	Bern	23,146
16	Chur	Grisons	22,614
17	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	22,359
18	Sion	Valais	21,797
19	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	21,152
20	Uster	Zürich	17,985
21	Vernier	Geneva	17,042
22	Lancy	Geneva	16,638
23	Dübendorf	Zürich	16,588
24	Zug	Zug	15,994
25	Montreux	Vaud	15,926
26	Yverdon-les-Bains	Vaud	15,902
27	Kriens	Lucerne	15,744
28	Emmen	Lucerne	15,720
29	Rapperswil-Jona	St. Gallen	14,521
30	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	13,676
31	Davos	Grisons	13,322
32	Dietikon	Zürich	13,272
33	Bulle	Fribourg	13,211
34	Wetzikon (ZH)	Zürich	13,203
35	Baden	Aargau	13,137
36	Crans-Montana	Valais	12,829
37	Wädenswil	Zürich	12,821
38	Aarau	Aargau	12,725
39	Kreuzlingen	Thurgau	12,685
40	Wil (SG)	St. Gallen	12,577
41	Locarno	Ticino	12,403
42	Nyon	Vaud	12,366
43	Val de Bagnes	Valais	12,119
44	Baar	Zug	12,050
45	Martigny	Valais	11,987
46	Horgen	Zürich	11,745
47	Allschwil	Basel-Landschaft	11,612
48	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	11,591
49	Renens (VD)	Vaud	11,422
50	Bülach	Zürich	11,408
51	Kloten	Zürich	11,383
52	Meyrin	Geneva	11,338
53	Olten	Solothurn	11,135
54	Vevey	Vaud	11,133
55	Riehen	Basel-Stadt	11,122
56	Wettingen	Aargau	10,975
57	Grenchen	Solothurn	10,711
58	Reinach (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	10,677
59	Opfikon	Zürich	10,415
60	Solothurn	Solothurn	10,279
61	Pully	Vaud	10,221
62	Glarus Nord	Glarus	10,185
63	Sierre	Valais	10,122
64	Regensdorf	Zürich	9,958
65	Adliswil	Zürich	9,867
66	Monthey	Valais	9,853
67	Schlieren	Zürich	9,794
68	Ostermundigen	Bern	9,688
68	Burgdorf	Bern	9,688
70	Nendaz	Valais	9,582
71	Morges	Vaud	9,510
72	Mendrisio	Ticino	9,497
73	Thalwil	Zürich	9,474
74	Muttenz	Basel-Landschaft	9,361
75	Gossau (SG)	St. Gallen	9,275
76	Arbon	Thurgau	9,041
77	Illnau-Effretikon	Zürich	8,888
78	Val-de-Ruz	Neuchâtel	8,862
79	Herisau	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	8,847
80	Volketswil	Zürich	8,704
81	Cham	Zug	8,670
82	Wallisellen	Zürich	8,658
83	Binningen	Basel-Landschaft	8,651
84	Steffisburg	Bern	8,589
85	Langenthal	Bern	8,583
85	Onex	Geneva	8,583
87	Einsiedeln	Schwyz	8,524
88	Wohlen (AG)	Aargau	8,405
89	Saanen	Bern	8,346
90	Pratteln	Basel-Landschaft	8,342
91	Lyss	Bern	8,321
92	Liestal	Basel-Landschaft	8,312
93	Freienbach	Schwyz	8,296
94	Schwyz	Schwyz	8,272
95	Horw	Lucerne	8,067
96	Zermatt	Valais	7,937
97	Küsnacht (ZH)	Zürich	7,909
98	Naters	Valais	7,765
99	Delémont	Jura	7,758
100	Brig-Glis	Valais	7,746

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Dwellings
2094	Bister	Valais	51
2095	Riemenstalden	Schwyz	50
2096	Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee	Bern	48
2096	Novalles	Vaud	48
2098	Rossenges	Vaud	45
2098	Villars-Epeney	Vaud	45
2100	Villarsel-sur-Marly	Fribourg	36
2101	Mauraz	Vaud	32
2102	Seehof	Bern	31
2103	Meienried	Bern	25
2103	Berken	Bern	25
2103	Rongellen	Grisons	25
2106	Schelten	Bern	20
2107	Rebévelier	Bern	18
2108	Kammersrohr	Solothurn	16

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Zürich810,666
Bern599,633
Vaud449,691
Aargau355,613
Valais284,329
St. Gallen280,853
Ticino260,627
Geneva256,816
Lucerne219,035
Grisons191,378
Fribourg172,337
Basel-Landschaft153,148
Thurgau150,781
Solothurn148,900
Basel-Stadt119,437
Neuchâtel101,478
Schwyz85,978
Zug63,541
Schaffhausen46,878
Jura42,518
Appenzell Ausserrhoden30,688
Glarus24,235
Nidwalden23,833
Obwalden23,369
Uri22,489
Appenzell Innerrhoden8,799

Other rankings on the same theme

Dwellings in buildings built before 1946 Dwellings in buildings built since 2001 Share of single-family houses among residential buildings

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Dwellings”?

Zürich ranks first for “Dwellings”, with 244,598.

What is the median for “Dwellings”?

The median across the 2,108 ranked municipalities is 990.