Housing · 2025

Second homes (neither primary residences nor equivalent dwellings)

Second homes (neither primary residences nor equivalent dwellings): Zürich comes top with 21,486 and Kammersrohr comes last with 0. The median across 2,108 municipalities is 116.

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1Zürich21,486 2Geneva19,219 3Basel11,338

#	Municipality	Canton	Second homes (neither primary residences nor equivalent dwellings)
1	Zürich	Zurich	21,486
2	Geneva	Geneva	19,219
3	Basel	Basel-Stadt	11,338
4	Bern	Bern	11,092
5	Lausanne	Vaud	10,088
6	Davos	Grisons	7,582
7	Crans-Montana	Valais	7,272
8	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	6,762
9	Val de Bagnes	Valais	6,466
10	Lugano	Ticino	6,434
11	Nendaz	Valais	5,692
12	Lucerne	Lucerne	4,841
13	Anniviers	Valais	4,575
14	Bellinzona	Ticino	4,443
15	Vaz/Obervaz	Grisons	4,424
16	Arosa	Grisons	4,396
17	Biel/Bienne	Bern	4,338
18	Gambarogno	Ticino	4,213
19	Klosters	Grisons	4,195
20	Zermatt	Valais	4,039
21	Saanen	Bern	3,930
22	Winterthur	Zurich	3,926
23	Flims	Grisons	3,754
24	Ollon	Vaud	3,749
25	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	3,699
26	Surses	Grisons	3,666
27	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	3,650
28	Ascona	Ticino	3,428
29	Grindelwald	Bern	3,377
30	Scuol	Grisons	3,278
31	Montreux	Vaud	3,208
32	St. Moritz	Grisons	3,173
33	Lens	Valais	3,150
34	Laax	Grisons	3,026
35	Adelboden	Bern	2,963
36	Chur	Grisons	2,775
37	Leukerbad	Valais	2,738
38	Sion	Valais	2,600
39	Faido	Ticino	2,595
40	Engelberg	Obwalden	2,586
41	Minusio	Ticino	2,580
42	Lenk	Bern	2,572
43	Köniz	Bern	2,463
44	Thun	Bern	2,433
45	Naters	Valais	2,363
46	Obersaxen Mundaun	Grisons	2,290
47	Brissago	Ticino	2,288
48	Locarno	Ticino	2,250
49	Lauterbrunnen	Bern	2,242
50	Ayent	Valais	2,230
51	Vernier	Geneva	2,194
52	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	2,136
53	Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	St. Gallen	2,087
54	Fribourg	Fribourg	2,049
55	Glarus Süd	Glarus	1,994
56	Troistorrents	Valais	1,935
57	Vex	Valais	1,931
58	Saas-Fee	Valais	1,894
59	Flums	St. Gallen	1,882
60	Silvaplana	Grisons	1,857
61	Goms	Valais	1,825
62	Breil/Brigels	Grisons	1,696
63	Churwalden	Grisons	1,692
64	Blenio	Ticino	1,672
65	Mesocco	Grisons	1,668
66	Celerina/Schlarigna	Grisons	1,658
66	Gryon	Vaud	1,658
68	Verzasca	Ticino	1,636
69	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	1,631
70	Lumnezia	Grisons	1,628
71	Ormont-Dessus	Vaud	1,618
72	Riddes	Valais	1,606
73	Leytron	Valais	1,585
74	Evolène	Valais	1,583
75	Capriasca	Ticino	1,579
76	Yverdon-les-Bains	Vaud	1,572
77	Grenchen	Solothurn	1,566
78	Serravalle	Ticino	1,521
79	Zug	Zug	1,516
80	Grächen	Valais	1,514
81	Maggia	Ticino	1,512
82	Lancy	Geneva	1,493
83	Orsières	Valais	1,492
84	Bettmeralp	Valais	1,491
85	Riederalp	Valais	1,485
86	Acquarossa	Ticino	1,451
87	Rapperswil-Jona	St. Gallen	1,430
88	Disentis/Mustér	Grisons	1,404
89	Herisau	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	1,397
89	Sierre	Valais	1,397
91	Tujetsch	Grisons	1,395
92	Olten	Solothurn	1,394
93	Samedan	Grisons	1,385
94	Aarau	Aargau	1,378
95	Chalais	Valais	1,354
96	Sigriswil	Bern	1,351
97	Andermatt	Uri	1,347
97	Champéry	Valais	1,347
99	Solothurn	Solothurn	1,333
100	Pontresina	Grisons	1,328

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Second homes (neither primary residences nor equivalent dwellings)
2093	Novalles	Vaud	5
2093	Vaux-sur-Morges	Vaud	5
2093	Villars-Epeney	Vaud	5
2097	Willadingen	Bern	4
2097	Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee	Bern	4
2097	Berken	Bern	4
2097	Kilchberg (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	4
2097	Sergey	Vaud	4
2102	Schelten	Bern	3
2102	Rossenges	Vaud	3
2104	Meienried	Bern	2
2104	Jaberg	Bern	2
2104	Rongellen	Grisons	2
2104	Champtauroz	Vaud	2
2108	Kammersrohr	Solothurn	0

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Valais101,299
Bern88,659
Grisons87,271
Ticino72,599
Zurich61,059
Vaud59,523
St. Gallen36,690
Geneva36,016
Aargau27,993
Lucerne20,399
Fribourg18,587
Solothurn15,144
Basel-Landschaft14,824
Thurgau14,782
Neuchâtel14,623
Basel-Stadt12,133
Schwyz10,100
Jura5,935
Obwalden5,225
Zug5,029
Appenzell Ausserrhoden4,719
Uri4,699
Schaffhausen4,621
Glarus4,160
Nidwalden2,383
Appenzell Innerrhoden992

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Second homes (neither primary residences nor equivalent dwellings)”?

Zürich ranks first for “Second homes (neither primary residences nor equivalent dwellings)”, with 21,486.

What is the median for “Second homes (neither primary residences nor equivalent dwellings)”?

The median across the 2,108 ranked municipalities is 116.