Housing · 2023

Share of dwellings occupied by their owner: ranking of municipalities

Share of dwellings occupied by their owner: Veyrier comes top with 54.3% and Geneva comes last with 6.6%. The median across 172 municipalities is 31.9%.

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1Veyrier54.3%2Oberwil (BL)51.0%3Brig-Glis48.1%

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of dwellings occupied by their owner
1	Veyrier	Geneva	54.3%
2	Oberwil (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	51.0%
3	Brig-Glis	Valais	48.1%
4	Rothrist	Aargau	47.3%
5	Uzwil	St. Gallen	46.8%
6	Spiez	Bern	46.5%
6	Aesch (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	46.5%
6	Möhlin	Aargau	46.5%
9	Hinwil	Zurich	46.4%
10	Willisau	Lucerne	45.8%
11	Murten	Fribourg	45.6%
12	Visp	Valais	45.4%
13	Plan-les-Ouates	Geneva	43.8%
14	Reinach (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	43.3%
15	Monthey	Valais	42.9%
16	Glarus	Glarus	42.7%
17	Muttenz	Basel-Landschaft	42.6%
18	Widnau	St. Gallen	42.2%
18	Le Mont-sur-Lausanne	Vaud	42.2%
20	Appenzell	Appenzell Innerrhoden	42.1%
21	Glarus Nord	Glarus	41.7%
22	Steffisburg	Bern	40.8%
22	Oftringen	Aargau	40.8%
24	Sarnen	Obwalden	40.7%
25	Hochdorf	Lucerne	40.5%
26	Richterswil	Zurich	40.4%
27	Arlesheim	Basel-Landschaft	39.6%
27	Münchenstein	Basel-Landschaft	39.6%
27	Sierre	Valais	39.6%
30	Altstätten	St. Gallen	39.4%
30	Wohlen (AG)	Aargau	39.4%
32	Laténa	Neuchâtel	39.3%
33	Flawil	St. Gallen	39.1%
34	Pfäffikon	Zurich	38.8%
35	Liestal	Basel-Landschaft	38.6%
36	Münsingen	Bern	38.3%
37	Weinfelden	Thurgau	38.1%
37	Delémont	Jura	38.1%
39	Worb	Bern	38.0%
40	Landquart	Grisons	37.9%
41	Amriswil	Thurgau	37.8%
42	Arth	Schwyz	37.6%
43	Lyss	Bern	37.5%
44	Mendrisio	Ticino	37.4%
45	Einsiedeln	Schwyz	37.2%
45	Sion	Valais	37.2%
47	Horw	Lucerne	37.0%
48	Volketswil	Zurich	36.9%
48	Grenchen	Solothurn	36.9%
48	Bellinzona	Ticino	36.9%
51	Moutier	Bern	36.8%
51	Suhr	Aargau	36.8%
53	Schwyz	Schwyz	36.6%
54	Binningen	Basel-Landschaft	36.5%
55	Brugg	Aargau	36.2%
56	Belp	Bern	36.0%
56	Martigny	Valais	36.0%
58	Rüti (ZH)	Zurich	35.9%
58	Küsnacht (ZH)	Zurich	35.9%
60	Münchenbuchsee	Bern	35.4%
61	Stäfa	Zurich	35.2%
62	Wädenswil	Zurich	35.0%
63	Küssnacht (SZ)	Schwyz	34.9%
64	Wettingen	Aargau	34.7%
64	Chêne-Bougeries	Geneva	34.7%
66	Affoltern am Albis	Zurich	34.6%
67	Meilen	Zurich	34.1%
67	Langenthal	Bern	34.1%
69	Ebikon	Lucerne	34.0%
69	Altdorf (UR)	Uri	34.0%
69	Arbon	Thurgau	34.0%
72	Zofingen	Aargau	33.9%
73	Uster	Zurich	33.7%
74	Herisau	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	33.5%
75	Riehen	Basel-Stadt	33.4%
76	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	33.2%
77	Pratteln	Basel-Landschaft	33.0%
78	Bassersdorf	Zurich	32.9%
79	Thun	Bern	32.8%
80	Freienbach	Schwyz	32.7%
81	Illnau-Effretikon	Zurich	32.4%
81	Burgdorf	Bern	32.4%
83	Cham	Zug	32.3%
84	Buchs (SG)	St. Gallen	32.2%
85	Baden	Aargau	32.0%
85	Rheinfelden	Aargau	32.0%
87	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	31.8%
87	Pully	Vaud	31.8%
89	Le Locle	Neuchâtel	31.7%
90	Baar	Zug	31.3%
90	Kreuzlingen	Thurgau	31.3%
92	Männedorf	Zurich	31.0%
93	Gossau (SG)	St. Gallen	30.8%
94	Horgen	Zurich	30.7%
94	Steinhausen	Zug	30.7%
96	Rapperswil-Jona	St. Gallen	30.3%
97	Thônex	Geneva	30.2%
98	Wil (SG)	St. Gallen	30.0%
98	Lenzburg	Aargau	30.0%
100	Stans	Nidwalden	29.7%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of dwellings occupied by their owner
157	Meyrin	Geneva	14.3%
159	Opfikon	Zurich	14.2%
159	Vernier	Geneva	14.2%
161	Fribourg	Fribourg	14.0%
162	Dietikon	Zurich	13.9%
162	Lancy	Geneva	13.9%
164	Lucerne	Lucerne	13.8%
165	Schlieren	Zurich	13.7%
166	Basel	Basel-Stadt	13.5%
167	Renens (VD)	Vaud	9.2%
168	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	8.7%
169	Zürich	Zurich	8.4%
170	Lausanne	Vaud	8.0%
171	Vevey	Vaud	7.6%
172	Geneva	Geneva	6.6%

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of dwellings occupied by their owner”?

Veyrier ranks first for “Share of dwellings occupied by their owner”, with 54.3%.

What is the median for “Share of dwellings occupied by their owner”?

The median across the 172 ranked municipalities is 31.9%.