Housing · 2025

Share of second homes: ranking of municipalities

Share of second homes: Verzasca comes top with 81.5% and Lalden comes last with 2.2%. The median across 1,806 municipalities is 10.5%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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1Verzasca81.5%2Obersaxen Mundaun81.0%3Lavizzara80.2%

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of second homes
1	Verzasca	Ticino	81.5%
2	Obersaxen Mundaun	Grisons	81.0%
3	Lavizzara	Ticino	80.2%
4	Obergoms	Valais	79.1%
5	Falera	Grisons	77.9%
5	Ronco sopra Ascona	Ticino	77.9%
7	Onsernone	Ticino	76.7%
8	Goms	Valais	76.6%
9	Vaz/Obervaz	Grisons	76.2%
10	Leukerbad	Valais	75.8%
11	Surses	Grisons	74.6%
12	Anniviers	Valais	74.5%
13	Silvaplana	Grisons	73.8%
14	Wiler (Lötschen)	Valais	73.4%
15	Arosa	Grisons	73.0%
16	Lantsch/Lenz	Grisons	72.9%
17	Ernen	Valais	72.8%
18	Brissago	Ticino	72.2%
19	Laax	Grisons	72.1%
19	Sils im Engadin/Segl	Grisons	72.1%
21	Mesocco	Grisons	71.1%
22	Flims	Grisons	70.9%
23	Tujetsch	Grisons	70.5%
24	Bergün Filisur	Grisons	69.9%
25	Hasliberg	Bern	69.5%
26	Gryon	Vaud	69.3%
26	Grächen	Valais	69.3%
28	Orselina	Ticino	69.1%
29	La Punt Chamues-ch	Grisons	68.9%
30	Celerina/Schlarigna	Grisons	68.5%
30	Centovalli	Ticino	68.5%
32	Veysonnaz	Valais	68.4%
33	Vex	Valais	68.1%
34	Breil/Brigels	Grisons	68.0%
35	Ormont-Dessus	Vaud	67.7%
36	Adelboden	Bern	66.3%
36	Blenio	Ticino	66.3%
38	Bürchen	Valais	66.1%
39	Faido	Ticino	65.8%
40	Zuoz	Grisons	65.2%
41	Klosters	Grisons	65.1%
41	Saint-Martin (VS)	Valais	65.1%
41	Saas-Fee	Valais	65.1%
44	Lenk	Bern	64.9%
45	Rheinwald	Grisons	64.5%
46	Fiesch	Valais	64.4%
47	Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	St. Gallen	63.9%
47	Evolène	Valais	63.9%
49	Churwalden	Grisons	63.7%
50	Bregaglia	Grisons	63.1%
50	Champéry	Valais	63.1%
52	Acquarossa	Ticino	62.9%
53	Grindelwald	Bern	62.8%
54	Lumnezia	Grisons	62.7%
54	Cevio	Ticino	62.7%
56	Serravalle	Ticino	62.1%
56	Gambarogno	Ticino	62.1%
58	Mont-Noble	Valais	62.0%
59	Ormont-Dessous	Vaud	61.9%
60	Andermatt	Uri	61.6%
61	Nendaz	Valais	61.5%
62	Lauterbrunnen	Bern	61.4%
63	Rougemont	Vaud	61.1%
64	Hérémence	Valais	60.9%
65	Quinto	Ticino	60.7%
66	Beatenberg	Bern	60.2%
67	Morcote	Ticino	60.1%
68	Scuol	Grisons	59.7%
69	Saas-Grund	Valais	59.5%
70	Albula/Alvra	Grisons	59.1%
71	Oberiberg	Schwyz	58.9%
71	Davos	Grisons	58.9%
73	Flühli	Lucerne	58.3%
74	Lens	Valais	58.2%
75	Crans-Montana	Valais	58.0%
76	Disentis/Mustér	Grisons	57.7%
77	Icogne	Valais	57.2%
78	Törbel	Valais	57.1%
79	Pontresina	Grisons	56.8%
80	Samnaun	Grisons	56.5%
81	Luzein	Grisons	56.0%
82	Engelberg	Obwalden	55.9%
83	Sagogn	Grisons	55.1%
84	Sumvitg	Grisons	55.0%
84	Maggia	Ticino	55.0%
86	Ascona	Ticino	54.9%
87	Val de Bagnes	Valais	54.1%
88	St. Moritz	Grisons	53.4%
89	Vals	Grisons	53.1%
90	Fideris	Grisons	53.0%
90	Val-d'Illiez	Valais	53.0%
92	Ollon	Vaud	52.4%
93	Bever	Grisons	52.3%
94	Zermatt	Valais	51.9%
95	Morschach	Schwyz	51.8%
96	Termen	Valais	51.7%
97	Staldenried	Valais	51.5%
98	Kandersteg	Bern	51.4%
99	Saanen	Bern	51.2%
99	Ayent	Valais	51.2%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of second homes
1792	Urdorf	Zurich	4.4%
1792	Zufikon	Aargau	4.4%
1794	Greifensee	Zurich	4.3%
1794	Rain	Lucerne	4.3%
1796	Riniken	Aargau	4.2%
1797	Niederglatt	Zurich	4.1%
1797	Bowil	Bern	4.1%
1799	Volketswil	Zurich	4.0%
1800	Niederhasli	Zurich	3.9%
1800	Scheuren	Bern	3.9%
1802	Niederrohrdorf	Aargau	3.6%
1802	Islisberg	Aargau	3.6%
1804	Büttikon	Aargau	3.5%
1804	Bretigny-sur-Morrens	Vaud	3.5%
1806	Lalden	Valais	2.2%

Regions compared

Averages weighted by “Dwellings”.

Grisons46.8%
Valais36.5%
Ticino28.3%
Obwalden22.6%
Uri21.2%
Glarus17.7%
Appenzell Ausserrhoden15.6%
Bern15.0%
Neuchâtel14.6%
Jura14.4%
Geneva14.2%
Vaud13.4%
St. Gallen13.3%
Schwyz12.0%
Appenzell Innerrhoden11.5%
Fribourg11.0%
Basel-Stadt10.4%
Solothurn10.3%
Nidwalden10.2%
Thurgau10.0%
Schaffhausen10.0%
Basel-Landschaft9.8%
Lucerne9.5%
Zug8.0%
Aargau8.0%
Zurich7.7%

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