Housing · 2026

Share of vacant dwellings in single-family houses: ranking of municipalities

Share of vacant dwellings in single-family houses: Gingins comes top with 100.0% and Cornol comes last with 0.0%. The median across 975 municipalities is 14.3%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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1Gingins100.0%2Arbaz86.7%3Epalinges85.9%

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of vacant dwellings in single-family houses
1	Gingins	Vaud	100.0%
2	Arbaz	Valais	86.7%
3	Epalinges	Vaud	85.9%
4	Haut-Intyamon	Fribourg	84.6%
5	Waldstatt	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	80.0%
5	Suchy	Vaud	80.0%
5	Vandoeuvres	Geneva	80.0%
8	Nunningen	Solothurn	78.6%
9	Bergdietikon	Aargau	76.5%
10	Commugny	Vaud	75.9%
11	Ormont-Dessus	Vaud	73.7%
12	Breggia	Ticino	70.6%
13	Wynau	Bern	70.0%
13	Schmiedrued	Aargau	70.0%
13	Alto Malcantone	Ticino	70.0%
16	Bauma	Zurich	68.4%
16	Jouxtens-Mézery	Vaud	68.4%
18	Vully-les-Lacs	Vaud	68.0%
19	Tobel-Tägerschen	Thurgau	66.7%
19	Muzzano	Ticino	66.7%
21	Dottikon	Aargau	64.3%
21	Collonge-Bellerive	Geneva	64.3%
23	Cademario	Ticino	63.6%
23	Maggia	Ticino	63.6%
25	Aubonne	Vaud	60.6%
26	Zullwil	Solothurn	60.0%
26	Salenstein	Thurgau	60.0%
26	Ormont-Dessous	Vaud	60.0%
26	Fontenais	Jura	60.0%
30	Martigny-Combe	Valais	59.1%
31	Lindau	Zurich	58.3%
31	Torricella-Taverne	Ticino	58.3%
33	Coppet	Vaud	57.7%
34	Safnern	Bern	56.2%
35	Lema	Ticino	55.6%
36	Andelfingen	Zurich	54.5%
36	Rougemont	Vaud	54.5%
38	Weggis	Lucerne	53.3%
38	Grône	Valais	53.3%
40	Risch	Zug	52.9%
41	Meinisberg	Bern	52.4%
41	Affeltrangen	Thurgau	52.4%
43	Hofstetten-Flüh	Solothurn	52.0%
44	Langnau am Albis	Zurich	50.0%
44	Rickenbach (ZH)	Zurich	50.0%
44	Crésuz	Fribourg	50.0%
44	Pfeffingen	Basel-Landschaft	50.0%
44	Hallau	Schaffhausen	50.0%
44	Val Müstair	Grisons	50.0%
44	Churwalden	Grisons	50.0%
44	Remetschwil	Aargau	50.0%
44	Erlen	Thurgau	50.0%
44	Bichelsee-Balterswil	Thurgau	50.0%
44	Cevio	Ticino	50.0%
44	Gryon	Vaud	50.0%
44	Hautemorges	Vaud	50.0%
44	Chavannes-de-Bogis	Vaud	50.0%
44	St. Niklaus	Valais	50.0%
59	Ponte Capriasca	Ticino	47.4%
60	Teufenthal (AG)	Aargau	46.7%
60	Brittnau	Aargau	46.7%
60	Arogno	Ticino	46.7%
60	Cologny	Geneva	46.7%
64	Boppelsen	Zurich	46.2%
64	Mühleberg	Bern	46.2%
64	Val-de-Charmey	Fribourg	46.2%
64	Meisterschwanden	Aargau	46.2%
64	Troistorrents	Valais	46.2%
69	Ardon	Valais	45.8%
70	Selzach	Solothurn	45.0%
70	Mont-Noble	Valais	45.0%
72	Hitzkirch	Lucerne	44.4%
73	Schlatt-Haslen	Appenzell Innerrhoden	43.8%
73	Bellikon	Aargau	43.8%
73	Perroy	Vaud	43.8%
76	Beromünster	Lucerne	42.9%
76	Glarus Süd	Glarus	42.9%
76	Dornach	Solothurn	42.9%
76	Lutzenberg	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	42.9%
76	Wolfhalden	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	42.9%
76	Magden	Aargau	42.9%
82	Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	St. Gallen	42.3%
83	Sennwald	St. Gallen	42.1%
84	Etziken	Solothurn	41.7%
84	Lostallo	Grisons	41.7%
84	Auenstein	Aargau	41.7%
84	Boswil	Aargau	41.7%
84	Château-d'Oex	Vaud	41.7%
89	Rossemaison	Jura	40.9%
90	Plasselb	Fribourg	40.6%
91	Grüningen	Zurich	40.0%
91	Aesch (ZH)	Zurich	40.0%
91	Konolfingen	Bern	40.0%
91	Mümliswil-Ramiswil	Solothurn	40.0%
91	Thayngen	Schaffhausen	40.0%
91	Unterkulm	Aargau	40.0%
91	Mammern	Thurgau	40.0%
91	Etoy	Vaud	40.0%
91	Chalais	Valais	40.0%
100	Lostorf	Solothurn	39.5%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of vacant dwellings in single-family houses
843	Ried-Brig	Valais	0.0%
843	Ernen	Valais	0.0%
843	Fiesch	Valais	0.0%
843	Obergoms	Valais	0.0%
843	Leukerbad	Valais	0.0%
843	Salgesch	Valais	0.0%
843	Raron	Valais	0.0%
843	Steg-Hohtenn	Valais	0.0%
843	Evionnaz	Valais	0.0%
843	Veysonnaz	Valais	0.0%
843	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	0.0%
843	La Sagne	Neuchâtel	0.0%
843	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	0.0%
843	Courrendlin	Jura	0.0%
843	Cornol	Jura	0.0%

Regions compared

Averages weighted by “Vacant dwellings”.

Zug26.2%
Appenzell Ausserrhoden22.7%
Glarus19.3%
Appenzell Innerrhoden19.0%
Vaud18.1%
Aargau18.0%
Thurgau16.2%
Schaffhausen15.9%
Zurich15.8%
Jura15.5%
Ticino15.2%
Valais15.1%
Schwyz15.1%
Grisons13.9%
Solothurn13.6%
Uri12.5%
Obwalden10.4%
St. Gallen10.0%
Geneva9.4%
Basel-Landschaft9.3%
Bern9.2%
Fribourg9.1%
Lucerne8.6%
Nidwalden8.4%
Basel-Stadt2.1%
Neuchâtel2.0%

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of vacant dwellings in single-family houses”?

Gingins ranks first for “Share of vacant dwellings in single-family houses”, with 100.0%.

What is the median for “Share of vacant dwellings in single-family houses”?

The median across the 975 ranked municipalities is 14.3%.