Housing · 2026

Vacant dwellings: ranking of municipalities

Vacant dwellings: St. Gallen comes top with 900 and Grandfontaine comes last with 0. The median across 2,108 municipalities is 9.

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1St. Gallen900 2Lugano827 3Basel817

#	Municipality	Canton	Vacant dwellings
1	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	900
2	Lugano	Ticino	827
3	Basel	Basel-Stadt	817
4	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	650
5	Lausanne	Vaud	523
6	Biel/Bienne	Bern	464
7	Bellinzona	Ticino	462
8	Geneva	Geneva	427
9	Chiasso	Ticino	419
10	Lucerne	Lucerne	408
11	Bern	Bern	351
12	Delémont	Jura	310
13	Saint-Imier	Bern	297
14	Mendrisio	Ticino	295
15	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	287
16	Le Locle	Neuchâtel	270
17	Trimbach	Solothurn	260
18	Rapperswil-Jona	St. Gallen	254
19	Zürich	Zurich	252
20	Zuchwil	Solothurn	249
21	Uster	Zurich	248
22	Emmen	Lucerne	236
23	Sierre	Valais	221
24	Menziken	Aargau	218
25	Fribourg	Fribourg	214
26	Montreux	Vaud	213
27	Sion	Valais	198
28	Olten	Solothurn	194
29	Locarno	Ticino	189
30	Dübendorf	Zurich	180
31	Porrentruy	Jura	171
32	Prilly	Vaud	162
33	Aarburg	Aargau	158
34	Saint-Cergue	Vaud	148
35	Neuenhof	Aargau	145
36	Wil (SG)	St. Gallen	144
37	Burgdorf	Bern	140
38	Lyss	Bern	137
38	Kreuzlingen	Thurgau	137
40	Valbirse	Bern	135
41	Solothurn	Solothurn	128
41	Morbio Inferiore	Ticino	128
43	Gibloux	Fribourg	125
44	Dulliken	Solothurn	124
44	Conthey	Valais	124
46	Haute-Sorne	Jura	123
47	Kloten	Zurich	121
47	Huttwil	Bern	121
49	Reiden	Lucerne	120
49	Amriswil	Thurgau	120
51	Belmont-Broye	Fribourg	119
51	Grenchen	Solothurn	119
53	Winterthur	Zurich	116
53	Ostermundigen	Bern	116
55	Orpund	Bern	113
56	Lengnau (BE)	Bern	112
57	Val-de-Travers	Neuchâtel	111
58	Rorschacherberg	St. Gallen	109
59	Ollon	Vaud	107
60	Wallisellen	Zurich	106
61	Ittigen	Bern	105
62	Matran	Fribourg	104
63	Wald (ZH)	Zurich	103
64	Wetzikon (ZH)	Zurich	101
64	Val de Bagnes	Valais	101
66	Herisau	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	99
67	Martigny	Valais	98
68	Schöftland	Aargau	97
69	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	96
70	Rheinfelden	Aargau	95
70	Paradiso	Ticino	95
72	Meilen	Zurich	94
72	Saanen	Bern	94
74	Vacallo	Ticino	93
75	Langenthal	Bern	92
75	Riehen	Basel-Stadt	92
75	Buchs (SG)	St. Gallen	92
75	Uzwil	St. Gallen	92
75	Aadorf	Thurgau	92
75	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	92
75	Collina d'Oro	Ticino	92
75	Tresa	Ticino	92
83	Küsnacht (ZH)	Zurich	91
83	Wohlen (AG)	Aargau	91
85	Tramelan	Bern	90
85	Balsthal	Solothurn	90
87	Regensdorf	Zurich	88
88	Rorschach	St. Gallen	87
88	Ascona	Ticino	87
90	Wittenbach	St. Gallen	85
91	Glarus	Glarus	84
91	Roveredo (GR)	Grisons	84
93	Arbon	Thurgau	83
94	Lostorf	Solothurn	81
94	Kappel (SO)	Solothurn	81
94	Goldach	St. Gallen	81
94	Baden	Aargau	81
94	Romanshorn	Thurgau	81
99	Allschwil	Basel-Landschaft	80
100	Chamoson	Valais	79

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton
1915	Bettmeralp	Valais
1915	Eisten	Valais
1915	Staldenried	Valais
1915	Zeneggen	Valais
1915	Brot-Plamboz	Neuchâtel
1915	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	Neuchâtel
1915	Avusy	Geneva
1915	Céligny	Geneva
1915	Chancy	Geneva
1915	Confignon	Geneva
1915	Gy	Geneva
1915	Laconnex	Geneva
1915	Le Bémont (JU)	Jura
1915	Fahy	Jura
1915	Grandfontaine	Jura

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Vacant dwellings”?

St. Gallen ranks first for “Vacant dwellings”, with 900.

What is the median for “Vacant dwellings”?

The median across the 2,108 ranked municipalities is 9.