The following figures are for the whole municipality Oberbüren belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.48%, 59% below the cantonal average (1.16 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 100% (2026), 12% below the average of the canton's municipalities (113.1 %) — low for the canton. A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 11'337 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Oberbüren (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 12'063 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 54'300 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 4'762 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
2.2 kmCHF 1'700.–/month
2.4 kmCHF 2'190.–/month
2.4 kmCHF 1'290.–/month
2.5 kmCHF 1'670.–/month
2.5 kmCHF 1'570.–/month
2.6 kmCHF 1'650.–/month
2.7 kmCHF 1'793.–/month
5 apartments are currently listed to rent in Oberbüren on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Oberbüren are offered at a median of CHF 21 net (without ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 20.4 and CHF 30 (7 listings, as of 1 Nov 2026). Flats and houses in the municipality of Oberbüren are offered at a median of CHF 23.3 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 21.6 and CHF 35 (10 listings, as of 1 Nov 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.
Oberbüren is located in the canton of St. Gallen.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Oberbüren is 100% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 11'337 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Oberbüren (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.