STR Market Report

Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland • Short-Term Rental Market

✓ Inside Airbnb dataSource: Inside Airbnb, 2025-09-29
Map data availableNeighbourhood stats availableMonthly seasonality pending
58/ 100
Investment Score

Key Market Metrics

60%

Entire-home, active listings

Occupancy Rate

~18 nights booked per month on average

CHF 157

Median, entire-home

Avg Nightly Rate

Typical price per night charged by whole-home hosts in this market

1,483

Had a review in past 12 mo

Active Listings

Whole-home Airbnbs with at least 1 recent guest review — active supply

CHF 2'826

~18 booked nights / month

Est. Monthly Revenue

Directional gross booking revenue estimate before fees, expenses, and seasonality shifts

Licensed

Permit required — manageable for most operators with proper compliance

Regulatory Risk

Quick Investor Read

Solid demand with moderate upside. Validate neighborhood-level performance before committing capital.

Investment score percentile: top 12%Occupancy percentile: top 6%ADR percentile: top 34%

Market Dynamics

2 nights

Typical host minimum

Median Min Stay

Most common minimum booking length. Short = weekenders welcome. Long (7+ nights) = weekly guests only.

52%

Hosts with 5+ listings

Pro Host Rate

Over half of supply is run by professional investors — a highly competitive market

1.1/mo

Median reviews per month

Booking Velocity

How quickly typical listings earn new reviews — a proxy for how often properties get booked. Higher = stronger demand.

☀️ Demand Seasonality: Year-round demand

Strong demand across all seasons — minimal seasonal revenue volatility

Market Overview

zurich-switzerland is an emerging short-term rental market with growing demand from tourism, business travel, and outdoor recreation. Detailed editorial content coming soon.

Top STR Neighborhoods

Premium Pricing Pocket

Enge

Avg nightly rate: CHF 294

Highest Occupancy Pocket

Unterstrass

Avg occupancy: 78.7%

Best Balanced Opportunity

Wollishofen

Healthy mix of demand, pricing, and listing depth

  • 1Unterstrass
  • 2Sihlfeld
  • 3Rathaus
  • 4Langstrasse
  • 5Seefeld

Ranked by active listing count (Inside Airbnb data).

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Live Market Analytics

Source: Inside Airbnb · 2026-05-26
3,428active listings
1,000mapped
15neighbourhoods
Listing map readyNeighbourhood stats readyMonthly seasonality missing

Listing Locations & Pricing

Listing Types

  • Entire Home75%
  • Private Room24.1%
  • Unknown0.6%
  • Shared Room0.2%
  • Hotel Room0.1%

Takeaway: entire home apt dominates this market snapshot.

Price Distribution (per night)

Takeaway: the highest concentration of listings sits in the $101–150 nightly range.

Occupancy Rate Distribution

Takeaway: most listings cluster around 91–100% occupancy.

Monthly seasonality data is not available yet for this market. We will show month-by-month occupancy and pricing once calendar snapshots are refreshed.

Neighbourhood Breakdown (top 15)

NeighbourhoodListings ↓Avg PriceOccupancyAvg Rating
Sihlfeld259CHF 14959.1%—
Unterstrass213CHF 15278.7%—
Langstrasse205CHF 17966.5%—
Altstetten172CHF 14858%—
Seebach168CHF 15145.7%—
Wipkingen165CHF 20553.9%—
Alt-Wiedikon159CHF 16760.5%—
Seefeld156CHF 16460.8%—
Enge151CHF 29462.4%—
Oerlikon148CHF 13955.7%—
Rathaus136CHF 19350.6%—
Hard131CHF 18056.9%—
Mühlebach129CHF 19461.8%—
Gewerbeschule116CHF 16956.9%—
Wollishofen101CHF 28366.3%—

Source: Inside Airbnb. Click column headers to sort.

Analytics derived from Inside Airbnb public datasets. Data reflects the snapshot date above. Not financial advice.

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Investment Score Breakdown

Score formula: Occupancy (max 45 pts) + ADR (max 30 pts) + Regulatory environment (up to 25 pts). Max score: 100.

Occupancy (60%)27.0 / 45 pts
Avg Nightly Rate (CHF 157)13.5 / 30 pts
Regulatory (Licensed)18 / 25 pts
Total Investment Score58 / 100

Moderate market — Zurich has decent fundamentals but some limitations. Worth investigating further before committing capital.

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