Municipality in the Canton of Geneva

Living in Chêne-Bourg

Chêne-Bourg (postcode 1225) has 836 residential buildings with 4,496 homes in total on 46 streets.

4,496
homes
0%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
93%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
45%
in a quiet location

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Chêne-Bourg in figures

Chêne-Bourg (postcode 1225) has 836 residential buildings with 4,496 homes in total on 46 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1991.
0% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 0% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 93% a public transport stop within 300 m.
45% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
Net rents in the Canton of Geneva are 21.10 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
Vacancy rate in the Canton of Geneva (2026): 0.31% of dwellings were vacant (793 dwellings in the sample).
Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 14,219 per year for a single person with a gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Market & people

Prices, population and building stock

Rents

Official survey

21.10 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of Geneva · 2024

Canton value – not published for Chêne-Bourg

Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

Vacancy rate

Official survey

0.31%

of dwellings are vacant

Canton of Geneva · 2026 · 793 dwellings in the sample

Canton value – not published for Chêne-Bourg

21.10 CHF/m²

Rents per m² of living space per month, net · Canton of Geneva · 2024

+13 %

since 2012

Line: average

All values as a table

Year	Value	25 %	75 %	Cases
2024	21.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2023	20.80 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2022	20.30 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2021	19.90 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2020	19.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2019	19.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2018	19.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2017	18.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2016	18.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2015	18.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2014	19.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2013	19.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2012	18.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–

Official survey: Sample of existing tenancies.

Sources: BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen); BFS, Leerwohnungszählung. Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.

Population & jobs

Residents (2025): 9,578
Growth over 10 years: +17.5%
Share of foreign nationals: 41.4%
Share aged 65 and over: 16.2%
Jobs (2024): 3,166
Income tax¹: CHF 14,219
Household electricity price (2027): from 24.4 Rp./kWh

Sources: FSO (STATPOP, STATENT), ElCom. ¹ Canton and municipality, single person, gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Residential buildings by construction period

before 1919 7
1919–1945 6
1946–1970 77
1971–1990 19
1991–2010 63
from 2011 113

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 6%
District heating 3%
Gas 54%
Heating oil 22%
Wood 1%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Chêne-Bourg.

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Streets compared

What is it like to live where in Chêne-Bourg?

The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Chemin de Floraire2.6 km · 110 m
2.Avenue de Thônex2.6 km · 190 m
3.Route de Sous-Moulin2.8 km · 90 m
4.Avenue PETIT-SENN2.8 km · 150 m
5.Rue de Genève2.9 km · 70 m
6.Chemin de l'Anjoulaz2.8 km · 140 m
7.Route de Malagnou2.8 km · 180 m
8.Rue Jean-PELLETIER2.9 km · 110 m

Short walks to daycare & kindergarten

Streets with at least three residential buildings; median of the buildings. Noise: loudest façade during the day (FOEN sonBASE); distances as the crow flies (OpenStreetMap, FOT).

Currently on Heimster