Municipality in the Canton of Geneva

Living in Onex

Onex (postcode 1212–1213) has 1,308 residential buildings with 8,583 homes in total on 63 streets.

8,583
homes
0%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
85%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
54%
in a quiet location

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Onex in figures

Onex (postcode 1212–1213) has 1,308 residential buildings with 8,583 homes in total on 63 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1998.
0% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 0% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 85% a public transport stop within 300 m.
54% 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)).
Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 14,550 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 Onex

Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

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). Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.

Population & jobs

Residents (2025): 18,915
Growth over 10 years: +3.3%
Share of foreign nationals: 36.9%
Share aged 65 and over: 19.3%
Jobs (2024): 5,094
Income tax¹: CHF 14,550
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 3
1919–1945 7
1946–1970 77
1971–1990 31
1991–2010 138
from 2011 167

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 5%
District heating 21%
Gas 39%
Heating oil 21%
Wood 1%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Onex.

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Streets compared

What is it like to live where in Onex?

The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Chemin de la Planche-d'Aire1.1 km · 270 m
2.Chemin Longe-l'Aire1.0 km · 360 m
3.Chemin de l'Aulne1.1 km · 350 m
4.Chemin des Verjus1.0 km · 420 m
5.Chemin du Champ-des-Noyers1.0 km · 400 m
6.Chemin de Belle-Cour1.2 km · 240 m
7.Chemin Bord-d'Aire1.2 km · 200 m
8.Chemin du Bocage1.3 km · 90 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