Municipality in the Canton of Vaud

Living in Penthaz

Penthaz (postcode 1303) has 423 residential buildings with 825 homes in total on 39 streets.

825
homes
67%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
46%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
55%
in a quiet location

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Penthaz in figures

Penthaz (postcode 1303) has 423 residential buildings with 825 homes in total on 39 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1973.
67% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 20% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 46% a public transport stop within 300 m.
55% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
Net rents in the Canton of Vaud are 19.10 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 14,343 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

19.10 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of Vaud · 2024

Canton value – not published for Penthaz

Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

19.10 CHF/m²

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

+14 %

since 2012

Line: average

All values as a table

Year	Value	25 %	75 %	Cases
2024	19.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2023	18.80 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2022	18.40 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2021	18.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2020	18.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2019	17.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2018	17.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2017	17.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2016	17.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2015	16.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2014	17.30 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2013	16.90 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2012	16.80 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): 1,945
Growth over 10 years: +17.0%
Share of foreign nationals: 25.0%
Share aged 65 and over: 14.3%
Jobs (2024): 689
Income tax¹: CHF 14,343
Household electricity price (2027): from 28.6 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 31
1919–1945 1
1946–1970 55
1971–1990 145
1991–2010 115
from 2011 58

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 8%
District heating 1%
Gas 48%
Heating oil 14%
Wood 3%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Penthaz.

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Streets compared

What is it like to live where in Penthaz?

The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Chemin de la Treille90 m · 50 m
2.Rue du Four80 m · 100 m
3.Rue du Bornalet180 m · 100 m
4.Route de Daillens100 m · 200 m
5.Rue du Vieux Collège200 m · 150 m
6.Chemin de la Veivy140 m · 230 m
7.Route de Cossonay220 m · 210 m
8.Chemin de Sauffaz170 m · 270 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