Right now there are 1,064 active listings for cooperative apartments on Laos.io across Switzerland. Over the last 12 months we recorded 543 new listings. We continuously check the websites of housing cooperatives and the major property portals; our directory covers 755 cooperatives and non-profit landlords. Pick your canton or town below, or set up a search alert.
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From the listings recorded by Laos.io, as of 4 Nov 2026. Method, tables by canton and town: market report
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| Canton | Active listings | Listings, 12 months | Median rent | Cooperatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 263 | 164 | CHF 1,720 | 203 |
| Bern | 130 | 62 | CHF 1,430 | 144 |
| St. Gallen | 128 | 59 | CHF 1,630 | 67 |
| Basel-Stadt | 98 | 50 | CHF 1,460 | 97 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 87 | 38 | CHF 1,710 | 61 |
| Aargau | 61 | 29 | CHF 1,690 | 54 |
| Solothurn | 49 | 29 | CHF 1,380 | 41 |
| Thurgau | 43 | 21 | CHF 1,780 | 34 |
| Waadt | 48 | 16 | CHF 1,660 | 49 |
| Freiburg | 35 | 14 | CHF 1,600 | 28 |
| Luzern | 35 | 13 | CHF 1,530 | 79 |
| Neuenburg | 18 | 12 | CHF 1,410 | 18 |
| Schaffhausen | 16 | 7 | CHF 1,460 | 16 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 8 | 6 | – | 14 |
| Tessin | 7 | 6 | – | 7 |
| Genf | 6 | 5 | CHF 2,180 | 19 |
| Wallis | 8 | 4 | CHF 1,700 | 12 |
| Jura | 8 | 3 | CHF 1,200 | 10 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 5 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Schwyz | 3 | 1 | – | 9 |
| Graubünden | 2 | 1 | – | 21 |
| Uri | 1 | 0 | – | 5 |
| Glarus | 0 | 0 | – | 7 |
| Nidwalden | 0 | 0 | – | 5 |
| Obwalden | 0 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Zug | 0 | 0 | – | 17 |
Sorted by listings in the last 12 months. Median rent: gross rent of the listings of the last two years (from 5 listings). Cooperatives: entries in our directory – the number links to the list for the canton.
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A housing cooperative owns its buildings and lets its apartments to its members at cost rent: the rent is based on land, construction, maintenance and administration costs rather than a targeted market return. That is why cooperative apartments are often cheaper than comparable apartments on the open market. When you move in, you become a member and buy share certificates; whether and how much of that capital is repaid when you leave is set by the cooperative's statutes. Many cooperatives have occupancy rules, such as a minimum occupancy depending on the number of rooms, and subsidised apartments come with income limits.
Vacancies are advertised on the cooperative's own website or on property portals; some cooperatives also keep a waiting list. Because popular apartments receive a large number of applications, speed and a complete application matter. Laos.io collects the listings in one place; with Premium it sends you new apartments by e-mail or WhatsApp as soon as we pick them up. Our guides explain how to get a cooperative apartment.
Listings for cooperative apartments are often only online briefly. With a search alert and Premium (CHF 15 a month, 5-day free trial) you get new listings for your area by e-mail or WhatsApp as soon as we pick them up; without Premium, new listings become visible on Laos.io after 24 hours.
Set up a search alertLaos.io currently has 1,064 active listings for cooperative apartments in Switzerland (as of 5 Nov 2026). Most of them are in the cantons of Zürich (263), Bern (130) and St. Gallen (128). Over the last 12 months we recorded 543 new listings. Many cooperatives let apartments via waiting lists or to members without advertising them, so not every vacancy is public.
Choose your canton or one of the towns listed on this page. Each canton and town page shows the active listings, advertised rents and the local cooperatives. With a search alert for your area and Premium you hear about new apartments by e-mail or WhatsApp as soon as we pick them up.
The median advertised gross rent in our archive (cooperative apartments, last two years) is CHF 1,720 in the canton of Zürich, CHF 1,430 in the canton of Bern and CHF 1,630 in the canton of St. Gallen. Non-profit landlords set the rent according to their costs rather than a targeted market return; when you move in you also buy share certificates.
Watch for new listings and apply quickly with a complete application (extract from the debt enforcement register, proof of income, short cover letter). Also sign up on the waiting lists of cooperatives that keep one, and check their occupancy rules before you apply.
Set up a search alert with your area, number of rooms and budget. Laos.io continuously checks cooperative websites and the major property portals. With Premium (CHF 15 a month, 5-day free trial) you get new listings by e-mail or WhatsApp as soon as we pick them up; without Premium you see them on the website after 24 hours.
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