Housing · Geneva

Renting a home in Geneva

Geneva rents from the official rent statistics (OCSTAT, May 2025) and each commune's population (06-2026). In Geneva the room count includes the kitchen: a "3-room" home is the kitchen plus two rooms, for example a living room and a bedroom.

Geneva residential street with apartment buildings and a tram

1,609 CHF

median rent of a 3-room home let to a new tenantSource: OCSTAT 2025 (in French)

+18 %

for a new lease compared with all leases (3 rooms)Source: OCSTAT 2025 (in French)

41.5%

of the canton's residents are foreign nationalsSource: OCSTAT 06-2026 (in French)

537,935

residents in 45 communesSource: OCSTAT 06-2026 (in French)

Median rents by commune

Area	1 rm	2 rm	3 rm	4 rm	5 rm	6 rm	All
Canton — new tenants	1'075	1'250	1'609	1'995	2'509	3'070	1'632
Canton — all leases	900	1'043	1'363	1'570	1'825	2'384	1'434
City of Geneva	970	1'091	1'420	1'663	1'987	2'757	1'430
Vernier	928	960	1'200	1'370	1'678	2'008	1'382
Lancy	850	950	1'278	1'487	1'708	2'191	1'425
Meyrin	—	950	1'390	1'500	1'650	1'878	1'470
Carouge	910	1'018	1'356	1'639	1'914	2'438	1'465
Onex	807	862	1'200	1'254	1'502	1'777	1'260
Thônex	688	875	1'176	1'480	1'655	2'123	1'100
Chêne-Bougeries	1'014	900	1'167	1'536	1'726	2'275	1'478
Versoix	—	1'032	1'319	1'565	1'877	2'268	1'580
Grand-Saconnex	—	1'010	1'308	1'790	2'097	2'550	1'720
Chêne-Bourg	892	1'090	1'425	1'616	1'850	2'655	1'488

Median monthly rent in Swiss francs, free-market dwellings, without charges. In Geneva the room count includes the kitchen. Dash: not published (statistical confidentiality). Source: OCSTAT — T 05.04.2.06, median monthly rent (May 2025, free market, without charges) (in French)

A 3-room home let to a new tenant costs a median 1,609 francs a month in Geneva, against 1,363 francs across all free-market leases.
— OCSTAT — T 05.04.2.06, median monthly rent (May 2025, free market, without charges) (in French)

The City of Geneva's districts

Area	1 rm	2 rm	3 rm	4 rm	5 rm	6 rm	All
Cité-Centre	1'300	1'425	1'741	2'200	2'700	4'400	1'900
Saint-Gervais - Chantepoulet	1'036	999	1'450	1'788	2'362	2'990	1'443
Délices - Grottes	1'000	1'050	1'400	1'665	1'900	2'540	1'397
Pâquis - Navigation	1'000	1'105	1'490	1'825	2'000	3'220	1'400
Champel - Roseraie	915	1'160	1'556	1'810	2'361	2'912	1'663
Cluse - Philosophes	1'000	1'090	1'416	1'594	2'000	2'567	1'274
Jonction - Plainpalais	840	1'112	1'380	1'600	2'075	2'800	1'345
Bâtie - Acacias	950	1'100	1'314	1'420	1'600	—	1'286
Eaux-Vives - Lac	1'000	1'110	1'580	1'800	2'150	2'730	1'500
Florissant - Malagnou	1'000	1'159	1'638	2'027	2'291	2'726	1'940
Sécheron - Prieuré	1'050	1'040	1'517	1'800	2'450	3'200	1'437
ONU - Rigot	—	—	984	1'271	1'577	—	1'273
Grand-Pré - Vermont	912	1'094	1'326	1'535	2'050	—	1'290
Bouchet - Moillebeau	806	1'113	1'525	1'765	1'857	2'562	1'695
Charmilles - Châtelaine	850	990	1'385	1'570	1'710	2'464	1'359
Saint-Jean - Aïre	879	950	1'200	1'310	1'347	1'665	1'200

The communes in figures

Commune	Residents	Foreign	Dwellings	To Cornavin
Geneva	209,630	49.6%	115,205	—
Vernier	39,108	45.6%	16,906	18 min
Lancy	37,746	36.9%	16,638	10 min
Meyrin	27,497	46.4%	11,341	22 min
Carouge	23,097	37.4%	11,591	17 min
Onex	19,094	37.3%	8,583	25 min
Thônex	17,186	38%	7,629	25 min
Chêne-Bougeries	15,063	35.4%	6,488	19 min
Versoix	13,994	43.4%	5,575	29 min
Plan-les-Ouates	12,794	25.1%	4,897	21 min
Veyrier	12,669	28.1%	4,867	30 min
Grand-Saconnex	12,500	43.5%	5,459	16 min
Bernex	11,264	23.5%	4,798	24 min
Chêne-Bourg	9,802	41.6%	4,470	31 min
Collonge-Bellerive	8,642	29%	3,505	28 min
Cologny	6,156	36.9%	2,801	22 min
Satigny	4,929	31.3%	1,920	20 min
Confignon	4,623	19.9%	1,858	24 min
Pregny-Chambésy	4,115	48.7%	1,672	21 min
Bellevue	4,106	38.7%	1,673	20 min
Troinex	3,387	23.4%	1,415	36 min
Perly-Certoux	3,303	25.8%	1,489	40 min
Vandoeuvres	3,198	32.3%	1,314	29 min
Genthod	2,900	34.8%	1,069	14 min
Puplinge	2,687	24.1%	1,196	33 min
Anières	2,658	31.8%	1,041	39 min
Bardonnex	2,565	25.8%	1,120	28 min
Corsier	2,289	30%	981	36 min
Meinier	2,106	20.1%	954	53 min
Dardagny	1,867	29.4%	738	35 min
Avully	1,789	25.2%	755	29 min
Collex-Bossy	1,718	32.2%	695	28 min
Chancy	1,657	22.5%	631	37 min
Avusy	1,463	9.4%	598	45 min
Jussy	1,274	24.4%	574	49 min
Hermance	1,254	28.9%	518	44 min
Choulex	1,239	21.1%	557	34 min
Aire-la-Ville	1,174	14.5%	455	24 min
Cartigny	1,049	18.7%	447	30 min
Soral	944	19.6%	379	45 min
Céligny	829	33.7%	370	41 min
Laconnex	720	14.9%	278	40 min
Presinge	700	20.3%	274	43 min
Gy	605	18.3%	256	51 min
Russin	545	28.3%	235	26 min

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