$1.3 Million Homes Near Zurich

Dietikon | $1.39 million (1.225 million Swiss francs)

A terraced apartment with forest views in Dietikon

This two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment occupies the top floor of Herbscht Huus (or autumn house), one of four identical three-story buildings named for the seasons, in Dietikon, a city eight miles west of Zurich. The complex was constructed in 1997.

The nearby Dietikon train station allows travelers to dispatch luggage for day-of-flight pickup to Zurich Airport, 12 miles east. Bruno Weber Park, a five-acre outdoor gallery of mythical creatures designed by the eponymous Dietikon-born artist, is just west of the complex.

Size: 1,033 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,345

Indoors: The apartment’s open-plan living and dining area features a sloped ceiling and hardwood floors. A sleek metal Swedish stove heats the space. The windowed open kitchen, just behind the dining area, includes tiled floors, bright wood cabinetry and a sand-colored island with a glossy finish.

One of the two bedrooms, which the sellers used as an office, has a sloped ceiling. The other features a large window. Both have hardwood floors. One bathroom has checkerboard tiles and a stand-alone marble sink, while the other includes a bidet and houses the washer/dryer. Cabinets are concealed behind the room’s bold floral wall treatments.

Outdoor space: The unit’s partially covered, 242-square-foot terrace overlooks Dietikon’s dense forest, which is popular with hikers. A common area for residents of the four-building complex includes a pool and table tennis. The sale includes two underground parking spaces.

Costs: In Switzerland, the federal law known as Lex Koller generally requires foreign buyers to obtain authorization from the appropriate cantonal authority in order to legally purchase property. Property tax varies by canton, and is not imposed in Zurich canton. Property owners do pay the eigenmietwert, an annual figure based on “imputed rental value,” or what a homeowner would earn if their home was rented out.