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Kriens

Canton: Lucerne (LU)

Civiora Index

Derived from official data

71/100

Above the median

National rank: 303 / 2’110 · Top 15% nationally

Taxes72/100
Premiums71/100
Electricity82/100
Housing30/100
PT service90/100

Confidence level: high · v1.1.0 · Civiora Index computed from official public data. Proprietary, non-official index. Understand the index

Median altitude757 m
Area27.3 km²
Postcode6005
FSO no.1059
DistrictWahlkreis Luzern-Land
Tax burden11.6 %Single, CHF 80’000 · 2026 less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 13.1 %
Electricity price24.7 ct./kWhH4 · 2027 less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 26.9 ct./kWh
Health insurance premiums582 CHF/monthAdult · 2027 less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 599 CHF
Population30’685+8.6 % over 5 years (2020–2025) more than SwitzerlandSwiss median: +4.4 %
Vacancy rate0.41 %01.06.2026 less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 0.83 %
Public transport stops72At least one rail stop

Taxes: tax burden by scenario

Tax burden ranking →Official

On a salary of CHF 80’000 a year, a single person in Kriens pays 11.6% of their gross income in tax, or about CHF 9’250 a year. That is CHF 1’240 less than in the median Swiss municipality.

KriensSwiss median
Single, CHF 80’000 approx. 9’250 CHF/year1’240 CHF/year less
11.6 %
13.1 %
Single, CHF 120’000 approx. 16’910 CHF/year3’790 CHF/year less
14.1 %
17.2 %
Married couple, CHF 120’000 approx. 12’550 CHF/year910 CHF/year less
10.5 %
11.2 %
Family, 2 children, CHF 150’000 approx. 13’350 CHF/year1’560 CHF/year less
8.9 %
9.9 %
Retiree, CHF 80’000 approx. 11’140 CHF/year1’840 CHF/year less
13.9 %
16.2 %

2026 tax burden in % of gross income (federal, cantonal and communal taxes; earned income, no wealth, no church tax). Calculation FTA, Swiss tax calculator.

Federal Tax Administration (FTA)Tax burden 2026: Swiss tax calculator (model cases)View source

Electricity

2027 tariff ranking →Derived from official data

A typical household (profile H4, 4’500 kWh a year) in Kriens pays 24.70 ct. per kWh, or about CHF 1’110 a year. That is CHF 99 a year less than in the median Swiss municipality.

24.70 ct./kWh

less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 26.91 ct./kWh

Tariff breakdown

Energy (the electricity itself) 10.12Grid (delivery to the meter) 9.45Levies and surcharge (public charges and levies) 5.13ct./kWh

Municipality served by 2 grid operators: value = median of tariffs (Civiora calculation on official ElCom data).

Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom)Electricity tariffs 2027, profile H4, standard productView source

Health insurance premiums

2027 premium ranking →Derived from official data

An adult in Kriens pays a median CHF 582 a month for basic health insurance, or about CHF 6’990 a year (CHF 300 deductible, accident cover included). That is CHF 17 a month less than the Swiss median (CHF 599).

582 CHF/month

less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 599 CHF

Median monthly premium 2027, adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, with accident, standard model: median of the 25 offers in premium region LU-1 (Civiora calculation on FOPH data).

Official FOPH average premiums 2027 (all deductibles and models)

Adult446.10 CHF/monthapprox. 5’350 CHF/year
19–25 years310.30 CHF/monthapprox. 3’720 CHF/year
Child117.20 CHF/monthapprox. 1’410 CHF/year

Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)Compulsory health insurance premiums 2027 (priminfo)View source

Population and demographics

Official

Kriens has 30’685 inhabitants at the end of 2025, 8.6% more than five years ago (Swiss median: +4.4%).

Population change 2010–2025

30’685 inhabitants

Density: 1’124 inhab./km² · 2025

+2.3 % vs previous year (2024–2025)

Age structure (2025)

0–19 years 18.8 %20–64 years 60.2 %65 and over 21.0 %

About 1 resident in 5 is under 20, and 1 in 5 is 65 or over. About 1 resident in 4 (25.4%) holds a foreign nationality.

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)STATPOP: permanent resident population (STAT-TAB), status 31.12.2025View source

Housing

Vacancy rate ranking →Official

On 1 June 2026, 0.41% of homes in Kriens were vacant, about 1 in 244 (Swiss median: 0.83%). The higher this rate, the easier it is to find a home.

Vacancy rate 2016–2026

Vacant dwellings6401.06.2026
Housing stock (2024)15’131

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)Vacant dwellings count, 1 June 2026View source

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)Buildings and dwellings statistics (GWS): housing stock 2024View source

Public transport

Derived from official data

Kriens has 72 public transport stops. On an ordinary Tuesday, 13’574 departures are scheduled across all stops, 1’143 of them after 8 pm.

Public transport stops72At least one rail stop
Departures on a typical Tuesday13’574of which evening (from 8 pm): 1’143 (8 %)
Departures on a typical Sunday9’97673 % of the typical Tuesday
Public transport stops / 1’0002.35Swiss median: 3.33

Departures counted in the official 2026 timetable (GTFS) on typical days: Tuesday 08.09.2026 and Sunday 13.09.2026. Every call at every stop in the municipality counts as one departure. Civiora calculation.

opentransportdata.swiss (ATLAS, SBB on behalf of the Confederation)Public transport service points, status 04.08.2026View source

opentransportdata.swiss (official GTFS timetable)2026 timetable (GTFS, 01.08.2026 edition): typical daysView source

Territory and local economy

Official

Kriens’s territory is 20.0% built-up, 28.4% farmland and 50.5% forest (survey 2004/2009).

Built-up 20.0 %Farmland 28.4 %Forest 50.5 %Other (water, rock…) 1.1 %
Jobs11’888reference year 2018
Establishments1’487reference year 2018
Social assistance rate4.0 %reference year 2019

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)Regional portraits 2021: key figures of communesView source