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What changes on 1 January 2027
Premiums, electricity tariffs and a household’s balance: the new year, municipality by municipality.
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What official data tells us about Switzerland’s 2’110 municipalities. Every article relies solely on public, dated, cited figures.
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Taxes and budget
29 November vote: what VAT for the AHV and the taxation of married couples would change for a household
VAT increase for the AHV: about 180 francs a year per household from 2028, the Confederation estimates. Married couples initiative: who would gain.
Health premiums
What the 2027 premium increase means in your municipality
The average adult premium rises 5.0 % at the median, or 275 francs a year. All 2’102 documented municipalities are up, from 2.2 % to 6.4 %.
Electricity
The 2027 electricity tariffs, municipality by municipality
The median tariff for the model household goes from 27.89 to 26.91 ct./kWh on 1 January. Of 2’107 municipalities, 1’799 fall and 305 rise.
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Taxes and budget
29 November vote: what VAT for the AHV and the taxation of married couples would change for a household
VAT increase for the AHV: about 180 francs a year per household from 2028, the Confederation estimates. Married couples initiative: who would gain.
Health premiums
What the 2027 premium increase means in your municipality
The average adult premium rises 5.0 % at the median, or 275 francs a year. All 2’102 documented municipalities are up, from 2.2 % to 6.4 %.
Electricity
The 2027 electricity tariffs, municipality by municipality
The median tariff for the model household goes from 27.89 to 26.91 ct./kWh on 1 January. Of 2’107 municipalities, 1’799 fall and 305 rise.
Taxes and budget
What 1 January 2027 really changes for a household
For a couple, the 2027 premium increase costs 550 francs a year at the median, while cheaper electricity gives back 41. Balance: 481 francs.
Taxes and budget
What moving to another municipality really changes
Tax, premiums and electricity for the same couple: 13’009 francs a year in Baar (ZG), 32’608 in Les Verrières (NE). Two neighbouring municipalities can be 10’710 francs apart.
Taxes and budget
The tax bill of a family with two children, municipality by municipality
For a married couple with two children and 150’000 francs of income, 2025 tax ranges from 2.04 % in Baar (ZG) to 14.18 % in Les Verrières (NE): 18’210 francs apart each year.
Health premiums
What a young adult pays depending on where they settle
In 2026 the average young adult premium ranges from 216.6 francs a month in Appenzell to 431.9 francs in Geneva, according to the FOPH: 2’584 francs apart over the year.
Housing and transport
Where vacant dwellings remain, and which ones are on the rail network
On 1 June 2025, 1’154 municipalities reported less than 1 % of dwellings vacant. But 229 were above 2 %, and 137 of those have a railway stop.
Taxes and budget
Why a pension of 80’000 francs costs more than a salary
Across the 2’107 documented municipalities, a pension of 80’000 francs carries 3.08 percentage points more tax than a salary of the same amount: 2’464 francs a year.
Electricity
The 2027 tariffs are coming: the 2026 baseline to compare them with
Grid operators report their 2027 tariffs before the end of August, the national comparison appears in early September. 2026 baseline: 27.89 ct./kWh median, 9.64 to 43.61 ct.
Population and territory
The municipalities where more people work than live
FSO 2018 jobs set against the population at end-2024: 67 Swiss municipalities have more jobs than residents. Manno (TI) reaches 4.57 jobs per resident.
Electricity
What an electricity bill contains, municipality by municipality
Across 2’108 Swiss municipalities, the median municipal grid share reaches 39.7 % of the H4 profile tariff. A breakdown of the 2026 tariffs published by ElCom.
Population and territory
The age of Switzerland, municipality by municipality
STATPOP 2024: 19.6 % of residents are aged 65 or over, 19.9 % are under 20. Among municipalities of at least 1’000 residents, shares range from 9.8 % to 39.1 %.
Population and territory
2’110 municipalities on 1 January 2026: five years of mergers redraw the Swiss map
The FSO’s official register lists 2’110 municipalities on 1 January 2026, down from 2’172 in 2021. Five years of mergers, active cantons and the Moutier case.
Electricity
Electricity tariffs 2026: from one municipality to the next, bills vary more than fourfold
From 9.64 ct./kWh in Zwischbergen (VS) to 43.61 ct. in Kestenholz (SO): 2026 electricity tariffs vary more than fourfold from one municipality to the next.
Health premiums
Health insurance premiums 2026: up to CHF 3’318 apart per year depending on the region
From CHF 311.50 in Zug to CHF 588 in Ticino: the FOPH’s 2026 averages show gaps of up to CHF 3’318 a year in adult health insurance premiums.
Housing and transport
Vacant dwellings: Switzerland at 1.0 %, Thun at 0.05 %
The FSO’s 2025 survey counts 48’455 vacant dwellings, 1.0 % of the Swiss housing stock. Thun records 0.05 %, the lowest rate among cities above 30’000 residents.
Housing and transport
Public transport: 2.67 million departures on a weekday, municipality by municipality
The 2026 timetable schedules 2’671’020 public transport departures on a typical Tuesday in Switzerland. Zurich alone accounts for 223’827; 44 municipalities have none.
Population and territory
Switzerland has gained 1.18 million residents in fourteen years: where is growth concentrated?
From end of 2010 to end of 2024, Switzerland grew from 7.87 to 9.05 million residents (+15.0 %). 1’247 municipalities of 1’000+ residents gained population; 101 declined.
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Choosing a municipality
What changing municipality really changes, depending on age, family and housing.
- What moving to another municipality really changes
- The tax bill of a family with two children, municipality by municipality
- What a young adult pays depending on where they settle
- Why a pension of 80’000 francs costs more than a salary
- Where vacant dwellings remain, and which ones are on the rail network
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