Schwyz · Bezirk March · BFS commune no. 1341^[8]

Altendorf

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 71’992per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 6’7656.8% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 511adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’259per month, estimate

Residents^[5]7’53923.8% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]22 minto Pfäffikon SZ

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Altendorf has 7’539 residents, making it the 10th largest of the 30 communes in the canton of Schwyz.

24% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 6’765 a year in income tax here, less than in 5 of its 6 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Schwyz.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 511 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Pfäffikon SZ, about 22 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’720 h; Sunnier than 60% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 260 h; Less winter sun than 50% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 43%; More than in 95% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 5%; More than in 95% of communes; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 10%; Median: Schwyz 11%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	1’696 3.4%	4’436 5.5%	6’765 6.8%	14’018 9.3%	22’754 11.4%	42’555 14.2%
Married, single income, no children	205 0.4%	2’413 3.0%	4’458 4.5%	10’194 6.8%	18’884 9.4%	38’745 12.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	39 0.1%	1’728 2.2%	3’538 3.5%	8’609 5.7%	15’952 8.0%	35’505 11.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	88 0.1%	1’129 1.1%	7’002 4.7%	14’564 7.3%	34’425 11.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 110%, commune 115%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 14%, Roman Catholic 15%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Schwyz.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 427	CHF 511
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 105	CHF 132

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’259	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’609	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’798	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Pfäffikon SZ	22
Rapperswil	45
Zürich HB	64
Uster	67
Zürich Oerlikon	72
Baar	75
Zürich Altstetten	76
Zürich Airport	78

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Freienbach	5’617	511	17’100
Altendorf	6’765	511	7’539
Lachen	6’990	511	9’448
Galgenen	7’665	511	5’506
Vorderthal	7’890	511	1’032
Einsiedeln	8’003	511	16’667
Rapperswil-JonaSG	11’600	522	28’836

Population

Residents7’539^[5]

Foreign nationals23.8%

Aged 0–1918.4%

Aged 20–6462.1%

Aged 65+19.5%

Area24.56 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: Altendorf SZ-blazon.svg, Taktaal, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.