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Uri · Kanton Uri · BFS commune no. 1205[7]

Coat of arms of Bürglen (UR)Bürglen (UR)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 82’928per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 11’29611.3% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 481adult, per month
Residents[4]3’9237.3% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]89 minto Zug

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Bürglen (UR) ranks for your household →
Compare Bürglen (UR) with another commune →

Altdorf (UR)AttinghausenFlüelenSchattdorfSisikonSpiringenUnterschächenMuotathalRiemenstalden AttinghausenSchattdorfSisikonSpiringenUnterschächenMuotathalRiemenstalden Bürglen (UR)

Bürglen (UR) has 3’923 residents, making it the 4th largest of the 19 communes in the canton of Uri.

7% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’296 a year in income tax here, less than in 6 of its 9 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Uri.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 481 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Zug, about 89 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

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

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children3’871
7.7%		8’151
10.2%		11’296
11.3%		20’549
13.7%		31’500
15.8%		55’731
18.6%
Married, single income, no children1’890
3.8%		5’856
7.3%		8’735
8.7%		16’898
11.3%		27’838
13.9%		52’125
17.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’648
3.3%		5’012
6.3%		7’810
7.8%		15’472
10.3%		24’938
12.5%		48’777
16.3%
Married, single income, 2 children70
0.1%		2’896
3.6%		5’246
5.2%		12’929
8.6%		22’854
11.4%		47’142
15.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 92%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 115%, Roman Catholic 106%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 441CHF 481
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 102CHF 124

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.[6]

HubMinutes
Zug89
Luzern99
Baar100
Rotkreuz106
Bellinzona109
Zürich HB118
Lugano122
Pfäffikon SZ123

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
RiemenstaldenSZ7’21551188
MuotathalSZ7’5535113’604
Schattdorf11’2464815’555
Bürglen (UR)11’2964813’923
Flüelen11’3464812’048
Altdorf (UR)11’44548110’618
Attinghausen11’5444811’781
Unterschächen11’891481737
Spiringen11’941481872
Sisikon12’487481399

Population

Residents3’923[4]
Foreign nationals7.3%
Aged 0–1920.0%
Aged 20–6458.1%
Aged 65+21.8%
Area53.06 km²[5]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: Wappen Bürglen UR.svg, Perhelion, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.