Neuchâtel · Canton de Neuchâtel · BFS commune no. 6451^[8]

Cornaux

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 62’777per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 18’85018.9% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 679adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 852per month, estimate

Residents^[5]1’68425.9% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]28 minto Neuchâtel

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Cornaux ranks for your household →
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Cornaux has 1’684 residents, making it the 13th largest of the 24 communes in the canton of Neuchâtel.

26% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 18’850 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 3 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 679 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Neuchâtel, about 28 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’610 h; Less sunny than 75% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 240 h; Less winter sun than 65% 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]: 14%; Less than in 50% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 6%; 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: Neuchâtel 9%, 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	6’127 12.3%	13’436 16.8%	18’850 18.9%	34’767 23.2%	53’474 26.7%	91’092 30.4%
Married, single income, no children	1’809 3.6%	8’708 10.9%	13’286 13.3%	26’351 17.6%	43’380 21.7%	81’909 27.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’344 2.7%	8’011 10.0%	12’565 12.6%	25’082 16.7%	40’356 20.2%	78’063 26.0%
Married, single income, 2 children	84 0.2%	4’532 5.7%	8’505 8.5%	20’777 13.9%	36’472 18.2%	74’652 24.9%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 124%, commune 74%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 11%, Roman Catholic 11%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 637	CHF 679
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 156	CHF 171

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 852	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’032	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’310	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
Neuchâtel	28
Biel/Bienne	39
Solothurn	62
Yverdon-les-Bains	62
Delémont	78
Bern	79
Olten	86
Renens	93

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]
GalsBE	15’879	592	878
Laténa	18’331	679	11’752
Cornaux	18’850	679	1’684
Cressier (NE)	19’110	679	2’072

Population

Residents1’684^[5]

Foreign nationals25.9%

Aged 0–1919.7%

Aged 20–6459.8%

Aged 65+20.5%

Area4.73 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: CHE Cornaux COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.