Uri · Kanton Uri · BFS commune no. 1207^[8]

Flüelen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 70’722per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 11’34611.3% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 481adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’013per month, estimate

Residents^[5]2’04817.9% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]73 minto Zug

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Flüelen has 2’048 residents, making it the 7th largest of the 19 communes in the canton of Uri.

18% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 24% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’346 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 of its 5 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 73 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’250 h; Less sunny than 95% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 230 h; Less winter sun than 75% 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]: 9%; Less than in 70% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 9%; 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]: 13%; Median: Uri 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	3’890 7.8%	8’188 10.2%	11’346 11.3%	20’628 13.8%	31’612 15.8%	55’908 18.6%
Married, single income, no children	1’899 3.8%	5’884 7.4%	8’775 8.8%	16’968 11.3%	27’940 14.0%	52’293 17.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’656 3.3%	5’036 6.3%	7’847 7.8%	15’542 10.4%	25’038 12.5%	48’939 16.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	70 0.1%	2’911 3.6%	5’273 5.3%	12’986 8.7%	22’944 11.5%	47’298 15.8%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 93%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 115%, Roman Catholic 120%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

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

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 1’013	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’171	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’358	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
Zug	73
Luzern	82
Baar	85
Rotkreuz	86
Pfäffikon SZ	97
Zürich HB	103
Bellinzona	104
Rapperswil	111

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]
Bürglen (UR)	11’296	481	3’923
Flüelen	11’346	481	2’048
Altdorf (UR)	11’445	481	10’618
Seedorf (UR)	11’445	481	2’054
Sisikon	12’487	481	399
Isenthal	12’536	481	461

Population

Residents2’048^[5]

Foreign nationals17.9%

Aged 0–1917.6%

Aged 20–6458.5%

Aged 65+23.9%

Area15.75 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: Flüelen-coat of arms.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.