Lucerne · Wahlkreis Luzern-Land · BFS commune no. 1059^[7]

Kriens

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 80’521per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 12’88412.9% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 550adult, per month

Residents^[4]30’68525.4% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]23 minto Luzern

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Kriens ranks for your household →
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Kriens has 30’685 residents, making it the 3rd largest of the 79 communes in the canton of Lucerne.

25% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 12’884 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 5 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 550 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Luzern, about 23 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]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	3’987 8.0%	9’251 11.6%	12’884 12.9%	23’537 15.7%	36’252 18.1%	65’343 21.8%
Married, single income, no children	996 2.0%	5’821 7.3%	9’247 9.2%	18’374 12.2%	31’280 15.6%	60’591 20.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	175 0.3%	4’616 5.8%	7’997 8.0%	16’625 11.1%	27’814 13.9%	56’580 18.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	50 0.1%	2’132 2.7%	5’057 5.1%	13’350 8.9%	24’768 12.4%	53’982 18.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 145%, commune 185%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 1 of Lucerne.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 496	CHF 550
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 124	CHF 142

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]

Hub	Minutes
Luzern	23
Rotkreuz	50
Zug	57
Baar	69
Olten	73
Zürich HB	89
Aarau	89
Liestal	98

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^[4]
Hergiswil (NW)NW	9’105	480	6’316
Horw	11’366	550	15’939
Luzern	11’535	550	86’699
Kriens	12’884	550	30’685
Malters	13’221	513	7’930
Schwarzenberg	13’727	501	1’808

Compare Kriens with: Zürich, Genève, Basel, Lausanne, Bern, Winterthur, Luzern, St. Gallen, Lugano, Biel/Bienne, Bellinzona, Neuchâtel, Thun, Köniz, Chur, Fribourg, Schaffhausen, Vernier, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sion, Lancy, Uster, Dübendorf, Emmen, Zug, Yverdon-les-Bains, Rapperswil-Jona, Dietikon, Meyrin, Horw

Population

Residents30’685^[4]

Foreign nationals25.4%

Aged 0–1918.8%

Aged 20–6460.2%

Aged 65+21.0%

Area27.3 km²^[5]

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), 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.

Coat of arms: CHE Kriens COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.