Schwyz · Bezirk March · BFS commune no. 1344^[8]

Lachen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 71’551per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 6’9907.0% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’277per month, estimate

Residents^[5]9’44831.9% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]21 minto Pfäffikon SZ

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Lachen ranks for your household →
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Lachen has 9’448 residents, making it the 8th largest of the 30 communes in the canton of Schwyz.

32% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 6’990 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 4 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 21 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’770 h; Sunnier than 70% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 270 h; More 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]: 23%; More than in 80% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 3%; More than in 90% 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]: 12%; 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	1’762 3.5%	4’593 5.7%	6’990 7.0%	14’418 9.6%	23’332 11.7%	43’491 14.5%
Married, single income, no children	211 0.4%	2’500 3.1%	4’613 4.6%	10’505 7.0%	19’372 9.7%	39’585 13.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	40 0.1%	1’795 2.2%	3’669 3.7%	8’889 5.9%	16’402 8.2%	36’306 12.1%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	92 0.1%	1’179 1.2%	7’236 4.8%	14’968 7.5%	35’184 11.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 110%, commune 125%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 14%, Roman Catholic 12%.^[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 1’277	Estimate
3 rooms couple	CHF 1’639	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 112
4 rooms family	CHF 2’115	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 160 (few responses)

BFS publishes 3- and 4-room rents for this commune; ± is the 95% confidence interval. Other sizes are estimates (≈): the measured rent × the canton’s ratio between the two sizes. 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	21
Rapperswil	40
Zürich HB	56
Uster	64
Zürich Oerlikon	65
Baar	69
Zürich Altstetten	70
Zürich Airport	70

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]
Altendorf	6’765	511	7’539
Lachen	6’990	511	9’448
Galgenen	7’665	511	5’506
Wangen (SZ)	7’890	511	5’574
Rapperswil-JonaSG	11’600	522	28’836

Population

Residents9’448^[5]

Foreign nationals31.9%

Aged 0–1919.5%

Aged 20–6459.8%

Aged 65+20.7%

Area4.34 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: Lachen SZ-blazon.svg, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.