Geneva · Canton de Genève · BFS commune no. 6628^[8]

Lancy

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 62’629per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 15’60215.6% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 720adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’094per month, estimate

Residents^[5]37’52036.7% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]15 minto Genève Cornavin

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Lancy ranks for your household →
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Lancy has 37’520 residents, making it the 3rd largest of the 45 communes in the canton of Geneva.

37% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

With 15% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is younger than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 15’602 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 6 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Geneva.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 720 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Genève Cornavin, about 15 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’980 h; Sunnier 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]: 290 h; More winter sun than 60% 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]: 33%; More than in 90% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0.4%; More than in 75% 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]: 8%; Median: Geneva 7%, 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	3’842 7.7%	10’535 13.2%	15’602 15.6%	30’257 20.2%	47’180 23.6%	84’531 28.2%
Married, single income, no children	97 0.2%	4’117 5.1%	8’155 8.2%	20’697 13.8%	36’368 18.2%	71’334 23.8%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	25 0.1%	3’811 4.8%	7’609 7.6%	19’415 12.9%	33’496 16.7%	67’872 22.6%
Married, single income, 2 children	25 0.1%	25 0.0%	1’583 1.6%	12’266 8.2%	26’656 13.3%	61’251 20.4%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 147.5%, commune 47%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 16%, Roman Catholic 16%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 662	CHF 720
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 157	CHF 190

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 1’094	Estimate
3 rooms couple	CHF 1’317	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 53
4 rooms family	CHF 1’537	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 53

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
Genève Cornavin	15
Genève Aéroport	33
Nyon	47
Morges	58
Renens	63
Lausanne	68
Vevey	93
Montreux	97

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]
Plan-les-Ouates	14’821	720	12’644
Veyrier	14’821	720	12’225
Carouge (GE)	15’056	720	22’783
Genève	15’484	720	211’152
Lancy	15’602	720	37’520
Vernier	15’836	720	38’769
Onex	15’875	720	19’101

Compare Lancy 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, Uster, Dübendorf, Emmen, Zug, Kriens, Yverdon-les-Bains, Rapperswil-Jona, Dietikon, Meyrin, Carouge (GE), Onex, Plan-les-Ouates, Veyrier

Population

Residents37’520^[5]

Foreign nationals36.7%

Aged 0–1923.1%

Aged 20–6461.8%

Aged 65+15.1%

Area4.77 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 Lancy COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.