Valais · Bezirk Leuk · BFS commune no. 6111^[8]

Leukerbad

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 65’754per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 17’12917.1% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 504adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 922per month, estimate

Residents^[5]1’40140.0% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]87 minto Visp

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Leukerbad has 1’401 residents, making it the 58th largest of the 122 communes in the canton of Valais.

40% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

With 28% 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 17’129 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 8 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Valais.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 504 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Visp, about 87 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’330 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]: 270 h; More winter sun than 55% 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]: 0.4%; Less 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%; Median: Valais 0%, Switzerland 0%; 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: Valais 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	4’915 9.8%	11’677 14.6%	17’129 17.1%	34’488 23.0%	55’356 27.7%	94’695 31.6%
Married, single income, no children	2’502 5.0%	6’824 8.5%	10’324 10.3%	21’968 14.6%	42’578 21.3%	81’963 27.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’174 2.3%	5’348 6.7%	8’646 8.6%	19’008 12.7%	37’614 18.8%	76’338 25.4%
Married, single income, 2 children	34 0.1%	1’979 2.5%	4’493 4.5%	13’932 9.3%	30’438 15.2%	71’202 23.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 145%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0%, Roman Catholic 0%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Valais.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 460	CHF 504
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 105	CHF 131

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 922	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’188	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’352	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
Visp	87
Sion	93
Martigny	106
Thun	138
Montreux	141
Vevey	152
Bern	160
Lausanne	165

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]
Crans-Montana	14’540	563	10’782
Inden	15’289	504	118
Guttet-Feschel	16’266	504	426
Albinen	16’347	504	245
Ferden	16’815	504	248
Leukerbad	17’129	504	1’401
LenkBE	17’178	559	2’352
KanderstegBE	17’210	559	1’298
AdelbodenBE	17’828	559	3’438

Population

Residents1’401^[5]

Foreign nationals40.0%

Aged 0–1912.4%

Aged 20–6459.3%

Aged 65+28.3%

Area67.33 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 Leukerbad COA.svg, Espandero, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.