Vaud · District du Gros-de-Vaud · BFS commune no. 5489^[8]

Mex (VD)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 64’060per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 15’45715.5% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 631adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’076per month, estimate

Residents^[5]82726.2% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]41 minto Renens

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Mex (VD) has 827 residents, making it the 160th largest of the 300 communes in the canton of Vaud.

26% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 15’457 a year in income tax here, less than in any of its 4 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Vaud.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 631 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Renens, about 41 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	3’649 7.3%	10’919 13.6%	15’457 15.5%	29’563 19.7%	46’558 23.3%	85’020 28.3%
Married, single income, no children	653 1.3%	6’815 8.5%	11’141 11.1%	21’828 14.6%	36’984 18.5%	72’288 24.1%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	205 0.4%	5’856 7.3%	10’402 10.4%	20’540 13.7%	33’940 17.0%	68’475 22.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’355 2.9%	5’945 5.9%	16’931 11.3%	29’528 14.8%	62’802 20.9%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 155%, commune 59.5%. 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 Vaud.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 574	CHF 631
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 144	CHF 168

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 1’076	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’371	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’703	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
Renens	41
Lausanne	51
Morges	53
Yverdon-les-Bains	63
Vevey	77
Montreux	85
Neuchâtel	90
Genève Cornavin	90

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]
Mex (VD)	15’457	631	827
Villars-Sainte-Croix	15’523	672	944
Crissier	15’723	672	11’101
Sullens	15’756	631	1’283
Vufflens-la-Ville	15’822	631	1’325

Population

Residents827^[5]

Foreign nationals26.2%

Aged 0–1921.4%

Aged 20–6459.0%

Aged 65+19.6%

Area2.83 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.

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