Neuchâtel · Canton de Neuchâtel · BFS commune no. 6458^[8]

Neuchâtel

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 62’260per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 18’07118.1% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 679adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 960per month, estimate

Residents^[5]45’46633.0% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]14 minto Neuchâtel

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Neuchâtel has 45’466 residents, making it the largest of the 24 communes in the canton of Neuchâtel.

33% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 18’071 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 of its 5 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Neuchâtel.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 679 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Neuchâtel, about 14 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	5’858 11.7%	12’866 16.1%	18’071 18.1%	33’414 22.3%	51’486 25.7%	87’933 29.3%
Married, single income, no children	1’730 3.5%	8’332 10.4%	12’726 12.7%	25’298 16.9%	41’768 20.9%	79’083 26.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’283 2.6%	7’657 9.6%	12’020 12.0%	24’046 16.0%	38’788 19.4%	75’309 25.1%
Married, single income, 2 children	74 0.1%	4’308 5.4%	8’101 8.1%	19’895 13.3%	35’044 17.5%	72’027 24.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 124%, commune 65%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 11%, Roman Catholic 11%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 637	CHF 679
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 156	CHF 171

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 960	Estimate
3 rooms couple	CHF 1’141	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 26
4 rooms family	CHF 1’418	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 42

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
Neuchâtel	14
Yverdon-les-Bains	46
Biel/Bienne	48
Solothurn	69
Bern	76
Lausanne	77
Renens	77
Delémont	85

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]
Milvignes	17’898	679	9’367
Neuchâtel	18’071	679	45’466
Val-de-Ruz	18’157	679	17’543
Rochefort	18’244	679	1’383
Laténa	18’331	679	11’752
Cressier (NE)	19’110	679	2’072

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

Population

Residents45’466^[5]

Foreign nationals33.0%

Aged 0–1918.4%

Aged 20–6463.2%

Aged 65+18.3%

Area30.18 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 Neuchâtel COA.svg, Ras67, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.