Schaffhausen · Bezirk Schaffhausen · BFS commune no. 2937^[8]

Neuhausen am Rheinfall

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 69’758per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 11’22811.2% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 573adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’012per month, estimate

Residents^[5]12’19846.2% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]17 minto Schaffhausen

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Neuhausen am Rheinfall has 12’198 residents, making it the 2nd largest of the 26 communes in the canton of Schaffhausen.

46% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’228 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 4 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Schaffhausen.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 573 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Schaffhausen, about 17 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	3’153 6.3%	7’557 9.4%	11’228 11.2%	21’909 14.6%	34’852 17.4%	61’779 20.6%
Married, single income, no children	1’210 2.4%	4’481 5.6%	7’017 7.0%	15’443 10.3%	27’752 13.9%	55’059 18.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	946 1.9%	4’035 5.0%	6’510 6.5%	14’399 9.6%	25’158 12.6%	51’954 17.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	60 0.1%	1’848 2.3%	3’535 3.5%	10’730 7.2%	21’580 10.8%	48’888 16.3%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 76%, commune 78%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 14%, Roman Catholic 15%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 1 of Schaffhausen.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 539	CHF 573
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 125	CHF 144

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 1’012	Estimate
3 rooms couple	CHF 1’134	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 79
4 rooms family	CHF 1’288	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 97

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
Schaffhausen	17
Winterthur	53
Zürich Airport	70
Zürich Oerlikon	72
Zürich HB	76
Frauenfeld	78
Zürich Altstetten	80
Wallisellen	81

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]
Laufen-UhwiesenZH	11’138	536	1’848
Neuhausen am Rheinfall	11’228	573	12’198
FlurlingenZH	11’469	536	1’505
Schaffhausen	11’535	573	39’228
Beringen	12’027	541	5’396

Compare Neuhausen am Rheinfall with: Schaffhausen

Population

Residents12’198^[5]

Foreign nationals46.2%

Aged 0–1918.6%

Aged 20–6461.3%

Aged 65+20.1%

Area8 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: Neuhausen am Rheinfall-coat of arms.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.