Valais · Bezirk Raron · BFS commune no. 6199^[8]

Raron

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 66’598per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 15’13315.1% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’018per month, estimate

Residents^[5]2’03017.7% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[7]24 minto Visp

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Raron ranks for your household →
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Raron has 2’030 residents, making it the 44th largest of the 122 communes in the canton of Valais.

18% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 15’133 a year in income tax here, less than in 7 of its 9 neighbouring communes.

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 24 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	4’216 8.4%	10’161 12.7%	15’133 15.1%	31’132 20.8%	51’136 25.6%	87’648 29.2%
Married, single income, no children	2’081 4.2%	5’924 7.4%	9’104 9.1%	19’405 12.9%	38’468 19.2%	75’042 25.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	792 1.6%	4’617 5.8%	7’573 7.6%	17’039 11.4%	33’678 16.8%	69’771 23.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	34 0.1%	1’574 2.0%	3’764 3.8%	12’377 8.3%	26’748 13.4%	65’100 21.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 120%. 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 1’018	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’278	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’501	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	24
Sion	52
Martigny	71
Thun	76
Bern	98
Montreux	110
Vevey	121
Fribourg	131

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]
Visp	14’257	504	9’075
Baltschieder	15’104	504	1’406
Raron	15’133	504	2’030
Niedergesteln	15’413	504	731
Unterbäch	15’894	504	483
Zeneggen	16’187	504	369
Bürchen	16’320	504	774
Ausserberg	16’550	504	639
Wiler (Lötschen)	16’958	504	522
Blatten	17’269	504	291

Population

Residents2’030^[5]

Foreign nationals17.7%

Aged 0–1919.8%

Aged 20–6458.5%

Aged 65+21.8%

Area30.42 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.

Coat of arms: CHE Raron COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.