Schaffhausen · Bezirk Schaffhausen · BFS commune no. 2939^[7]

Schaffhausen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 81’595per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 11’53511.5% of income

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

Residents^[4]39’22831.4% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]2 minto Schaffhausen

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Schaffhausen ranks for your household →
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Schaffhausen has 39’228 residents, making it the largest of the 26 communes in the canton of Schaffhausen.

31% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’535 a year in income tax here, less than in 9 of its 12 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 2 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	3’246 6.5%	7’771 9.7%	11’535 11.5%	22’457 15.0%	35’664 17.8%	63’081 21.0%
Married, single income, no children	1’245 2.5%	4’610 5.8%	7’211 7.2%	15’837 10.6%	28’394 14.2%	56’202 18.7%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	975 1.9%	4’157 5.2%	6’701 6.7%	14’790 9.9%	25’784 12.9%	53’073 17.7%
Married, single income, 2 children	60 0.1%	1’906 2.4%	3’648 3.6%	11’019 7.3%	22’102 11.1%	49’911 16.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 76%, commune 83%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 13%, Roman Catholic 13%.^[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

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.^[6]

Hub	Minutes
Schaffhausen	2
Winterthur	45
Zürich Oerlikon	60
Zürich Airport	62
Zürich HB	63
Zürich Altstetten	70
Frauenfeld	70
Wallisellen	71

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^[4]
Stetten (SH)	10’429	541	1’485
Neuhausen am Rheinfall	11’228	573	12’198
FlurlingenZH	11’469	536	1’505
Schaffhausen	11’535	573	39’228
FeuerthalenZH	11’611	536	3’893
Büttenhardt	11’658	541	472
Beringen	12’027	541	5’396
Thayngen	12’088	541	5’925
Dörflingen	12’457	541	1’074
Siblingen	12’887	541	906
Merishausen	13’195	541	907
Beggingen	13’441	541	459
Schleitheim	13’502	541	1’928

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

Population

Residents39’228^[4]

Foreign nationals31.4%

Aged 0–1917.9%

Aged 20–6459.8%

Aged 65+22.4%

Area41.85 km²^[5]

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), 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 Schaffhausen (Stadt) COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.