Schwyz · Bezirk Schwyz · BFS commune no. 1372^[8]

Schwyz

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 72’466per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 8’1158.1% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 511adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’107per month, estimate

Residents^[5]16’73522.4% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]60 minto Zug

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Schwyz ranks for your household →
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Schwyz has 16’735 residents, making it the 2nd largest of the 30 communes in the canton of Schwyz.

22% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 8’115 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 10 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Schwyz.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 511 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Zug, about 60 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’620 h; Less sunny than 70% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 320 h; More winter sun than 75% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 22%; More than in 75% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 1%; More than in 85% of communes; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 12%; Median: Schwyz 11%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

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	2’092 4.2%	5’378 6.7%	8’115 8.1%	16’419 10.9%	26’222 13.1%	48’159 16.1%
Married, single income, no children	240 0.5%	2’936 3.7%	5’386 5.4%	12’059 8.0%	21’808 10.9%	43’800 14.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	49 0.1%	2’128 2.7%	4’327 4.3%	10’289 6.9%	18’652 9.3%	40’317 13.4%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	111 0.1%	1’430 1.4%	8’405 5.6%	16’994 8.5%	38’988 13.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 110%, commune 175%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 26%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 427	CHF 511
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 105	CHF 132

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 1’107	Estimate
3 rooms couple	CHF 1’421	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 104 (few responses)
4 rooms family	CHF 1’674	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 145

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
Zug	60
Rotkreuz	71
Baar	72
Luzern	73
Pfäffikon SZ	79
Zürich HB	89
Rapperswil	89
Zürich Altstetten	105

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]
Oberiberg	6’990	511	941
Muotathal	7’553	511	3’604
Alpthal	7’665	511	641
Rothenthurm	7’665	511	2’604
Sattel	7’665	511	2’097
Ingenbohl	7’890	511	9’599
Morschach	7’890	511	1’402
Schwyz	8’115	511	16’735
Lauerz	8’115	511	1’165
Illgau	8’565	511	819
Steinen	8’565	511	3’762

Population

Residents16’735^[5]

Foreign nationals22.4%

Aged 0–1918.5%

Aged 20–6461.2%

Aged 65+20.4%

Area53.18 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.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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