Uri · Kanton Uri · BFS commune no. 1217^[8]

Sisikon

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 69’353per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 12’48712.5% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 481adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’032per month, estimate

Residents^[5]39930.8% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]82 minto Zug

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Sisikon has 399 residents, making it the 17th largest of the 19 communes in the canton of Uri.

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

With 17% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is younger than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 12’487 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 6 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Uri.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 481 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Zug, about 82 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’260 h; Less sunny than 95% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 170 h; Less winter sun than 95% 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]: 18%; More than in 65% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 6%; More than in 95% 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]: 11%; Median: Uri 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	4’320 8.6%	9’047 11.3%	12’487 12.5%	22’481 15.0%	34’208 17.1%	59’997 20.0%
Married, single income, no children	2’108 4.2%	6’522 8.2%	9’696 9.7%	18’600 12.4%	30’318 15.2%	56’160 18.7%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’845 3.7%	5’601 7.0%	8’705 8.7%	17’111 11.4%	27’320 13.7%	52’683 17.6%
Married, single income, 2 children	70 0.1%	3’249 4.1%	5’893 5.9%	14’317 9.5%	25’020 12.5%	50’862 17.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 116%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 115%, Roman Catholic 130%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 441	CHF 481
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 102	CHF 124

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 1’032	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’205	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’439	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
Zug	82
Luzern	93
Baar	94
Rotkreuz	99
Bellinzona	106
Zürich HB	115
Lugano	119
Pfäffikon SZ	128

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]
RiemenstaldenSZ	7’215	511	88
MorschachSZ	7’890	511	1’402
Bürglen (UR)	11’296	481	3’923
Flüelen	11’346	481	2’048
Seedorf (UR)	11’445	481	2’054
Seelisberg	12’189	481	724
Sisikon	12’487	481	399

Population

Residents399^[5]

Foreign nationals30.8%

Aged 0–1916.3%

Aged 20–6467.2%

Aged 65+16.5%

Area19.84 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: Sisikon-coat of arms.svg, Perhelion, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.