Lucerne · Wahlkreis Luzern-Land · BFS commune no. 1069^[8]

Weggis

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 68’516per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 11’02911.0% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 501adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’204per month, estimate

Residents^[5]4’87430.0% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]60 minto Rotkreuz

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Weggis ranks for your household →
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Weggis has 4’874 residents, making it the 24th largest of the 79 communes in the canton of Lucerne.

30% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

With 28% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’029 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 of its 9 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Lucerne.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 501 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

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

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’550 h; Less sunny than 85% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 280 h; More winter sun than 55% 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]: 13%; Less than in 55% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0%; Median: Lucerne 0%, Switzerland 0%; 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]: –; Not available for this canton; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building
Residents with fibre to the building (estimate)⁠^[16]: ≈ 95%; More than in 95% of communes; BAKOM broadband atlas 2026; estimated from 250 m squares published in classes; fibre at least as far as the building (FTTB/FTTH)
Electricity price, 5-room flat (ElCom profile H4)⁠^[17]: 27.1 Rp./kWh; About CHF 1’220 a year for 4’500 kWh · Dearer than in 50% of communes; ElCom tariffs 2027, standard product of the network operator, excl. VAT; operator: EWS AG
Vacancy rate (share of dwellings standing empty)⁠^[18]: 0.49%; Switzerland 0.93%, canton LU 0.70%. A low rate means flats are hard to find; BFS dwelling vacancy survey, 1 June 2026: 15 empty dwellings for rent or sale

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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	3’366 6.7%	7’869 9.8%	11’029 11.0%	20’458 13.6%	31’844 15.9%	58’053 19.4%
Married, single income, no children	851 1.7%	4’935 6.2%	7’877 7.9%	15’854 10.6%	27’396 13.7%	53’799 17.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	154 0.3%	3’893 4.9%	6’769 6.8%	14’247 9.5%	24’156 12.1%	50’067 16.7%
Married, single income, 2 children	50 0.1%	1’785 2.2%	4’223 4.2%	11’424 7.6%	21’556 10.8%	47’877 16.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 145%, commune 130%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 22%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 441	CHF 501
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 110	CHF 126

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 1’204	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’450	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’691	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
Rotkreuz	60
Luzern	67
Zug	78
Baar	89
Pfäffikon SZ	106
Aarau	110
Olten	116
Rapperswil	119

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]
Küssnacht (SZ)SZ	7’440	511	14’185
ArthSZ	7’440	511	12’616
Meggen	9’679	513	7’718
EnnetbürgenNW	9’684	480	5’361
StansstadNW	10’398	480	4’916
Weggis	11’029	501	4’874
Horw	11’366	550	15’939
Vitznau	11’366	501	1’492
Luzern	11’535	550	86’699
Greppen	12’884	501	1’228

Population

Residents4’874^[5]

Foreign nationals30.0%

Aged 0–1914.3%

Aged 20–6458.1%

Aged 65+27.6%

Area25.29 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 Office of Communications (OFCOM/BAKOM), broadband atlas. Broadband atlas: fibre connections FTTB/FTTH (2026); reference date 2026-04-30; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), electricity tariffs 2027. Electricity tariffs 2027, consumption profile H4; reference date 2027-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), dwelling vacancy survey 2026. Dwelling vacancy survey 2026; reference date 2026-06-01; 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 Weggis COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.