Lucerne · Wahlkreis Willisau · BFS commune no. 1151Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register; reference date 2026-11-04.All sources →
Willisau
Left of CHF 100’000CHF 69’022per year, after tax, insurance and rent
by public transport, from the busiest station
≈ Commute (estimated pass price)≈ commute (estimated pass price): only when a workplace is set, money left also deducts what one adult would pay per year for a public-transport pass (2nd class) to the workplace, one commuter per household (two, each with their own pass, when dual-income couples add a second workplace). It is estimated from the national distance tariff and never more than a GA travelcard; it is not a fare quote. Zone networks (ZVV, Libero, Mobilis …) price by zones, so there a real pass can be a quarter cheaper or dearer; overall the estimate is slightly high more often than low. How commute cost is estimatedSource: Alliance SwissPass, tariffs T650, T654, T603; reference date T650 prices valid from 2023-12-10 (edition 2026-06-01); GA CHF 3995 (T654 edition 2026-06-01).All sources → per year, one commuter, 2nd class
Income taxSource: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026; reference date tax year 2026.All sources → CHF 13’72713.7% of income
Health insuranceSource: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027; reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026).All sources → CHF 501adult, per month
Rent, 2 roomsSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023; reference date 2023 (Structural Survey).All sources → ≈ CHF 937per month, estimate
ResidentsSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025; reference date 2025-12-31.All sources → 9’29715.6% foreign nationals
Language regionSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions; reference date 2016–2020.All sources → Germanmajority main language
Nearest job hubTimetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors; reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-10, 2026-11-17, 2026-11-24 07:00–08:30.All sources → 49 minto Luzern
Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Willisau ranks for your household →
Compare Willisau with another commune →
From income to money leftPer year. Each bar is a share of gross income; ≈ marks an estimate. The tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is the percentage of the basic tax that the commune and the canton charge: it is the main reason neighbouring communes differ.Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026; reference date tax year 2026.Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026; reference date tax year 2026.All sources →
Single, no children, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat.
Gross incomeCHF 100’000
− Income taxtax multipliers 2026: commune 210%, canton 145%− CHF 13’727
− Health insurance− CHF 6’007
− Rent, 2 rooms− ≈ CHF 11’244
= Money left≈ CHF 69’022
Willisau has 9’297 residents, making it the 8th largest of the 79 communes in the canton of Lucerne.
16% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.
A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’727 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 of its 9 neighbouring communes.
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 Luzern, about 49 minutes away on a weekday morning.
Living here
- Sunshine per yearMeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade includedAll sources →
- 1’570 h
- Less sunny than 80% of Swiss communes
- Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog daysAll sources →
- 260 h
- Less winter sun than 50% of communes
- Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by dayBAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people liveAll sources →
- 21%
- More than in 70% of communes
- Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by dayBAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people liveAll sources →
- 0%
- Median: Lucerne 0%, Switzerland 0%
- Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deepBAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any buildingFederal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →All sources →
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- Not available for this canton
- Residents with fibre to the building (estimate)BAKOM broadband atlas 2026; estimated from 250 m squares published in classes; fibre at least as far as the building (FTTB/FTTH)All sources →
- ≈ 80%
- More than in 65% of communes
- Electricity price excl. VAT, 5-room flat (ElCom profile H4)ElCom tariffs 2027, standard products, excl. VAT; operators: CKW AG, Elektra Hergiswil-Dorf Genossenschaft. The price depends on the addressAll sources →
- 24.7–29.8 Rp./kWh
- About CHF 1’110–1’340 a year for 4’500 kWh, excl. VAT · Dearer than in 50% of communes
- Vacancy rate (share of dwellings standing empty)BFS dwelling vacancy survey, 1 June 2026: 27 empty dwellings for rent or saleAll sources →
- 0.61%
- Switzerland 0.93%, canton LU 0.70%. A low rate means flats are hard to find
- Nearest airport by public transportComputed from the timetable 2026: median door-to-door time for departures 07:00–08:30 on a weekday, to the airport station; Basel-Mulhouse via Basel SBB and bus 50 (+20 min: 13 min ride, changing and waiting)All sources →
- 1 h 50
- Zürich (ZRH). Geneva (GVA) 3 h 42 · Basel-Mulhouse (BSL) 1 h 53
- Nearest international school by public transportOur list of 36 campuses, checked on the schools' own websites (2026-11-04); time to the school's commune (its main stop), not to the school gateAll sources →
- 1 h 22
- SIS Swiss International School, SIS Rotkreuz-Zug, Risch – Bilingual Swiss curriculum (kindergarten and primary)
- Everyday services in the commune© OpenStreetMap contributors, data as of 2026-11-03; train stations: timetable, stations with train service on 2026-11-10All sources →
- Supermarkets10
- Pharmacies3
- Doctors' practices6
- Schools14
- Childcare, kindergartens3
- Train stations2
- Counted within the commune boundary. OpenStreetMap may be incomplete: “none” means none is mapped
Income taxIncome tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee, at the gross labour incomes in the table.Church tax multipliers 2026, if you are a member: Protestant 35%, Roman Catholic 33%. Canton 145% and commune 210%: see the breakdown above.Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026; reference date tax year 2026.Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026; reference date tax year 2026.All sources →
| Profile | CHF 50’000 | CHF 80’000 | CHF 100’000 | CHF 150’000 | CHF 200’000 | CHF 300’000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single, no children | 4’269 8.5% | 9’879 12.3% | 13’727 13.7% | 24’938 16.6% | 38’256 19.1% | 68’658 22.9% |
| Married, single income, no children | 1’063 2.1% | 6’224 7.8% | 9’869 9.9% | 19’520 13.0% | 33’044 16.5% | 63’678 21.2% |
| Married, dual income (70/30), no children | 185 0.4% | 4’945 6.2% | 8’555 8.6% | 17’705 11.8% | 29’476 14.7% | 59’541 19.8% |
| Married, single income, 2 children | 50 0.1% | 2’290 2.9% | 5’437 5.4% | 14’225 9.5% | 26’228 13.1% | 56’757 18.9% |
Taxed at source (no C permit)? Below CHF 120’000 gross per earner you pay the source tax of the canton of Lucerne instead, the same in every commune of the canton. Ranking with source tax →
Health insurance premiums 2027Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 3 of Lucerne.Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027; reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026).All sources →
| 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 |
RentAverage monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.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 estimatedSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023; reference date 2023 (Structural Survey).All sources →
| Flat | CHF/month | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 2 rooms single | ≈ CHF 937 | Estimate |
| 3 rooms couple | CHF 1’119 | Measured, BFS 2023 ± 81 (few responses) |
| 4 rooms family | CHF 1’299 | Measured, BFS 2023 ± 74 |
Commute to job hubsMedian 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.Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed.Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors; reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-10, 2026-11-17, 2026-11-24 07:00–08:30.All sources →
| Hub | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Luzern | 49 |
| Olten | 57 |
| Aarau | 73 |
| Zug | 79 |
| Rotkreuz | 82 |
| Bern | 88 |
| Baar | 90 |
| Basel SBB | 93 |
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/yrSource: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026; reference date tax year 2026.All sources → | Premium CHF/moSource: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027; reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026).All sources → | PopulationSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025; reference date 2025-12-31.All sources → |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grosswangen | 12’884 | 501 | 3’492 |
| Zell (LU) | 13’053 | 501 | 2’264 |
| Menznau | 13’221 | 501 | 3’168 |
| Hergiswil bei Willisau | 13’390 | 501 | 1’934 |
| Willisau | 13’727 | 501 | 9’297 |
| Schötz | 13’727 | 501 | 4’983 |
| Alberswil | 13’896 | 501 | 741 |
| Ettiswil | 13’896 | 501 | 2’877 |
| Ufhusen | 14’065 | 501 | 924 |
| Luthern | 14’739 | 501 | 1’252 |
PopulationSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025; reference date 2025-12-31.© swisstopo; reference date 2026-01-01.All sources →
Residents9’297
Foreign nationals15.6%
Aged 0–1921.3%
Aged 20–6457.0%
Aged 65+21.7%
Area47.22 km²
Sources (23)
- Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), source-tax tariffs 2026 of the cantons. Source-tax tariffs 2026 (wages), all cantons; reference date tariffs valid from 1 January 2026; downloaded 2026-11-04. 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 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-10, 2026-11-17, 2026-11-24 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
- Source: Alliance SwissPass, tariffs T650, T654, T603. Tariffs T650 (route passes) and T654 (GA), editions 2026; reference date T650 prices valid from 2023-12-10 (edition 2026-06-01); GA CHF 3995 (T654 edition 2026-06-01); downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-04; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-04; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-04. 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 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), dwelling vacancy survey 2026. Dwelling vacancy survey 2026; reference date 2026-06-01; downloaded 2026-11-04. 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.
- Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport to the airports (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-10, 2026-11-17, 2026-11-24 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
- Schools' own websites; timetable: opentransportdata.swiss. International schools (hand-curated list) and public transport to the nearest; reference date 2026-11-04; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap, Switzerland extract (2026-11-03); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss. Swiss public transport timetable (fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020), stations served by trains; reference date 2026-11-10; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Coat of arms: CHE Willisau COA.png, Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.
