Valais · Bezirk Visp · BFS commune no. 6300^[8]

Zermatt

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 62’977per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’69013.7% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 504adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’440per month, estimate

Residents^[5]6’11347.9% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]107 minto Visp

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Zermatt has 6’113 residents, making it the 17th largest of the 122 communes in the canton of Valais.

48% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

With 15% 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 13’690 a year in income tax here, less than in any of its 4 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Valais.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 504 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Visp, about 107 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’520 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]: 300 h; More winter sun than 65% 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]: 0%; Median: Valais 8%, Switzerland 14%; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0%; Median: Valais 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]: 8%; Median: Valais 7%, 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	3’729 7.5%	9’093 11.4%	13’690 13.7%	28’680 19.1%	47’754 23.9%	82’263 27.4%
Married, single income, no children	1’665 3.3%	5’295 6.6%	8’206 8.2%	17’874 11.9%	35’138 17.6%	69’750 23.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	523 1.0%	4’074 5.1%	6’764 6.8%	15’606 10.4%	30’528 15.3%	64’740 21.6%
Married, single income, 2 children	34 0.1%	1’137 1.4%	3’224 3.2%	11’210 7.5%	24’526 12.3%	60’420 20.1%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 100%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0%, Roman Catholic 0%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Valais.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 460	CHF 504
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 105	CHF 131

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 1’440	Estimate
3 rooms couple	CHF 1’798	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 161 (few responses)
4 rooms family	CHF 2’007	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 268 (few responses)

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
Visp	107
Thun	148
Sion	158
Martigny	167
Bern	171

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]
Zermatt	13’690	504	6’113
Täsch	14’827	504	1’341
Saas-Almagell	15’585	504	376
Anniviers	16’001	504	2’785
Evolène	16’168	504	1’673

Population

Residents6’113^[5]

Foreign nationals47.9%

Aged 0–1914.0%

Aged 20–6470.6%

Aged 65+15.3%

Area242.72 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 Zermatt COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.