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Neuchâtel vs Val-de-Ruz

Val-de-Ruz leaves you CHF 1’210 more per year than Neuchâtel (CHF 101 a month).

Left per yearCHF 62’260CHF 5’188 a monthCHF 63’470CHF 5’289 a month
Income taxCHF 18’07118.1%CHF 18’15718.2%
Health insuranceCHF 8’149CHF 8’149
Rent (2 rooms)CHF 11’520estimateCHF 10’224estimate
Income tax at other incomes
CHF 50’000CHF 5’858CHF 5’888
CHF 150’000CHF 33’414CHF 33’566
CHF 250’000CHF 70’395CHF 70’685
Tax multiplier, canton124%124%
Tax multiplier, commune65%66%
People and place
Residents45’46617’543
Language regionFrenchFrench
Foreign nationals33.0%17.8%
Aged 65+18.3%18.1%
Area30.18 km²124.31 km²

Per year, for the household and income above; median insurer; average rent for 2 rooms (single), 3 rooms (couple) or 4 rooms (family). Excludes commute costs. The better value in each row is highlighted.

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Living here

Sunshine / year1’730 h1’680 h
Winter sun, Nov–Feb (fog indicator)250 h310 h
Road noise > 55 dB(A)24%16%
Rail noise > 55 dB(A)4%0%
Surface runoff > 10 cm10%17%

Averages over where people live in each commune; noise and runoff as a share of residents. For sunshine and noise the better value is highlighted; the runoff row is neutral.

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  7. 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.
  12. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  13. Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.