Municipality profile
Taxes & Cost of Living in Boncourt
Boncourt · Canton of JU
Here is how expensive life in Boncourt is compared to all ~2,100 municipalities in Switzerland — income tax, health insurance premium and electricity in one honest annual figure, calculated with the same engine as our address-precise location reports.
Total-cost rank 1,342 of 2,124 in Switzerland for a couple without children — about CHF 27,247 per year for tax, health insurance and electricity.
Tax rate Boncourt
1.55 (municipal tax quota, factor of the simple state tax)
Municipal tax rate 2026 as published by the canton. Tax rates are not comparable across cantons — the label states what the figure refers to. The amount in francs is in the table below.
Total annual cost by profile
Tax + health insurance + electricity per year for four standard households, with the rank among all Swiss municipalities and within the canton.
| Household | Total cost/year | Rank CH | Rank canton |
|---|---|---|---|
Single · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 9,872 · health insurance 8,136 · electricity 1,255 | CHF 19,263 | 1,059 / 2,124 | 2 / 51 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 9,720 · health insurance 16,272 · electricity 1,255 | CHF 27,247 | 1,342 / 2,124 | 2 / 51 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 6,310 · health insurance 19,320 · electricity 1,255 | CHF 26,885 | 1,732 / 2,124 | 2 / 51 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 8,304 · health insurance 16,272 · electricity 1,255 | CHF 25,831 | 1,477 / 2,124 | 2 / 51 |
Tax split: municipality versus canton
How income tax is split across the levels of government — the municipal share is the lever that moving home shifts.
- Federal
- CHF 1,701
- Canton
- CHF 8,299
- Municipality
- CHF 4,514
- Church
- CHF 0
- Poll tax
- CHF 0
FTA reference profile: single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income, in CHF per year.
Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2026
14.9 % → 14.5 % of income
Down 0.37 percentage points
Reference profile of the FTA index: single, CHF 100,000 gross income. Shows where this municipality’s tax burden has moved — across Switzerland 1,605 municipalities became more expensive and 419 cheaper. Your own burden depends on income and household; the location report computes it.
Health insurance premium
CHF 678 per month
Cantonal median (no separate premium region)
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).
Electricity price
27.90 cent./kWh — CHF 1,255 per year
Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2026.
Vacancy rate
2.60% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
18.8 % second-home share
Below the 20 % threshold at which the Second Homes Act blocks new second homes.
Source: ARE, housing inventory, second-home share.
Population & demographics
1,159 residents
-5.2% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
12% children · 32% aged 65+
Source: FSO (2025).
Climate and environment in the municipality
How many hot, cold, wet and foggy days per year — and how high the radon probability is. Measured at the municipal centroid.
Radon probability (%)
20
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton JU
These three figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality — the data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
2.85 % of the purchase price
Depending on the municipality 2.50–3.20 % (optional municipal levy).
Replacing a fossil heating system
Minimum renewable share required
Since 1.4.2019 (MoPEC 2014): at least 10 % renewable or a 10 % consumption reduction when replacing the heating.
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
Levied
0.5–1.8 ‰ depending on the municipality
Mandatory municipal tax of 0,5 – 1,8‰ of the market value.
As of 01.01.2025
Wealth tax structure
Progressive
The amount depends on your municipality’s tax multiplier — the location report computes it. This only shows how the canton structures the tariff.
As of 01.01.2024
Offences (canton)
52.0 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Cost map of the Canton of JU
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Boncourt is highlighted.
Click any municipality to open it. Blue outline: cheaper than here.
To the interactive cost-of-living map →Cheaper neighbouring municipalities
None of the nearest municipalities is cheaper for this profile — Boncourt leads in the area.
Nearby municipalities
The municipalities closest to Boncourt — with the same cost data.
Where Boncourt stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Boncourt
- How high are the taxes in Boncourt?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 14,514 per year in Boncourt (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- What does living in Boncourt cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 27,247 per year in Boncourt — rank 1,342 of 2,124 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Boncourt?
- In the immediate vicinity of Boncourt no municipality is cheaper for this profile — Boncourt leads locally.
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