Municipality profile
Taxes & Cost of Living in Crans (VD)
Crans (VD) · Canton of VD
Here is how expensive life in Crans (VD) 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 1,921 of 2,124 in Switzerland for a couple without children — about CHF 29,223 per year for tax, health insurance and electricity.
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 10,896 · health insurance 8,376 · electricity 1,351 | CHF 20,623 | 1,596 / 2,124 | 56 / 300 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 11,120 · health insurance 16,752 · electricity 1,351 | CHF 29,223 | 1,921 / 2,124 | 172 / 300 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 5,930 · health insurance 20,160 · electricity 1,351 | CHF 27,441 | 1,908 / 2,124 | 209 / 300 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 9,608 · health insurance 16,752 · electricity 1,351 | CHF 27,711 | 1,975 / 2,124 | 189 / 300 |
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 9,797
- Municipality
- CHF 3,925
- 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
14.3 % → 15.4 % of income
Up 1.15 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 698 per month
Premium region 1
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).
Electricity price
30.02 cent./kWh — CHF 1,351 per year
Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2026.
Vacancy rate
0.85% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
10.6 % 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
2,479 residents
+14.1% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
17% children · 19% 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 (%)
5
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton VD
These three figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality — the data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
2.75 % of the purchase price
Depending on the municipality 2.20–3.30 % (optional municipal levy).
Replacing a fossil heating system
Tightening adopted
Current law: fossil replacement permitted but a GEAK audit is mandatory (art. 30b LVLEne). New LEn adopted on 3.2.2026 (referendum failed to materialise, entry into force ~2027): replacements renewable only, fossil phase-out by 2047 at the latest; retrofit deadline for electric heaters 2033 (DACCE).
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
Levied
0–1.5 ‰ depending on the municipality
Optional municipal tax (impôt complémentaire) of max. 1,5‰ of the tax value. In addition, a cantonal tax of 1,0‰ applies only to legal entities.
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)
78.5 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Cost map of the Canton of VD
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Crans (VD) is highlighted.
Click any municipality to open it. Blue outline: cheaper than here.
To the interactive cost-of-living map →Cheaper neighbouring municipalities
Nearest municipalities with lower total cost for a couple without children (CHF 100,000):
Nearby municipalities
The municipalities closest to Crans (VD) — with the same cost data.
Where Crans (VD) stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Crans (VD)
- How high are the taxes in Crans (VD)?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 15,423 per year in Crans (VD) (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- What does living in Crans (VD) cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 29,223 per year in Crans (VD) — rank 1,921 of 2,124 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Crans (VD)?
- Yes: around Crans (VD) some municipalities have a lower total cost for the same profile — the neighbour comparison on this page shows them with the annual saving.
The exact truth for your address in Crans (VD)
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