How high are the taxes in Ergisch?

A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 13,690 per year in Ergisch (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).

What does living in Ergisch cost?

For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 22,192 per year in Ergisch. That is rank 192 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.

Are there cheaper municipalities near Ergisch?

In the immediate vicinity of Ergisch no municipality is cheaper for this profile. Ergisch leads locally.

Taxes & Cost of Living in Ergisch

Ergisch · Canton of VS

Health insurance, taxes and electricity in Ergisch at a glance, and where it is cheaper nearby.

Costs

What you pay here per year

For a couple without children earning CHF 100,000

Health insurance: CHF 12,888 a year
Taxes: CHF 8,210 a year
Electricity: CHF 1,094 a year

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Tax rate Ergisch

1.76

Coeff 1 × Index 176% · Valais: multiplier of the simple cantonal tax × index

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.

Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2026

15.1 % → 13.7 % of income

Down 1.44 percentage points

Reference profile: single, CHF 100,000 gross income, both years calculated with the FTA tax calculator. The same franc amount is compared. Because cantons adjust their tariffs for inflation, the burden on it falls almost everywhere. The meaningful comparison is therefore the Swiss median: -1.22 percentage points (1,996 municipalities down, 35 up). Your own burden depends on income and household; the location report calculates it.

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 6,301
Municipality: CHF 5,664
Church: CHF 0
Poll tax: CHF 24

FTA reference profile: single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income, in CHF per year.

Health insurance premium

CHF 537 per month

Premium region 2

Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2027).

Cheapest insurers 2027

Adults, standard model, deductible 300, per month

1. VisperterminenCHF 494.45
2. AgrisanoCHF 496.00
3. sodalisCHF 504.50

Full ranking: Premium region Valais 2

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Premiums since 2011

+91.2 %

cantonal premium since 2011

Canton of Valais: CHF 306 → CHF 585 per month (2011 → 2027)

Switzerland over the same period: +79.5 %

Ergisch belongs to premium region Valais 2.

Premium region Valais 2, 2026 → 2027: CHF 15 more per month (+2.9 %)

Cantonal value, not a value for the municipality of Ergisch: median of all offers in the canton for one adult (standard model with accident cover, deductible 300), calculated the same way every year. There is no series per municipality.

Trend for all cantons

Electricity price

24.31 cent./kWh · CHF 1,094 per year

Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2027.

All together, a couple without children earning CHF 100,000 pays about CHF 22,192 a year in Ergisch for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 192 of 2,110 Swiss municipalities; rank 1 is the cheapest.

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 9,096 · health insurance 6,444 · electricity 1,094	CHF 16,634	393 / 2,110	5 / 122
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 8,210 · health insurance 12,888 · electricity 1,094	CHF 22,192	192 / 2,110	6 / 122
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 3,220 · health insurance 15,504 · electricity 1,094	CHF 19,818	141 / 2,110	6 / 122
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 6,920 · health insurance 12,888 · electricity 1,094	CHF 20,902	224 / 2,110	6 / 122

Values for the whole municipality: They apply to standard households. What you pay yourself depends on your deductions, your wealth, your insurer and deductible, and your exact address. That is what the Dossier calculates.

Sources: FTA (tax 2026), FOPH (health insurance 2027), ElCom (electricity 2027), FSO (vacancies & demographics). View all data sources

Housing & environment

Vacancy rate

1.26% vacant dwellings

FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.

Second homes

76.8 % second-home share

Above the 20 % threshold. Under the Second Homes Act, no new second homes may be built here.

Source: ARE, housing inventory, second-home share.

Population & demographics

184 residents

-2.6% over ten years (2015 → 2025)

8% children · 37% aged 65+

Source: FSO (2025).

Climate and environment in the municipality

How many hot, cold, wet and foggy days there are per year, and how high the radon probability is. Measured at the municipal centroid.

Radon probability (%): 26

Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.

What applies in canton VS

These figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality. The data only exists at cantonal level.

Property transfer tax on purchase

1.63 % of the purchase price

Depending on the municipality 1.00–2.25 % (optional municipal levy).

Replacing a fossil heating system

Minimum renewable share required

New energy legislation since 1.1.2025: renewable systems are to be favoured when replacing the boiler; central electric heaters must be replaced within 15 years (by 2040).

As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source

Property tax

Levied

1 ‰ of the taxable value

Mandatory municipal tax of 1‰ for natural persons. Minimum amount of CHF 25/year per owner. Cantonal tax of 0,8‰ only for 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)

41.2 per 1,000 inhabitants

FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.

Surroundings

Cheaper neighbouring municipalities

None of the nearest municipalities is cheaper for this profile. Ergisch leads in the area.

Nearby municipalities

The municipalities closest to Ergisch, with the same cost data.

Where Ergisch stands nationally

The same figures, compared with every municipality.

Frequently asked questions about Ergisch

How high are the taxes in Ergisch?: A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 13,690 per year in Ergisch (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
What does living in Ergisch cost?: For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 22,192 per year in Ergisch. That is rank 192 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
Are there cheaper municipalities near Ergisch?: In the immediate vicinity of Ergisch no municipality is cheaper for this profile. Ergisch leads locally.

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