Taxes & Cost of Living in Genthod
Genthod · Canton of GE
Health insurance, taxes and electricity in Genthod 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 18,504 a year
- Electricity
- CHF 1,099 a year
2 adults at CHF 771 a month each · Deductible 300, median of all insurers · Premiums 2027
Compared with 2026 that is CHF 19 more per month per adult, about CHF 228 a year.
Household using 4,500 kWh, 24.43 cent./kWh · Tariff 2027
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Tax rate Genthod
25centimes additionnels communaux
surcharge on the cantonal 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.
Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2026
16.1 % → 13.9 % of income
Down 2.22 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 10,208
- Municipality
- CHF 1,951
- Church
- CHF 0
- Poll tax
- CHF 25
FTA reference profile: single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income, in CHF per year.
Health insurance premium
CHF 771 per month
Cantonal median (no separate premium region)
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2027).
Cheapest insurers 2027
Adults, standard model, deductible 300, per month
- 1. AssuraCHF 711.20
- 2. Vivao SympanyCHF 724.00
- 3. EGKCHF 726.10
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Premiums since 2011
+67.6 %
cantonal premium since 2011
Canton of Geneva: CHF 460 → CHF 771 per month (2011 → 2027)
Switzerland over the same period: +79.5 %
The whole canton forms a single premium region (Geneva).
Premium region Geneva, 2026 → 2027: CHF 19 more per month (+2.5 %)
Cantonal value, not a value for the municipality of Genthod: 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.
Electricity price
24.43 cent./kWh · CHF 1,099 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 26,873 a year in Genthod for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 1,152 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 9,344 · health insurance 9,252 · electricity 1,099 | CHF 19,695 | 1,090 / 2,110 | 1 / 45 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 7,270 · health insurance 18,504 · electricity 1,099 | CHF 26,873 | 1,152 / 2,110 | 1 / 45 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 1,390 · health insurance 22,692 · electricity 1,099 | CHF 25,181 | 1,110 / 2,110 | 1 / 45 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 4,768 · health insurance 18,504 · electricity 1,099 | CHF 24,371 | 1,064 / 2,110 | 1 / 45 |
Housing & environment
Vacancy rate
0.94% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
12.8 % 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
2,814 residents
+2.4% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
16% children · 20% 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 (%)
- 0
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton GE
These figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality. The data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
3.00 % of the purchase price
Primary residence (Casatax, Art. 8A LDE): reduction of the droit de vente by approx. CHF 20'900 for a purchase price ≤ approx. CHF 1,39 Mio. (indexed 2026); owner occupancy for at least 3 years.
Replacing a fossil heating system
Renewable replacement effectively mandatory
When replacing an oil/gas heating system, priority must be given to renewable energy (REn art. 13m; for applications since 1.9.2022).
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
Levied
0.2–1 ‰ depending on the municipality
Cantonal property tax of 0,2‰ for owner-occupied residential property (primary residence, Note 15 ESTV-Tabelle), 1‰ for other real estate of natural persons (Note 14). 0,5‰ for purely agricultural properties with low wealth.
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)
94.2 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Surroundings
Cost map of the Canton of GE
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Genthod 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. Genthod leads in the area.
Nearby municipalities
The municipalities closest to Genthod, with the same cost data.
Where Genthod stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Genthod
- How high are the taxes in Genthod?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 13,885 per year in Genthod (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- What does living in Genthod cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 26,873 per year in Genthod. That is rank 1,152 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Genthod?
- In the immediate vicinity of Genthod no municipality is cheaper for this profile. Genthod leads locally.
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