How high are the taxes in Gonten?

A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 11,424 per year in Gonten (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).

What does living in Gonten cost?

For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 20,355 per year in Gonten. That is rank 54 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.

Are there cheaper municipalities near Gonten?

Yes: around Gonten some municipalities have a lower total cost for the same profile. The neighbour comparison on this page shows them with the annual saving.

Taxes & Cost of Living in Gonten

Gonten · Canton of AI

Health insurance, taxes and electricity in Gonten 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 11,184 a year
Taxes: CHF 7,940 a year
Electricity: CHF 1,231 a year

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Tax rate Gonten

76 %

municipal tax multiplier = district + school municipality; adds to state 96 % + parish

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

11.8 % → 11.4 % of income

Down 0.35 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 5,427
Municipality: CHF 4,296
Church: CHF 0
Poll tax: CHF 0

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

Health insurance premium

CHF 466 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. ÖKKCHF 436.00
2. KPTCHF 438.80
3. AssuraCHF 442.70

Full ranking: Premium region Appenzell Innerrhoden

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Premiums since 2011

+79.9 %

cantonal premium since 2011

Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden: CHF 259 → CHF 466 per month (2011 → 2027)

Switzerland over the same period: +79.5 %

The whole canton forms a single premium region (Appenzell Innerrhoden).

Premium region Appenzell Innerrhoden, 2026 → 2027: CHF 18 more per month (+4.0 %)

Cantonal value, not a value for the municipality of Gonten: 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

27.35 cent./kWh · CHF 1,231 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 20,355 a year in Gonten for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 54 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 8,016 · health insurance 5,592 · electricity 1,231	CHF 14,839	67 / 2,110	2 / 5
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 7,940 · health insurance 11,184 · electricity 1,231	CHF 20,355	54 / 2,110	2 / 5
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 5,140 · health insurance 13,560 · electricity 1,231	CHF 19,931	146 / 2,110	2 / 5
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 6,888 · health insurance 11,184 · electricity 1,231	CHF 19,303	54 / 2,110	2 / 5

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

0.00% vacant dwellings

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

Second homes

15.2 % 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

1,480 residents

+2.6% over ten years (2015 → 2025)

18% children · 23% 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 AI

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

Property transfer tax on purchase

1.00 % of the purchase price

Replacing a fossil heating system

Minimum renewable share required

Revised energy act and ordinance since 1.4.2020 (MuKEn 2014): at least 10 % renewable when replacing a fossil heating system (standard solutions).

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

Property tax

Levied

0–2 ‰ depending on the municipality

Optional municipal/district tax: max. 1‰ per public body, max. 2‰ for a district with a school municipality (Art. 115 StG).

As of 01.01.2025

Wealth tax structure

Proportional

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)

57.5 per 1,000 inhabitants

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

Surroundings

Cost map of the Canton of AI

Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Gonten is highlighted.

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Cheaper neighbouring municipalities

Nearest municipalities with lower total cost for a couple without children (CHF 100,000):

Appenzell (AI)CHF 889/year cheaperCHF 19,466/year

Nearby municipalities

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

Where Gonten stands nationally

The same figures, compared with every municipality.

Frequently asked questions about Gonten

How high are the taxes in Gonten?: A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 11,424 per year in Gonten (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
What does living in Gonten cost?: For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 20,355 per year in Gonten. That is rank 54 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
Are there cheaper municipalities near Gonten?: Yes: around Gonten some municipalities have a lower total cost for the same profile. The neighbour comparison on this page shows them with the annual saving.

Your address in Gonten, calculated precisely

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