Municipality profile
Taxes & Cost of Living in Jouxtens-Mézery
Jouxtens-Mézery · Canton of VD
Here is how expensive life in Jouxtens-Mézery 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 1,816 of 2,098 in Switzerland for a couple without children — about CHF 29,121 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 10,968 · health insurance 8,376 · electricity 1,179 | CHF 20,523 | 1,485 / 2,098 | 21 / 298 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 11,190 · health insurance 16,752 · electricity 1,179 | CHF 29,121 | 1,816 / 2,098 | 103 / 298 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 6,010 · health insurance 20,160 · electricity 1,179 | CHF 27,349 | 1,850 / 2,098 | 189 / 298 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 9,680 · health insurance 16,752 · electricity 1,179 | CHF 27,611 | 1,894 / 2,098 | 131 / 298 |
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 1,705
- Canton
- CHF 9,901
- Municipality
- CHF 3,926
- 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 698 per month
Premium region 1
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).
Electricity price
26.20 cent./kWh — CHF 1,179 per year
Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2026.
Vacancy rate
2.49% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Population & demographics
1,478 residents
+5.8% over ten years (2014 → 2024)
15% children · 24% aged 65+
Source: FSO (2017).
Cost map of the Canton of VD
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Jouxtens-Mézery is highlighted.
Cheaper neighbouring municipalities are clickable on the map.
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Frequently asked questions about Jouxtens-Mézery
- How high are the taxes in Jouxtens-Mézery?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 15,532 per year in Jouxtens-Mézery (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2025).
- What does living in Jouxtens-Mézery cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 29,121 per year in Jouxtens-Mézery — rank 1,816 of 2,098 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Jouxtens-Mézery?
- Yes: around Jouxtens-Mézery some municipalities have a lower total cost for the same profile — the neighbour comparison on this page shows them with the annual saving.
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