Taxes & Cost of Living in La Grande Béroche
La Grande Béroche · Canton of NE
Health insurance, taxes and electricity in La Grande Béroche 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 17,520 a year
- Taxes
- CHF 12,600 a year
- Electricity
- CHF 1,264 a year
2 adults at CHF 730 a month each · Deductible 300, median of all insurers · Premiums 2027
Compared with 2026 that is CHF 31 more per month per adult, about CHF 372 a year.
Income tax · Tax year 2026
Household using 4,500 kWh, 28.08 cent./kWh · Tariff 2027
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Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2026
19.7 % → 17.9 % of income
Down 1.77 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 10,740
- Municipality
- CHF 5,457
- 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 730 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. AtupriCHF 675.60
- 2. ÖKKCHF 685.00
- 3. GalenosCHF 697.40
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Premiums since 2011
+78.5 %
cantonal premium since 2011
Canton of Neuchâtel: CHF 409 → CHF 730 per month (2011 → 2027)
Switzerland over the same period: +79.5 %
The whole canton forms a single premium region (Neuchâtel).
Premium region Neuchâtel, 2026 → 2027: CHF 31 more per month (+4.4 %)
Cantonal value, not a value for the municipality of La Grande Béroche: 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
28.08 cent./kWh · CHF 1,264 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 31,384 a year in La Grande Béroche for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 2,087 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 12,744 · health insurance 8,760 · electricity 1,264 | CHF 22,768 | 2,087 / 2,110 | 1 / 24 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 12,600 · health insurance 17,520 · electricity 1,264 | CHF 31,384 | 2,087 / 2,110 | 1 / 24 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 8,010 · health insurance 21,192 · electricity 1,264 | CHF 30,466 | 2,087 / 2,110 | 1 / 24 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 10,488 · health insurance 17,520 · electricity 1,264 | CHF 29,272 | 2,087 / 2,110 | 1 / 24 |
Housing & environment
Vacancy rate
0.94% 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
9,363 residents
+3.2% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
14% 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 (%)
- 8
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton NE
These figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality. The data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
3.30 % of the purchase price
Permanent primary residence: reduced rate of 2,2 % instead of 3,3 % (upon request; retroactive taxation if owner occupancy lasts < 2 years).
Replacing a fossil heating system
Minimum renewable share required
LCEn since 1.5.2021: fossil replaced by renewable where technically possible and without extra cost; at least 20 % renewable in all cases; fixed electric resistance heaters must be replaced by 2030.
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
Investment properties only
Property tax (impôt foncier) at cantonal level of 2,4‰ BUT only on investment properties (capital investments, real estate funds, pension institutions). Not relevant for owner-occupied homes. In addition, an optional municipal tax of max. 1,6‰ on the same basis.
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)
69.1 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Surroundings
Cost map of the Canton of NE
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; La Grande Béroche 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 La Grande Béroche, with the same cost data.
Where La Grande Béroche stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about La Grande Béroche
- How high are the taxes in La Grande Béroche?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 17,898 per year in La Grande Béroche (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- What does living in La Grande Béroche cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 31,384 per year in La Grande Béroche. That is rank 2,087 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near La Grande Béroche?
- Yes: around La Grande Béroche 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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