Taxes & Cost of Living in La Roche
La Roche · Canton of FR
Health insurance, taxes and electricity in La Roche 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 14,088 a year
- Electricity
- CHF 1,192 a year
2 adults at CHF 587 a month each · Deductible 300, median of all insurers · Premiums 2027
Compared with 2026 that is CHF 29 more per month per adult, about CHF 348 a year.
Household using 4,500 kWh, 26.48 cent./kWh · Tariff 2027
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Tax rate La Roche
87 %
municipal coefficient income/wealth tax, in % of the simple 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
17.5 % → 17.0 % of income
Down 0.50 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 8,035
- Municipality
- CHF 7,282
- 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 587 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. ÖKKCHF 551.00
- 2. AquilanaCHF 551.10
- 3. SLKKCHF 556.20
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Premiums since 2011
+78.7 %
cantonal premium since 2011
Canton of Fribourg: CHF 342 → CHF 611 per month (2011 → 2027)
Switzerland over the same period: +79.5 %
La Roche belongs to premium region Fribourg 2.
Premium region Fribourg 2, 2026 → 2027: CHF 29 more per month (+5.2 %)
Cantonal value, not a value for the municipality of La Roche: 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
26.48 cent./kWh · CHF 1,192 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 26,260 a year in La Roche for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 1,088 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 11,848 · health insurance 7,044 · electricity 1,192 | CHF 20,084 | 1,206 / 2,110 | 78 / 119 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 10,980 · health insurance 14,088 · electricity 1,192 | CHF 26,260 | 1,088 / 2,110 | 73 / 119 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 6,370 · health insurance 16,944 · electricity 1,192 | CHF 24,506 | 1,017 / 2,110 | 69 / 119 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 9,312 · health insurance 14,088 · electricity 1,192 | CHF 24,592 | 1,106 / 2,110 | 71 / 119 |
Housing & environment
Vacancy rate
0.64% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
10.2 % 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
2,083 residents
+29.1% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
18% children · 16% 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 (%)
- 4
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton FR
These figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality. The data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
2.25 % of the purchase price
Depending on the municipality 1.50–3.00 % (optional municipal levy).
First-time purchase of the primary residence (Art. 19a LDMG, since 01.03.2024): assessment basis reduced by −CHF 500'000 (price ≤ 1 Mio.) or −CHF 250'000 (1–1,5 Mio.); owner occupancy for at least 2 years.
Replacing a fossil heating system
Minimum renewable share required
Since 1.1.2020: at least 20 % renewable when replacing an oil/gas heating system (new builds 30 %); replacing electric heaters is also subject to conditions.
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
Levied
0–3 ‰ depending on the municipality
Optional municipal tax of at most 3,0‰ of the tax value (Art. 13 LICo).
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)
47.7 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Surroundings
Cost map of the Canton of FR
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; La Roche 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 Roche, with the same cost data.
Where La Roche stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about La Roche
- How high are the taxes in La Roche?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 17,018 per year in La Roche (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- What does living in La Roche cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 26,260 per year in La Roche. That is rank 1,088 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near La Roche?
- Yes: around La Roche 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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