How high are the taxes in Laax?

A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 9,860 per year in Laax (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2025).

What does living in Laax cost?

For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 19,149 per year in Laax — rank 20 of 2,098 among all Swiss municipalities.

Are there cheaper municipalities near Laax?

In the immediate vicinity of Laax no municipality is cheaper for this profile — Laax leads locally.

Municipality profile

Taxes & Cost of Living in Laax

Laax · Canton of GR

Here is how expensive life in Laax 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 20 of 2,098 in Switzerland for a couple without children — about CHF 19,149 per year for tax, health insurance and electricity.

Municipality level is an approximation: The values apply to standard profiles at municipality level. Your exact amount depends on deductions, wealth, deductible choice and your precise address — that is what the Deep Report calculates.

Sources: FTA (tax 2025), FOPH (health insurance 2026), ElCom (electricity 2026), FSO (vacancies & demographics). View all data sources

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 6,528 · health insurance 6,120 · electricity 1,359	CHF 14,007	45 / 2,098	2 / 99
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 5,550 · health insurance 12,240 · electricity 1,359	CHF 19,149	20 / 2,098	2 / 99
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 2,370 · health insurance 14,472 · electricity 1,359	CHF 18,201	34 / 2,098	5 / 99
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 4,496 · health insurance 12,240 · electricity 1,359	CHF 18,095	29 / 2,098	3 / 99

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 5,739
Municipality: CHF 2,416
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 510 per month

Premium region 3

Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).

Electricity price

30.20 cent./kWh — CHF 1,359 per year

Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2026.

Vacancy rate

0.82% vacant dwellings

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

Population & demographics

2,102 residents

+34.2% over ten years (2014 → 2024)

12% children · 25% aged 65+

Source: FSO (2017).

Cost map of the Canton of GR

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Cheaper neighbouring municipalities

None of the nearest municipalities is cheaper for this profile — Laax leads in the area.

Frequently asked questions about Laax

How high are the taxes in Laax?: A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 9,860 per year in Laax (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2025).
What does living in Laax cost?: For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 19,149 per year in Laax — rank 20 of 2,098 among all Swiss municipalities.
Are there cheaper municipalities near Laax?: In the immediate vicinity of Laax no municipality is cheaper for this profile — Laax leads locally.

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