How high are the taxes in Lachen?

A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 6,990 per year in Lachen (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).

What does living in Lachen cost?

For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 19,237 per year in Lachen. That is rank 22 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.

Are there cheaper municipalities near Lachen?

Yes: around Lachen 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 Lachen

Lachen · Canton of SZ

Health insurance, taxes and electricity in Lachen 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 13,080 a year
Taxes: CHF 4,610 a year
Electricity: CHF 1,547 a year

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Tax rate Lachen

235 %

total tax multiplier excluding church tax = canton + district + municipality

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

9.4 % → 7.0 % of income

Down 2.46 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 2,476
Municipality: CHF 2,813
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 545 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. Einsiedler KrankenkasseCHF 454.70
2. AgrisanoCHF 502.50
3. GlarnerCHF 504.30

Full ranking: Premium region Schwyz

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Premiums since 2011

+81.1 %

cantonal premium since 2011

Canton of Schwyz: CHF 301 → CHF 545 per month (2011 → 2027)

Switzerland over the same period: +79.5 %

The whole canton forms a single premium region (Schwyz).

Premium region Schwyz, 2026 → 2027: CHF 24 more per month (+4.6 %)

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

34.38 cent./kWh · CHF 1,547 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 19,237 a year in Lachen for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 22 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 4,592 · health insurance 6,540 · electricity 1,547	CHF 12,679	21 / 2,110	10 / 30
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 4,610 · health insurance 13,080 · electricity 1,547	CHF 19,237	22 / 2,110	10 / 30
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 1,180 · health insurance 15,780 · electricity 1,547	CHF 18,507	43 / 2,110	24 / 30
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 4,072 · health insurance 13,080 · electricity 1,547	CHF 18,699	27 / 2,110	10 / 30

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

0.24% vacant dwellings

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

Second homes

7.0 % 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

9,448 residents

+11.4% over ten years (2015 → 2025)

15% children · 21% 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 (%): 5

Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.

What applies in canton SZ

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

Property transfer tax on purchase

None

Replacing a fossil heating system

Minimum renewable share required

New cantonal energy act since 1.1.2025: at least 10 % renewable when replacing the heating (at most 90 % non-renewable).

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

Property tax

None

The canton does not levy this tax in any form.

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)

31.6 per 1,000 inhabitants

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

Surroundings

Cheaper neighbouring municipalities

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

Nearby municipalities

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

Where Lachen stands nationally

The same figures, compared with every municipality.

Frequently asked questions about Lachen

How high are the taxes in Lachen?: A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 6,990 per year in Lachen (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
What does living in Lachen cost?: For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 19,237 per year in Lachen. That is rank 22 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
Are there cheaper municipalities near Lachen?: Yes: around Lachen 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 Lachen, calculated precisely

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