Municipality profile
Taxes & Cost of Living in Laténa
Laténa · Canton of NE
Here is how expensive life in Laténa 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 2,106 of 2,124 in Switzerland for a couple without children — about CHF 31,090 per year for tax, health insurance and electricity.
Tax rate Laténa
68 % (municipal tax coefficient, 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.
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 13,056 · health insurance 8,388 · electricity 1,404 | CHF 22,848 | 2,108 / 2,124 | 9 / 25 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 12,910 · health insurance 16,776 · electricity 1,404 | CHF 31,090 | 2,106 / 2,124 | 7 / 25 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 8,240 · health insurance 20,064 · electricity 1,404 | CHF 29,708 | 2,107 / 2,124 | 8 / 25 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 10,752 · health insurance 16,776 · electricity 1,404 | CHF 28,932 | 2,107 / 2,124 | 8 / 25 |
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 5,890
- 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 699 per month
Cantonal median (no separate premium region)
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).
Electricity price
31.20 cent./kWh — CHF 1,404 per year
Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2026.
Vacancy rate
0.76% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
11.4 % 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
11,752 residents
+5.7% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
15% children · 22% aged 65+
Source: FSO (2025).
Climate and environment in the municipality
How many hot, cold, wet and foggy days 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 NE
These three 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.
Cost map of the Canton of NE
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Laténa 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 Laténa — with the same cost data.
Where Laténa stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Laténa
- How high are the taxes in Laténa?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 18,331 per year in Laténa (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- What does living in Laténa cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 31,090 per year in Laténa — rank 2,106 of 2,124 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Laténa?
- Yes: around Laténa 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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