Taxes & Cost of Living in Le Locle
Le Locle · Canton of NE
Health insurance, taxes and electricity in Le Locle 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
- Electricity
- CHF 1,299 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.
Household using 4,500 kWh, 28.87 cent./kWh · Tariff 2027
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Tax rate Le Locle
69 %
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.
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 5,976
- 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
Worth switching? Compare the 2027 premiums in your region and create the cancellation letter. It must reach your insurer by 30 November 2026. Switch health insurer
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 Le Locle: 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
28.87 cent./kWh · CHF 1,299 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 31,799 a year in Le Locle for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 2,094 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 13,120 · health insurance 8,760 · electricity 1,299 | CHF 23,179 | 2,094 / 2,110 | 8 / 24 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 12,980 · health insurance 17,520 · electricity 1,299 | CHF 31,799 | 2,094 / 2,110 | 8 / 24 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 8,280 · health insurance 21,192 · electricity 1,299 | CHF 30,771 | 2,094 / 2,110 | 8 / 24 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 10,808 · health insurance 17,520 · electricity 1,299 | CHF 29,627 | 2,094 / 2,110 | 8 / 24 |
Housing & environment
Vacancy rate
3.91% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
18.8 % 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
10,912 residents
-5.0% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
14% children · 22% 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 (%)
- 35
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; Le Locle 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 Le Locle, with the same cost data.
Where Le Locle stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Le Locle
- How high are the taxes in Le Locle?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 18,417 per year in Le Locle (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- What does living in Le Locle cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 31,799 per year in Le Locle. That is rank 2,094 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Le Locle?
- Yes: around Le Locle 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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