Municipality profile
Taxes & Cost of Living in Moutier
Moutier · Canton of JU
Here is how expensive life in Moutier 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.
For Moutier at least one cost component is missing — total cost is honestly not estimated here.
Tax rate Moutier
2.3 (municipal tax quota, factor of the simple state 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 100,000 (FTA reference) Income tax only. Health premium, electricity and the other household profiles are not yet available for this municipality — usually after a merger. | CHF 16,698 | no data | no data |
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 8,299
- Municipality
- CHF 6,698
- 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 678 per month
Cantonal median (no separate premium region)
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).
Electricity price
No ElCom tariff is available for this municipality.
Vacancy rate
No vacancy rate is available for this municipality.
Second homes
20.2 % second-home share
Above the 20 % threshold — under the Second Homes Act no new second homes may be built here.
Source: ARE, housing inventory, second-home share.
Population & demographics
No population data is available for this municipality.
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 (%)
4
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton JU
These three figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality — the data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
2.85 % of the purchase price
Depending on the municipality 2.50–3.20 % (optional municipal levy).
Replacing a fossil heating system
Minimum renewable share required
Since 1.4.2019 (MoPEC 2014): at least 10 % renewable or a 10 % consumption reduction when replacing the heating.
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
Levied
0.5–1.8 ‰ depending on the municipality
Mandatory municipal tax of 0,5 – 1,8‰ of the market value.
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)
52.0 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Cost map of the Canton of JU
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Moutier is highlighted.
Click any municipality to open it. Blue outline: cheaper than here.
To the interactive cost-of-living map →Cheaper neighbouring municipalities
None of the nearest municipalities is cheaper for this profile — Moutier leads in the area.
Nearby municipalities
The municipalities closest to Moutier — with the same cost data.
Where Moutier stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Moutier
- How high are the taxes in Moutier?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 16,698 per year in Moutier (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Moutier?
- In the immediate vicinity of Moutier no municipality is cheaper for this profile — Moutier leads locally.
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