Taxes & Cost of Living in Pleigne
Pleigne · Canton of JU
Health insurance, taxes and electricity in Pleigne 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 16,896 a year
- Electricity
- CHF 1,170 a year
2 adults at CHF 704 a month each · Deductible 300, median of all insurers · Premiums 2027
Compared with 2026 that is CHF 26 more per month per adult, about CHF 312 a year.
Household using 4,500 kWh, 25.99 cent./kWh · Tariff 2027
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Tax rate Pleigne
2.1
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.
Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2026
17.7 % → 16.1 % of income
Down 1.61 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 8,299
- Municipality
- CHF 6,115
- 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 704 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 655.80
- 2. ÖKKCHF 668.00
- 3. SanitasCHF 679.40
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
+82.4 %
cantonal premium since 2011
Canton of Jura: CHF 386 → CHF 704 per month (2011 → 2027)
Switzerland over the same period: +79.5 %
The whole canton forms a single premium region (Jura).
Premium region Jura, 2026 → 2027: CHF 26 more per month (+3.8 %)
Cantonal value, not a value for the municipality of Pleigne: 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
25.99 cent./kWh · CHF 1,170 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 28,886 a year in Pleigne for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 1,577 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 10,992 · health insurance 8,448 · electricity 1,170 | CHF 20,610 | 1,472 / 2,110 | 21 / 51 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 10,820 · health insurance 16,896 · electricity 1,170 | CHF 28,886 | 1,577 / 2,110 | 21 / 51 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 7,100 · health insurance 20,472 · electricity 1,170 | CHF 28,742 | 2,015 / 2,110 | 20 / 51 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 9,256 · health insurance 16,896 · electricity 1,170 | CHF 27,322 | 1,688 / 2,110 | 21 / 51 |
Housing & environment
Vacancy rate
2.40% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
20.0 % 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
368 residents
+2.5% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
17% children · 26% 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 (%)
- 27
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton JU
These 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.
Surroundings
Cost map of the Canton of JU
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Pleigne 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 Pleigne, with the same cost data.
Where Pleigne stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Pleigne
- How high are the taxes in Pleigne?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 16,115 per year in Pleigne (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- What does living in Pleigne cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 28,886 per year in Pleigne. That is rank 1,577 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Pleigne?
- Yes: around Pleigne 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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