How high are the taxes in Rue?

A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 16,181 per year in Rue (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).

What does living in Rue cost?

For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 25,710 per year in Rue. That is rank 982 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.

Are there cheaper municipalities near Rue?

In the immediate vicinity of Rue no municipality is cheaper for this profile. Rue leads locally.

Taxes & Cost of Living in Rue

Rue · Canton of FR

Health insurance, taxes and electricity in Rue 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 14,088 a year
Taxes: CHF 10,430 a year
Electricity: CHF 1,192 a year

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Tax rate Rue

77 %

municipal coefficient income/wealth tax, 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 8,035
Municipality: CHF 6,445
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 587 per month

Premium region 2

Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2027).

Cheapest insurers 2027

Adults, standard model, deductible 300, per month

1. ÖKKCHF 551.00
2. AquilanaCHF 551.10
3. SLKKCHF 556.20

Full ranking: Premium region Fribourg 2

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Premiums since 2011

+78.7 %

cantonal premium since 2011

Canton of Fribourg: CHF 342 → CHF 611 per month (2011 → 2027)

Switzerland over the same period: +79.5 %

Rue belongs to premium region Fribourg 2.

Premium region Fribourg 2, 2026 → 2027: CHF 29 more per month (+5.2 %)

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

26.48 cent./kWh · CHF 1,192 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 25,710 a year in Rue for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 982 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 11,256 · health insurance 7,044 · electricity 1,192	CHF 19,492	1,039 / 2,110	32 / 119
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 10,430 · health insurance 14,088 · electricity 1,192	CHF 25,710	982 / 2,110	29 / 119
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 6,020 · health insurance 16,944 · electricity 1,192	CHF 24,156	972 / 2,110	28 / 119
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 8,840 · health insurance 14,088 · electricity 1,192	CHF 24,120	1,035 / 2,110	28 / 119

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

1.41% vacant dwellings

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

Second homes

9.8 % 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

2,638 residents

+12.9% over ten years (2015 → 2025)

17% children · 16% 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 (%): 0

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

What applies in canton FR

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

Property transfer tax on purchase

2.25 % of the purchase price

Depending on the municipality 1.50–3.00 % (optional municipal levy).

First-time purchase of the primary residence (Art. 19a LDMG, since 01.03.2024): assessment basis reduced by −CHF 500'000 (price ≤ 1 Mio.) or −CHF 250'000 (1–1,5 Mio.); owner occupancy for at least 2 years.

Replacing a fossil heating system

Minimum renewable share required

Since 1.1.2020: at least 20 % renewable when replacing an oil/gas heating system (new builds 30 %); replacing electric heaters is also subject to conditions.

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

Property tax

Levied

0–3 ‰ depending on the municipality

Optional municipal tax of at most 3,0‰ of the tax value (Art. 13 LICo).

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)

47.7 per 1,000 inhabitants

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

Surroundings

Cheaper neighbouring municipalities

None of the nearest municipalities is cheaper for this profile. Rue leads in the area.

Nearby municipalities

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

Where Rue stands nationally

The same figures, compared with every municipality.

Frequently asked questions about Rue

How high are the taxes in Rue?: A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 16,181 per year in Rue (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
What does living in Rue cost?: For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 25,710 per year in Rue. That is rank 982 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
Are there cheaper municipalities near Rue?: In the immediate vicinity of Rue no municipality is cheaper for this profile. Rue leads locally.

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