Municipality profile
Taxes & Cost of Living in Russin
Russin · Canton of GE
Here is how expensive life in Russin 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 1,284 of 2,124 in Switzerland for a couple without children — about CHF 27,028 per year for tax, health insurance and electricity.
Note: for the canton of GE the FTA has not yet adopted 2026 rates — the tax figures on this page are from 2025. The other cantons are already on 2026.
Tax rate Russin
39 centimes additionnels communaux (surcharge on the 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 10,120 · health insurance 9,024 · electricity 1,120 | CHF 20,264 | 1,373 / 2,124 | 12 / 45 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 7,860 · health insurance 18,048 · electricity 1,120 | CHF 27,028 | 1,284 / 2,124 | 12 / 45 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 1,540 · health insurance 21,696 · electricity 1,120 | CHF 24,356 | 1,103 / 2,124 | 11 / 45 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 5,160 · health insurance 18,048 · electricity 1,120 | CHF 24,328 | 1,153 / 2,124 | 11 / 45 |
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 1,705
- Canton
- CHF 10,223
- Municipality
- CHF 3,048
- Church
- CHF 0
- Poll tax
- CHF 25
FTA reference profile: single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income, in CHF per year.
Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2025
14.4 % → 15.0 % of income
Up 0.62 percentage points
Reference profile of the FTA index: single, CHF 100,000 gross income. Shows where this municipality’s tax burden has moved — across Switzerland 1,605 municipalities became more expensive and 419 cheaper. Your own burden depends on income and household; the location report computes it.
Health insurance premium
CHF 752 per month
Cantonal median (no separate premium region)
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).
Electricity price
24.88 cent./kWh — CHF 1,120 per year
Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2026.
Vacancy rate
0.00% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
14.0 % 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
554 residents
+2.6% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
14% children · 19% 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 (%)
3
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton GE
These three figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality — the data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
3.00 % of the purchase price
Primary residence (Casatax, Art. 8A LDE): reduction of the droit de vente by approx. CHF 20'900 for a purchase price ≤ approx. CHF 1,39 Mio. (indexed 2026); owner occupancy for at least 3 years.
Replacing a fossil heating system
Renewable replacement effectively mandatory
When replacing an oil/gas heating system, priority must be given to renewable energy (REn art. 13m; for applications since 1.9.2022).
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
Levied
0.2–1 ‰ depending on the municipality
Cantonal property tax of 0,2‰ for owner-occupied residential property (primary residence, Note 15 ESTV-Tabelle), 1‰ for other real estate of natural persons (Note 14). 0,5‰ for purely agricultural properties with low wealth.
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)
94.2 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Cost map of the Canton of GE
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Russin 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 — Russin leads in the area.
Nearby municipalities
The municipalities closest to Russin — with the same cost data.
Where Russin stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Russin
- How high are the taxes in Russin?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 15,001 per year in Russin (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2025).
- What does living in Russin cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 27,028 per year in Russin — rank 1,284 of 2,124 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Russin?
- In the immediate vicinity of Russin no municipality is cheaper for this profile — Russin leads locally.
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