Municipality profile
Taxes & Cost of Living in Schattdorf
Schattdorf · Canton of UR
Here is how expensive life in Schattdorf 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 190 of 2,124 in Switzerland for a couple without children — about CHF 21,708 per year for tax, health insurance and electricity.
Tax rate Schattdorf
91 % (municipal tax multiplier 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.
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 8,112 · health insurance 5,940 · electricity 1,128 | CHF 15,180 | 140 / 2,124 | 1 / 19 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 8,700 · health insurance 11,880 · electricity 1,128 | CHF 21,708 | 190 / 2,124 | 1 / 19 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 5,220 · health insurance 14,088 · electricity 1,128 | CHF 20,436 | 277 / 2,124 | 1 / 19 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 7,224 · health insurance 11,880 · electricity 1,128 | CHF 20,232 | 194 / 2,124 | 1 / 19 |
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 4,961
- Municipality
- CHF 4,514
- Church
- CHF 0
- Poll tax
- CHF 70
FTA reference profile: single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income, in CHF per year.
Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2026
10.2 % → 11.2 % of income
Up 1.01 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 495 per month
Cantonal median (no separate premium region)
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).
Electricity price
25.07 cent./kWh — CHF 1,128 per year
Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2026.
Vacancy rate
0.65% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
12.6 % 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
5,555 residents
+10.2% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
15% children · 24% 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 (%)
16
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton UR
These three figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality — the data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
None
Replacing a fossil heating system
Tightening adopted
Revised energy act accepted at the ballot: at end of life, fossil heating systems will in principle have to be replaced with renewables; entry into force in autumn 2026 at the earliest — until then, current law applies.
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
Minimum tax only
Minimum tax only on real estate of natural persons, flat amount of CHF 300/year (no per-mille rate). Applies only if the other cantonal, municipal and church taxes fall below this amount.
As of 01.01.2025
Wealth tax structure
Proportional
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)
25.6 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Cost map of the Canton of UR
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Schattdorf 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 Schattdorf — with the same cost data.
Where Schattdorf stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Schattdorf
- How high are the taxes in Schattdorf?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 11,246 per year in Schattdorf (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- What does living in Schattdorf cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 21,708 per year in Schattdorf — rank 190 of 2,124 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Schattdorf?
- Yes: around Schattdorf 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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