Municipality profile
Taxes & Cost of Living in Schwende-Rüte
Schwende-Rüte · Canton of AI
Here is how expensive life in Schwende-Rüte 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 61 of 2,124 in Switzerland for a couple without children — about CHF 20,133 per year for tax, health insurance and electricity.
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 8,224 · health insurance 5,376 · electricity 1,241 | CHF 14,841 | 94 / 2,124 | 3 / 5 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 8,140 · health insurance 10,752 · electricity 1,241 | CHF 20,133 | 61 / 2,124 | 3 / 5 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 5,290 · health insurance 12,696 · electricity 1,241 | CHF 19,227 | 146 / 2,124 | 3 / 5 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 7,072 · health insurance 10,752 · electricity 1,241 | CHF 19,065 | 72 / 2,124 | 3 / 5 |
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 5,427
- Municipality
- CHF 4,579
- 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 448 per month
Cantonal median (no separate premium region)
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).
Electricity price
27.57 cent./kWh — CHF 1,241 per year
Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2026.
Vacancy rate
0.32% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
12.7 % 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
6,194 residents
+9.0% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
16% children · 20% 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 (%)
2
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton AI
These three figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality — the data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
1.00 % of the purchase price
Replacing a fossil heating system
Minimum renewable share required
Revised energy act and ordinance since 1.4.2020 (MuKEn 2014): at least 10 % renewable when replacing a fossil heating system (standard solutions).
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
Levied
0–2 ‰ depending on the municipality
Optional municipal/district tax: max. 1‰ per public body, max. 2‰ for a district with a school municipality (Art. 115 StG).
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)
57.5 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Cost map of the Canton of AI
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Schwende-Rüte 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 Schwende-Rüte — with the same cost data.
Where Schwende-Rüte stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Schwende-Rüte
- How high are the taxes in Schwende-Rüte?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 11,707 per year in Schwende-Rüte (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- What does living in Schwende-Rüte cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 20,133 per year in Schwende-Rüte — rank 61 of 2,124 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Schwende-Rüte?
- Yes: around Schwende-Rüte 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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