Compare one fixed household scenario
Start by holding every input constant. In PLZHub's 2024 ESTV comparison, the single-person model assumes age 35, CHF 80,000 gross employment income, no children, no confession and CHF 0 wealth. Under those assumptions, 6300 Zug totals CHF 3,543 or 4.43%, 8001 Zurich totals CHF 8,096 or 10.12%, and 1003 Lausanne totals CHF 12,011 or 15.01%.
The Zurich-Zug difference is CHF 4,553 a year for this model. Changing to the couple or family tab produces a different comparison because the ESTV rules and deductions change with the household.
Check which municipality supplies the result
A postcode is not a tax authority. PLZHub therefore uses the official ESTV calculation for the postcode's primary municipality, defined by the largest share of addresses in the swisstopo mapping. For 8001, that municipality is Zurich with a 100% share. For 6300, Zug accounts for about 99.52% and Baar for 0.48%, so the displayed calculation is Zug's.
1008 Prilly is the awkward case: its address shares are split 50/50 between Prilly and Jouxtens-Mézery. The page displays Prilly's official result, CHF 11,719 or 14.65% for the single model. It is not a blended estimate, but it may not apply to an address on the Jouxtens-Mézery side. Confirm the municipality before comparing a specific home.
Read the cantonal median correctly
The median note compares a municipality only with others in the same canton and the same household scenario. Zurich is 4.4% above the Zurich cantonal median, Zug is 2.0% below the Zug median, and Lausanne is 3.5% above the Vaud median for the single model. These figures describe each municipality's position inside its canton; they do not replace the direct cross-canton tax totals.
Verify the address before deciding
Use PLZHub to form a shortlist, then enter the exact municipality and personal details in the official ESTV calculator. Personal deductions, wealth, confession, age and children can materially change the result. The postcode comparison is standardized and reproducible; the official calculator is where the standardized model becomes your calculation.
