Cantonal taxes
How to compare Swiss tax burden by postcode
A reliable comparison keeps the ESTV scenario fixed and checks which municipality supplies the tax result shown for each postcode.
Municipality hub
Risch
Risch connects 1 postcode pages in Zug. This hub shows membership, address shares, and demographic context.
- Postcodes
- 1
- Population
- 11'856
- Streets
- 136
- Effective tax rate
- 4.50%
- ESTV: single, CHF 80,000, no church tax
Postcodes in Risch
The municipality includes 0 split-postcode cases and 4 locality names. Use the links for address, demographic, and map context.
How this municipality cluster behaves
Risch connects these postcodes through one administrative structure.
For ESTV tax year 2024, the standard scenario produces CHF 3'600 total tax, or 4.50% effective.
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Guides for comparing Risch
These articles explain how to read postcode, municipality, and demographic data for relocation or comparison work.
Moving and taxes
Moving with CHF 80,000 income: which PLZ are tax attractive
The official ESTV comparison puts Baar, Zug and Walchwil at the front for a single person earning CHF 80,000. This guide explains the ranking and its limits.
Moving and taxes
Moving as a couple on CHF 120,000: the strongest Swiss postal codes
Baar, Zug and Walchwil lead the official ESTV comparison for a married couple with CHF 120,000 gross income. Here is the useful shortlist.
Cantonal taxes
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Methodology and trust
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PLZHub works best as an orientation and shortlist tool. It helps you compare places quickly, but it should not replace the official source once the decision starts to matter.
Postcode and municipality
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