Cantonal taxes
Large postcodes with low taxes: Where to look
You don't always have to move to a tiny village to save on taxes. Some large postcodes combine great infrastructure with a surprisingly low tax bill.
Municipality hub
Val-de-Ruz
Val-de-Ruz connects 21 postcode pages in Neuchâtel. This hub shows membership, address shares, and demographic context.
- Postcodes
- 21
- Population
- 19'748
- Streets
- 562
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
- ESTV: single, CHF 80,000, no church tax
Postcodes in Val-de-Ruz
The municipality includes 8 split-postcode cases and 29 locality names. Use the links for address, demographic, and map context.
2043
Low taxesBoudevilliers
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2046
Low taxesFontaines NE
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2052
Low taxesFontainemelon
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2053
Low taxesCernier
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2054
Low taxesChézard-St-Martin
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2056
Low taxesDombresson
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2057
Low taxesVilliers
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2058
Low taxesLe Pâquier NE
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2063
Low taxesVilars NE
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2065
Low taxesSavagnier
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2206
Low taxesLes Geneveys-sur-Coffrane
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2207
Low taxesCoffrane
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2208
Low taxesLes Hauts-Geneveys
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 1'235
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2037
Low taxesMontmollin
- Address share
- 89.1%
- Population
- 1'764
- Effective tax rate
- 16.23%
2067
Low taxesChaumont
- Address share
- 30.6%
- Population
- 1'827
- Effective tax rate
- 16.15%
2523
Lignières
- Address share
- 2.8%
- Population
- 33
- Effective tax rate
- 17.09%
2616
Renan BE
- Address share
- 1.8%
- Population
- 30
- Effective tax rate
- 16.32%
2019
Low taxesRochefort
- Address share
- 0.6%
- Population
- 5
- Effective tax rate
- 16.30%
2042
Low taxesValangin
- Address share
- 0.4%
- Population
- 32
- Effective tax rate
- 16.15%
2518
Low taxesNods
- Address share
- 0.3%
- Population
- 3
- Effective tax rate
- 15.12%
2314
La Sagne NE
- Address share
- 0.1%
- Population
- 1
- Effective tax rate
- 16.94%
How this municipality cluster behaves
Val-de-Ruz connects these postcodes through one administrative structure.
For ESTV tax year 2024, the standard scenario produces CHF 12'980 total tax, or 16.23% effective.
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