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
Lancy
Lancy connects 4 postcode pages in Geneva. This hub shows membership, address shares, and demographic context.
- Postcodes
- 4
- Population
- 34'548
- Streets
- 109
- Effective tax rate
- 14.80%
- ESTV: single, CHF 80,000, no church tax
Postcodes in Lancy
The municipality includes 4 split-postcode cases and 6 locality names. Use the links for address, demographic, and map context.
How this municipality cluster behaves
Lancy connects these postcodes through one administrative structure.
For ESTV tax year 2024, the standard scenario produces CHF 11'842 total tax, or 14.80% effective.
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Guides for comparing Lancy
These articles explain how to read postcode, municipality, and demographic data for relocation or comparison work.
Postcode and municipality
Swiss postcodes vs municipalities: which unit you should trust
Postcodes and municipalities overlap in Switzerland, but they are not the same thing. Keeping them separate makes tax data and location data easier to read.
Postcode and municipality
Postcode or Municipality: What Are You Comparing?
Why treating a postcode map like a political map is a massive mistake, and how to read the data correctly.
Moving and taxes
Moving as a family on CHF 150,000: Which postcodes make sense?
Families earning CHF 150,000 should compare real postcode clusters, not just the absolute lowest headline tax rate. Right now, the top ten are all in canton Geneva.
Nationwide rankings
The 50 Largest Swiss Postcodes by Population
A nationwide ranking of Swiss postcodes by population. We look at the largest postal codes, the heavy concentration around Geneva, and why a massive population doesn't automatically make a place better.
Moving and taxes
Moving from Geneva to Vaud: What a canton switch changes
Leaving Geneva for Vaud is a classic tax move, but the tax rate alone is not enough. You have to weigh the financial gain against the daily commute.