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Canton of NE

Living in La Chaux-de-Fonds

With a municipal tax multiplier of 75%, this municipality ranks 11 among the least taxed of the 23 municipalities in canton NE. With 37,600 inhabitants, it is the 2 most populous of the canton’s 27 municipalities. Under-20s make up 20.1% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young. It is also a tourist destination: 31,897 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.

Population
37,600

STATPOP 2024

Households
18,466
Median taxable income
CHF 44,697

Age structure

0–19 years
7,561
20–64 years
22,738
65 and over
7,301

Municipal taxation

Municipal multiplier
75.00 %
Cantonal multiplier
124.00 %

As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.

Information published by the municipality

Extracted from the official website and verified. Every value links back to its source page.

No information has been collected from this municipality's website yet.

Official municipal website

Sources

Population and demographics: FSO (STATPOP). Tax multipliers: FTA. Accessibility: FSO geodata. Municipal information: the municipality's official website. Every value carries its reference year.