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Living in Raron

With a municipal tax multiplier of 120%, this municipality ranks 42 among the least taxed of the 122 municipalities in canton VS.

Population
2,024

STATPOP 2024

Municipal multiplier
120 %

ESTV 2025

Tax rank in canton
No. 42 of 122

Valais

With 2,024 inhabitants, it is the 44 most populous of the canton’s 122 municipalities. Under-20s make up 19.5% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole.

Key figures

Official figures, each with its reference year.

Population

2,024

STATPOP 2024

Households

859

Median taxable income

CHF 60,574

Age structure

Permanent resident population, by age group.

0–19 years
39519.5 %
20–64 years
1,19158.8 %
65 and over
43821.6 %

Municipal taxation

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

No. 42 of 122
Municipal multiplier

120 %

Cantonal multiplier

100 %

Position within the canton

Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.

120 %
Bister · 100 %Leukerbad · 145 %

Cantonal median: 120 %

Information published by the municipality

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Straight-line distance between municipal centres.

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.