Economy · 2023

Municipal financial liabilities per inhabitant: ranking of municipalities

Municipal financial liabilities per inhabitant: Bern comes top with 22,813 CHF/inh. and Risch comes last with 0 CHF/inh. The median across 173 municipalities is 3,857 CHF/inh.

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#MunicipalityCantonMunicipal financial liabilities per inhabitant
1BernBern22,813 CHF/inh.
2LausanneVaud18,738 CHF/inh.
3BaselBasel-Stadt18,029 CHF/inh.
4LuganoTicino14,659 CHF/inh.
5Biel/BienneBern14,577 CHF/inh.
6ChiassoTicino13,824 CHF/inh.
7ZürichZurich13,569 CHF/inh.
8MendrisioTicino13,494 CHF/inh.
9La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel13,373 CHF/inh.
10Le LocleNeuchâtel13,222 CHF/inh.
11NyonVaud12,929 CHF/inh.
12NeuchâtelNeuchâtel12,783 CHF/inh.
13St. GallenSt. Gallen12,541 CHF/inh.
14DelémontJura11,985 CHF/inh.
15WinterthurZurich11,824 CHF/inh.
16VeveyVaud10,734 CHF/inh.
17Yverdon-les-BainsVaud10,011 CHF/inh.
18BellinzonaTicino8,868 CHF/inh.
19LocarnoTicino8,846 CHF/inh.
20BadenAargau8,781 CHF/inh.
21WidnauSt. Gallen8,775 CHF/inh.
22DavosGrisons8,673 CHF/inh.
23KönizBern8,590 CHF/inh.
24PullyVaud8,462 CHF/inh.
25GenevaGeneva8,441 CHF/inh.
26MontheyValais7,836 CHF/inh.
27MartignyValais7,826 CHF/inh.
28SchlierenZurich7,150 CHF/inh.
29WettingenAargau7,116 CHF/inh.
30KriensLucerne6,905 CHF/inh.
31FribourgFribourg6,874 CHF/inh.
32Villars-sur-GlâneFribourg6,853 CHF/inh.
33BulleFribourg6,768 CHF/inh.
34AigleVaud6,756 CHF/inh.
35GlandVaud6,563 CHF/inh.
36ChurGrisons6,447 CHF/inh.
37SionValais6,338 CHF/inh.
38BurgdorfBern6,309 CHF/inh.
39Plan-les-OuatesGeneva6,228 CHF/inh.
40MoutierBern6,149 CHF/inh.
41GrenchenSolothurn6,126 CHF/inh.
42SchwyzSchwyz6,103 CHF/inh.
42HerisauAppenzell Ausserrhoden6,103 CHF/inh.
44AdliswilZurich6,089 CHF/inh.
45ArbonThurgau5,990 CHF/inh.
46EmmenLucerne5,867 CHF/inh.
47MünchensteinBasel-Landschaft5,852 CHF/inh.
48PrillyVaud5,799 CHF/inh.
49LangenthalBern5,692 CHF/inh.
50WillisauLucerne5,658 CHF/inh.
51AmriswilThurgau5,655 CHF/inh.
52MurtenFribourg5,594 CHF/inh.
53ZofingenAargau5,540 CHF/inh.
54SurseeLucerne5,534 CHF/inh.
55RomanshornThurgau5,526 CHF/inh.
56Affoltern am AlbisZurich5,444 CHF/inh.
57Glarus NordGlarus5,379 CHF/inh.
58WeinfeldenThurgau5,196 CHF/inh.
59ThônexGeneva5,039 CHF/inh.
60AarauAargau5,037 CHF/inh.
61EbikonLucerne5,023 CHF/inh.
62StansNidwalden5,017 CHF/inh.
63MorgesVaud5,008 CHF/inh.
64FrauenfeldThurgau4,973 CHF/inh.
65BirsfeldenBasel-Landschaft4,933 CHF/inh.
66Küssnacht (SZ)Schwyz4,821 CHF/inh.
67HinwilZurich4,733 CHF/inh.
68La Tour-de-PeilzVaud4,684 CHF/inh.
69InterlakenBern4,621 CHF/inh.
70Wil (SG)St. Gallen4,612 CHF/inh.
71VernierGeneva4,552 CHF/inh.
72Wohlen (AG)Aargau4,535 CHF/inh.
73Neuhausen am RheinfallSchaffhausen4,459 CHF/inh.
74LyssBern4,419 CHF/inh.
75Carouge (GE)Geneva4,403 CHF/inh.
76ArosaGrisons4,266 CHF/inh.
77Reinach (BL)Basel-Landschaft4,245 CHF/inh.
78MontreuxVaud4,176 CHF/inh.
79RorschachSt. Gallen4,153 CHF/inh.
80DietikonZurich4,149 CHF/inh.
81SierreValais3,996 CHF/inh.
82UsterZurich3,989 CHF/inh.
83Illnau-EffretikonZurich3,988 CHF/inh.
84BülachZurich3,982 CHF/inh.
85GlarusGlarus3,960 CHF/inh.
86HorwLucerne3,877 CHF/inh.
87BassersdorfZurich3,857 CHF/inh.
88OltenSolothurn3,740 CHF/inh.
89ZollikonZurich3,686 CHF/inh.
90Buchs (SG)St. Gallen3,630 CHF/inh.
91PayerneVaud3,595 CHF/inh.
92Renens (VD)Vaud3,586 CHF/inh.
93OstermundigenBern3,572 CHF/inh.
94Gossau (SG)St. Gallen3,503 CHF/inh.
95ArlesheimBasel-Landschaft3,458 CHF/inh.
96VispValais3,419 CHF/inh.
97ZuchwilSolothurn3,395 CHF/inh.
98VersoixGeneva3,394 CHF/inh.
99SolothurnSolothurn3,382 CHF/inh.
100WädenswilZurich3,301 CHF/inh.

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityCantonMunicipal financial liabilities per inhabitant
159St. MoritzGrisons480 CHF/inh.
160BruggAargau463 CHF/inh.
161BinningenBasel-Landschaft333 CHF/inh.
162BaarZug192 CHF/inh.
163AppenzellAppenzell Innerrhoden49 CHF/inh.
164SarnenObwalden16 CHF/inh.
165StäfaZurich13 CHF/inh.
166ZugZug9 CHF/inh.
167MeilenZurich1 CHF/inh.
168DübendorfZurich0 CHF/inh.
168ZollikofenBern0 CHF/inh.
168IttigenBern0 CHF/inh.
168SteffisburgBern0 CHF/inh.
168ChamZug0 CHF/inh.
168RischZug0 CHF/inh.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Municipal financial liabilities per inhabitant”?

Bern ranks first for “Municipal financial liabilities per inhabitant”, with 22,813 CHF/inh.

What is the median for “Municipal financial liabilities per inhabitant”?

The median across the 173 ranked municipalities is 3,857 CHF/inh.