The municipalities with the lowest tax multipliers in canton Neuchâtel (2026)
La Grande Béroche has the lowest municipal tax multiplier in canton Neuchâtel for 2026: 63%. It is followed by Milvignes (63%) and Neuchâtel (65%). Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration (ESTV), tax year 2026.
Ranking
ESTV · 2026| Rank | Municipality | Municipal multiplier | Church tax (prot.) | Church tax (rom.-cath.) | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Grande Béroche | 63% | 11% | 11% | 9'082 |
| 2 | Milvignes | 63% | 11% | 11% | 9'312 |
| 3 | Neuchâtel | 65% | 11% | 11% | 44'898 |
| 4 | Cortaillod | 66% | 11% | 11% | 4'798 |
| 5 | Le Landeron | 66% | 11% | 11% | 4'647 |
| 6 | Val-de-Ruz | 66% | 11% | 11% | 17'499 |
| 7 | Rochefort | 67% | 11% | 11% | 1'325 |
| 8 | Lignières | 67% | 11% | 11% | 1'041 |
| 9 | Boudry | 68% | 11% | 11% | 6'320 |
| 10 | Le Locle | 69% | 11% | 11% | 10'875 |
| 11 | Cornaux | 74% | 11% | 11% | 1'647 |
| 12 | La Côte-aux-Fées | 75% | 11% | 11% | 483 |
| 13 | La Sagne | 75% | 11% | 11% | 1'068 |
| 14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 75% | 11% | 11% | 37'233 |
| 15 | La Brévine | 75% | 11% | 11% | 615 |
| 16 | Brot-Plamboz | 75% | 11% | 11% | 294 |
| 17 | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 75% | 11% | 11% | 311 |
| 18 | La Chaux-du-Milieu | 75% | 11% | 11% | 496 |
| 19 | Les Ponts-de-Martel | 75% | 11% | 11% | 1'229 |
| 20 | Val-de-Travers | 76% | 11% | 11% | 10'649 |
| 21 | Les Planchettes | 77% | 11% | 11% | 198 |
| 22 | Cressier | 77% | 11% | 11% | 1'924 |
| 23 | Les Verrières | 79% | 11% | 11% | 649 |
Within-canton context: lowest 63%, median 75%, highest 79%. The cantonal multiplier of Neuchâtel is 124% on top of the municipal rate.
How we measure this
ESTVThe municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is the percentage of the cantonal base tax (einfache Staatssteuer) a municipality levies; the 2026 values come from the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (ESTV). Multipliers are NOT comparable across cantons — each canton defines its own base scale — which is why this ranking stays within one canton. Church tax is shown separately and applies only to registered members. 4 municipalities of the canton have no ESTV multiplier record and are not listed.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality has the lowest tax multiplier in canton Neuchâtel in 2026?
- La Grande Béroche has the lowest municipal tax multiplier in canton Neuchâtel in 2026, at 63%.
- What is a tax multiplier (Steuerfuss)?
- The multiplier is the percentage of the cantonal base tax that a municipality levies. Your municipal income tax = base tax × municipal multiplier. Canton and church add their own multipliers on the same base.
- Are tax multipliers comparable between cantons?
- No. Every canton defines its own base tax scale, so multipliers are only meaningful within one canton. For cross-canton comparisons you need the effective tax burden at a given income.
- Is church tax included in this ranking?
- No — the ranking uses the pure municipal multiplier. Church tax multipliers (Protestant and Roman Catholic) are listed separately in the table and apply only to registered church members.