What is the postal code of Ballwil?

Ballwil has 3 postal codes: 6034, 6274, 6275.

What is the tax rate in Ballwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ballwil is 150% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Ballwil?

A single person without children pays about 11'703 CHF income tax in Ballwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ballwil have?

Ballwil has 2'845 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ballwil?

Ballwil has 279 foreign residents, a share of 9.81% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Ballwil

6034–6275

LU CANTON6034 6274 6275

Residents

2'845

Area

8.8 km²

Population density

324 pop./km²

Elevation

513 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

150%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'407 49.5%

Men

1'438 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

576 20.2%

Swiss citizens

2'566 90.2%

Foreign residents

279 9.8%

Population density

324 pop./km²

0–19 · 576 · 20.2%20–64 · 1'704 · 59.9%65+ · 565 · 19.9%

Foreign residents 9.8%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Ballwil

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

17.2% YesNo 82.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

72.9% YesNo 27.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes

85.4% YesNo 14.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte35.1% · strongest party

Mitte35.1%

SVP34.6%

FDP11.6%

SP6.1%

GLP5.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier150%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

150%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 12 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'703 CHF(11.7%)

Rank 9 of 79 in the canton · 245 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:11'703 CHF(~11.7%)

BallwilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ballwil	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	7.2%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	8.8%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.8%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.5%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	11%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	11.7%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	12.3%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	12.8%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	13.3%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	13.9%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	14.4%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	15.6%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	16.7%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	17.8%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	18.8%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	19.6%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	20.2%	17.6–24.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'204 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

528 m

Mean elevation

493 m

Relief

93 m

Mean slope

3.1°

Flat share

84.9%

South-facing

4.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 93 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

30.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

40.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'800

30 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

25.41 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.31 Rp./kWh

25.41 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator CKW AG

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.08 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'268

Built before 194615.0%

Built since 200134.2%

0.08 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 96 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 25/79 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteballwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'845 #42 LU · #757 CH Families & children20.2% #65 LU · #1076 CH Age structure19.9% #24 LU · #1253 CH Women share49.5% #39 LU · #1255 CH Foreign residents9.8% #61 LU · #1713 CH Population density324/km² #29 LU · #729 CH Tax burden11'703 #9 LU · #245 CH Taxes150% #12 LU Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #9 LU · #595 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #67 LU · #1675 CH Rainiest municipalities1'204 mm #32 LU · #684 CH Voter turnout60.4% #27 LU · #441 CH Against Switzerland17% #28 LU · #759 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #42 LU · #650 CH SVP strongholds34.6% #25 LU · #993 CH SP strongholds6.1% #50 LU · #1863 CH Centre strongholds35.1% #29 LU · #176 CH FDP strongholds11.6% #65 LU · #1192 CH GLP strongholds5.7% #29 LU · #1026 CH Green strongholds3.6% #55 LU · #1787 CH Largest by area8.8 km² #55 LU · #1070 CH Highest municipalities513 m #55 LU · #1152 CH Remotest municipalities96 min #25 LU · #449 CH Best-connected municipalities96 min #56 LU · #1654 CH Highest peaks528 m #77 LU · #1787 CH Highest-lying municipalities493 m #70 LU · #1462 CH Greatest vertical range93 m #76 LU · #1862 CH Steepest municipalities3.1° #76 LU · #1891 CH Solar potential30 GWh #43 LU · #662 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #18 LU · #375 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #22 LU · #1692 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Ballwil6275 Eschenbach LU6274 Inwil6034

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ballwil?: Ballwil has 3 postal codes: 6034, 6274, 6275.
What is the tax rate in Ballwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ballwil is 150% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Ballwil?: A single person without children pays about 11'703 CHF income tax in Ballwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ballwil have?: Ballwil has 2'845 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ballwil?: Ballwil has 279 foreign residents, a share of 9.81% (2025).

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