What is the postal code of Hochdorf?

Hochdorf has 4 postal codes: 6274, 6275, 6280, 6283.

What is the tax rate in Hochdorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hochdorf is 190% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Hochdorf?

A single person without children pays about 13'053 CHF income tax in Hochdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hochdorf have?

Hochdorf has 10'158 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hochdorf?

Hochdorf has 2'354 foreign residents, a share of 23.17% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Hochdorf

6274–6283

LU CANTON6274 6275 6280 6283

Residents

10'158

Area

10.3 km²

Population density

986 pop./km²

Elevation

500 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

190%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'054 49.8%

Men

5'104 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'210 21.8%

Swiss citizens

7'804 76.8%

Foreign residents

2'354 23.2%

Population density

986 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'210 · 21.8%20–64 · 5'842 · 57.5%65+ · 2'106 · 20.7%

Foreign residents 23.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hochdorf

BFS

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

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

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

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

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

68.2% YesNo 31.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.7%

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

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

34.7% YesNo 65.4%

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

74.3% YesNo 25.7%

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

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

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

79.6% YesNo 20.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte40.6% · strongest party

Mitte40.6%

SVP22.9%

FDP13.1%

SP9.8%

GRÜNE5.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier190%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

190%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 39 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'053 CHF(13.1%)

Rank 37 of 79 in the canton · 547 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:13'053 CHF(~13.1%)

HochdorfCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hochdorf	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.7%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.1%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.9%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.9%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.3%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.1%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	13.7%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.3%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	14.8%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.4%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	15.9%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17.2%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.3%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	19.4%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	20.5%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.3%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22%	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 1991–20201'127 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

536 m

Mean elevation

489 m

Relief

73 m

Mean slope

2.5°

Flat share

87.9%

South-facing

1.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 73 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

80.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

106 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

17'800

80 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

22.83 Rp./kWh

Energy

6.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.12 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.84 Rp./kWh

22.83 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator WWZ Energie 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

0.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

4'461

Built before 194610.1%

Built since 200135.4%

0.2 %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 99 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 14 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 19/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehochdorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities10'158 #7 LU · #177 CH Families & children21.8% #37 LU · #585 CH Age structure20.7% #19 LU · #1093 CH Women share49.8% #29 LU · #1062 CH Foreign residents23.2% #16 LU · #644 CH Population density986/km² #8 LU · #229 CH Tax burden13'053 #39 LU · #549 CH Taxes190% #39 LU Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #12 LU · #598 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #49 LU · #1522 CH Rainiest municipalities1'127 mm #54 LU · #939 CH Voter turnout55.8% #55 LU · #962 CH Against Switzerland10% #58 LU · #1216 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #11 LU · #227 CH SVP strongholds22.9% #71 LU · #1663 CH SP strongholds9.8% #23 LU · #1532 CH Centre strongholds40.6% #11 LU · #127 CH FDP strongholds13.1% #53 LU · #1016 CH GLP strongholds5.3% #35 LU · #1117 CH Green strongholds5.7% #22 LU · #1396 CH Largest by area10.3 km² #46 LU · #934 CH Highest municipalities500 m #62 LU · #1205 CH Remotest municipalities99 min #19 LU · #415 CH Best-connected municipalities99 min #59 LU · #1690 CH Highest peaks536 m #76 LU · #1759 CH Highest-lying municipalities489 m #71 LU · #1485 CH Greatest vertical range73 m #77 LU · #1949 CH Steepest municipalities2.5° #78 LU · #1953 CH Solar potential80 GWh #8 LU · #145 CH Cheapest electricity22.83 Rp./kWh #1 LU · #46 CH Most expensive electricity22.83 Rp./kWh #79 LU · #2061 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Baldegg6283 Ballwil6275 Eschenbach LU6274 Hochdorf6280 Urswil6280

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hochdorf?: Hochdorf has 4 postal codes: 6274, 6275, 6280, 6283.
What is the tax rate in Hochdorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hochdorf is 190% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Hochdorf?: A single person without children pays about 13'053 CHF income tax in Hochdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hochdorf have?: Hochdorf has 10'158 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hochdorf?: Hochdorf has 2'354 foreign residents, a share of 23.17% (2025).

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