What is the postal code of Hohenrain?

Hohenrain has 5 postal codes: 6275, 6276, 6277, 6280, 6283.

What is the tax rate in Hohenrain?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hohenrain is 205% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Hohenrain?

A single person without children pays about 13'559 CHF income tax in Hohenrain on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hohenrain have?

Hohenrain has 2'467 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hohenrain?

Hohenrain has 237 foreign residents, a share of 9.61% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Hohenrain

6275–6283

LU CANTON6275 6276 6277 6280+1 PLZ

Residents

2'467

Area

23.5 km²

Population density

105 pop./km²

Elevation

606 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

850 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

205%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'197 48.5%

Men

1'270 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

543 22.0%

Swiss citizens

2'230 90.4%

Foreign residents

237 9.6%

Population density

105 pop./km²

0–19 · 543 · 22.0%20–64 · 1'408 · 57.1%65+ · 516 · 20.9%

Foreign residents 9.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hohenrain

BFS

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

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

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

65.0% YesNo 35.0%

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

61.0% YesNo 39.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.6%

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

13.1% YesNo 86.9%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

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

48.0% YesNo 52.1%

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

73.0% YesNo 27.0%

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

51.1% YesNo 48.9%

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

86.2% YesNo 13.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte35.9% · strongest party

Mitte35.9%

SVP33.5%

FDP12.6%

SP5.3%

GLP4.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier205%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

205%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 50 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'559 CHF(13.6%)

Rank 49 of 79 in the canton · 713 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:13'559 CHF(~13.6%)

HohenrainCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hohenrain	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.4%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.3%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.4%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	12.2%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.8%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.6%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	15.3%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.4%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17.8%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.9%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	20%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	21.1%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.7%	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'160 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

850 m

Mean elevation

605 m

Relief

387 m

Mean slope

5°

Flat share

55.5%

South-facing

20.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 387 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

41.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

54.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'200

42 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

0.37 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

1'074

Built before 194626.9%

Built since 200125.5%

0.37 %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 105 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 11/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehohenrain.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'467 #49 LU · #856 CH Families & children22% #34 LU · #537 CH Age structure20.9% #17 LU · #1056 CH Women share48.5% #59 LU · #1699 CH Foreign residents9.6% #64 LU · #1736 CH Population density105/km² #65 LU · #1442 CH Tax burden13'559 #51 LU · #715 CH Taxes205% #50 LU Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #31 LU · #1038 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #34 LU · #1404 CH Rainiest municipalities1'160 mm #41 LU · #795 CH Voter turnout61.8% #19 LU · #335 CH Against Switzerland23% #14 LU · #338 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #57 LU · #1080 CH SVP strongholds33.5% #29 LU · #1062 CH SP strongholds5.3% #60 LU · #1916 CH Centre strongholds35.9% #25 LU · #166 CH FDP strongholds12.6% #56 LU · #1071 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #45 LU · #1297 CH Green strongholds4.1% #46 LU · #1712 CH Largest by area23.5 km² #22 LU · #406 CH Highest municipalities606 m #29 LU · #802 CH Remotest municipalities105 min #11 LU · #319 CH Best-connected municipalities105 min #68 LU · #1779 CH Highest peaks850 m #29 LU · #908 CH Highest-lying municipalities605 m #35 LU · #995 CH Greatest vertical range387 m #25 LU · #837 CH Steepest municipalities5° #60 LU · #1565 CH Solar potential42 GWh #26 LU · #438 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #21 LU · #378 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #25 LU · #1695 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Baldegg6283 Ballwil6275 Hochdorf6280 Hohenrain6276 Kleinwangen6277 Lieli LU6277

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hohenrain?: Hohenrain has 5 postal codes: 6275, 6276, 6277, 6280, 6283.
What is the tax rate in Hohenrain?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hohenrain is 205% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Hohenrain?: A single person without children pays about 13'559 CHF income tax in Hohenrain on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hohenrain have?: Hohenrain has 2'467 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hohenrain?: Hohenrain has 237 foreign residents, a share of 9.61% (2025).

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