Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'669 49.9%
Men
1'678 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
802 24.0%
Swiss citizens
3'040 90.8%
Foreign residents
307 9.2%
Population density
355 pop./km²
0–19 · 802 · 24.0%20–64 · 2'018 · 60.3%65+ · 527 · 15.7%
Foreign residents 9.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +33 (+1%) · 28 births · 17 deaths · net migration +25
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 23.1% Yes
17.5% YesNo 82.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 29.9% Yes
29.4% YesNo 70.6%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 64.5% Yes
65.2% YesNo 34.8%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 65.8% Yes
72.4% YesNo 27.6%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 56.0% Yes
62.5% YesNo 37.5%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 44.4% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 72.3% Yes
73.4% YesNo 26.6%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 55.4% Yes
55.6% YesNo 44.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 60.2% Yes
67.4% YesNo 32.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 53.7% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte34.1% · strongest party
Mitte34.1%
SVP27.0%
FDP22.3%
GLP7.1%
SP3.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier160%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
160%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 15 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'041 CHF(12%)
Rank 13 of 79 in the canton · 312 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
100'000 CHF:12'041 CHF(~12%)
RainCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Rain | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.4% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.1% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.1% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.8% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.3% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.7% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.2% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.7% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.3% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.8% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.1% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.2% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.2% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.7% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'239 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
642 m
Mean elevation
565 m
Relief
144 m
Mean slope
3.5°
Flat share
78.4%
South-facing
8.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 144 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
Roof potential
30 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
40.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'700
Per inhabitant
8'963 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
24.62 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.1 Rp./kWh
24.62 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300509 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.22 %
Second homes
4.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
1'367
Built before 194610.8%
Built since 200151.0%
0.22 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
1'032
Workplaces
235
Services share
52.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 125 (12.1%) · Secondary 362 (35.1%) · Tertiary 545 (52.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
41
Organic share
7.3 %
Farmland
691 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'347 #35 LU · #660 CHGrowing municipalities1% #25 LU · #794 CHShrinking municipalities1% #55 LU · #1313 CHJobs per resident0.31 #66 LU · #1225 CHFamilies & children24% #5 LU · #165 CHAge structure15.7% #71 LU · #1922 CHWomen share49.9% #25 LU · #996 CHForeign residents9.2% #67 LU · #1780 CHPopulation density355/km² #24 LU · #675 CHTax burden12'041 #15 LU · #314 CHTaxes160% #15 LUWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #32 LU · #1039 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #70 LU · #1723 CHRainiest municipalities1'239 mm #22 LU · #608 CHVoter turnout61.7% #25 LU · #446 CHAgainst Switzerland14.7% #37 LU · #918 CHAligned with Switzerland85.3% #35 LU · #516 CHSVP strongholds27% #56 LU · #1456 CHSP strongholds3.9% #67 LU · #1982 CHCentre strongholds34.1% #31 LU · #186 CHFDP strongholds22.3% #7 LU · #331 CHGLP strongholds7.1% #17 LU · #725 CHGreen strongholds3.1% #60 LU · #1863 CHLargest by area9.4 km² #52 LU · #1007 CHHighest municipalities590 m #32 LU · #852 CHSecond homes4.3% #79 LU · #2095 CHOrganic farming7.3% #60 LU · #1407 CHBest-connected municipalities99 min #60 LU · #1692 CHRemotest municipalities99 min #20 LU · #415 CHHighest peaks642 m #68 LU · #1383 CHHighest-lying municipalities565 m #47 LU · #1149 CHGreatest vertical range144 m #73 LU · #1617 CHSteepest municipalities3.5° #73 LU · #1833 CHSolar potential30 GWh #45 LU · #677 CHSolar potential per capita8'963 kWh #54 LU · #1265 CHCheapest electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #15 LU · #342 CHMost expensive electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #64 LU · #1764 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Rain?
- The postal code of Rain is 6026.
- What is the tax rate in Rain?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Rain is 160% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Rain?
- A single person without children pays about 12'041 CHF income tax in Rain on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Rain have?
- Rain has 3'347 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Rain?
- Rain has 307 foreign residents, a share of 9.17% (2025).
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