What is the postal code of Ruswil?

Ruswil has 9 postal codes: 6016, 6017, 6018, 6019, 6105, 6106, 6110, 6206, 6207.

What is the tax rate in Ruswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ruswil is 200% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Ruswil?

A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Ruswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ruswil have?

Ruswil has 7'645 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ruswil?

Ruswil has 960 foreign residents, a share of 12.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Ruswil

6016–6207

LU CANTON6016 6017 6018 6019+5 PLZ

Residents

7'645

Area

45.3 km²

Population density

169 pop./km²

Elevation

638 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

856 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

200%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'724 48.7%

Men

3'921 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'689 22.1%

Swiss citizens

6'685 87.4%

Foreign residents

960 12.6%

Population density

169 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'689 · 22.1%20–64 · 4'507 · 59.0%65+ · 1'449 · 19.0%

Foreign residents 12.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ruswil

BFS

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

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

66.4% YesNo 33.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

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

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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

70.8% YesNo 29.2%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

88.9% YesNo 11.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte39.7% · strongest party

Mitte39.7%

SVP29.7%

FDP11.5%

SP7.8%

GLP4.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier200%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

200%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 48 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'390 CHF(13.4%)

Rank 44 of 79 in the canton · 658 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:13'390 CHF(~13.4%)

RuswilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ruswil	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.9%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.2%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.2%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	12%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.6%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.4%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.1%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.6%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	15.1%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.7%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.3%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17.6%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.7%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	19.8%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	20.9%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.7%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.4%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'396 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

856 m

Mean elevation

708 m

Relief

338 m

Mean slope

7.3°

Flat share

41.3%

South-facing

19.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 338 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

88.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

117.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

19'700

89 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

0.18 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

3'418

Built before 194621.1%

Built since 200130.7%

0.18 %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 61 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 21/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteruswil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities7'645 #13 LU · #257 CH Families & children22.1% #33 LU · #521 CH Age structure19% #33 LU · #1431 CH Women share48.7% #55 LU · #1633 CH Foreign residents12.6% #55 LU · #1493 CH Population density169/km² #53 LU · #1135 CH Tax burden13'390 #47 LU · #665 CH Taxes200% #48 LU Warmest municipalities9 °C #46 LU · #1352 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #32 LU · #1361 CH Rainiest municipalities1'396 mm #12 LU · #356 CH Voter turnout57.7% #39 LU · #721 CH Against Switzerland16% #33 LU · #836 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #39 LU · #578 CH SVP strongholds29.7% #40 LU · #1283 CH SP strongholds7.8% #33 LU · #1712 CH Centre strongholds39.7% #14 LU · #134 CH FDP strongholds11.5% #67 LU · #1205 CH GLP strongholds4.4% #47 LU · #1314 CH Green strongholds4.3% #40 LU · #1666 CH Largest by area45.3 km² #5 LU · #200 CH Highest municipalities638 m #23 LU · #723 CH Remotest municipalities99 min #21 LU · #417 CH Best-connected municipalities99 min #61 LU · #1692 CH Highest peaks856 m #25 LU · #892 CH Highest-lying municipalities708 m #18 LU · #748 CH Greatest vertical range338 m #32 LU · #928 CH Steepest municipalities7.3° #43 LU · #1198 CH Solar potential89 GWh #6 LU · #116 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #45 LU · #402 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #49 LU · #1719 CH

Postal codes (9)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 9

Buttisholz6018 Hellbühl6016 Neuenkirch6206 Nottwil6207 Ruswil6017 Schachen LU6105 Sigigen6019 Werthenstein6106 Wolhusen6110

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ruswil?: Ruswil has 9 postal codes: 6016, 6017, 6018, 6019, 6105, 6106, 6110, 6206, 6207.
What is the tax rate in Ruswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ruswil is 200% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Ruswil?: A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Ruswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ruswil have?: Ruswil has 7'645 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ruswil?: Ruswil has 960 foreign residents, a share of 12.56% (2025).

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