
Municipality · Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. Since the fusion in 2021 of the municipalities of Neuchâtel, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux, and Valangin, the city has approximately 45,000 inhabitants. The city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name Neuenburg; both the French and German names mean 'New Castle'.
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The rental vacancy rate is 1.04%, 44% below the cantonal average (1.85 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 65%, 6% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'500, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Neuchâtel has 45'466 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
43 apartments are currently listed to buy in Neuchâtel on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
The median asking price in Neuchâtel is around CHF 7'945 per m². For an 80 m² property that's roughly CHF 635'604 — actual prices vary widely by neighbourhood, age and condition.
Neuchâtel has approximately 45'466 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Neuchâtel is 65% of the cantonal base rate. Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate.
CHF 550'000
4.5 rooms · 159 m²
Grand-Rue 14, 2046 Fontaines
CHF 1'465'000
5.5 rooms · 199 m²
Rue des Courtils 10, 2035 Neuchâtel
CHF 1'370'000
4.5 rooms · 113 m²
CH, 2012 Auvernier