
Rothenburg is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
The following figures are for the whole municipality Rothenburg belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.11%, 84% below the cantonal average (0.70 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 165% (2026), 8% below the average of the canton's municipalities (178.7 %) — low for the canton. A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 10'508 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Rothenburg (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 10'969 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 56'000 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 7'983 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
4 houses are currently listed to buy in Rothenburg on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Rothenburg are offered for sale at a median of CHF 11'209 per m² of living space, the middle half between CHF 10'240 and CHF 12'254 (10 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking prices from listings on Swiss portals, not prices paid and not a valuation.
Rothenburg is located in the canton of Luzern.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Rothenburg is 165% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 10'508 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Rothenburg (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.
Annual mean 10.1°C with 1'291 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.5°C), coldest in January (1.1°C). Station: Luzern, 454 m.
Sunshine
1'530 h
Precipitation
1'291 mm
Luzern · 454 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Luzern has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1871–1900) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Luzern · 454 m.a.s.l. · 1871–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
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