City · Luzern
Rain
A landscape shaped by farmland
The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.
71%
- Agriculture71%
- Forest17%
- Settlement13%
Finding a home here
The recorded housing stock includes 1'371 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.
1'371
Dwellings
More about Housing
Vacancy0.15%
0.15%
| 2015 | 0.30% |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.40% |
| 2017 | 0.74% |
| 2018 | 1.16% |
| 2019 | 0.78% |
| 2020 | 0.51% |
| 2021 | 0.57% |
| 2022 | 0.74% |
| 2023 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | 0.08% |
| 2025 | 0.22% |
| 2026 | 0.15% |
Asking priceCHF 9'820
Figures of the municipality of Rain · Median of 6 listings for flats and houses · middle half 9'058–12'682 · as of 1 Nov 2026
The people who live here
The population grew by 40.5% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.
3'347
| 2010 | 2'383 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2'405 |
| 2012 | 2'494 |
| 2013 | 2'515 |
| 2014 | 2'533 |
| 2015 | 2'541 |
| 2016 | 2'659 |
| 2017 | 2'770 |
| 2018 | 2'807 |
| 2019 | 2'831 |
| 2020 | 2'940 |
| 2021 | 2'934 |
| 2022 | 2'984 |
| 2023 | 3'129 |
| 2024 | 3'314 |
| 2025 | 3'347 |
More about People
Population3'347
3'347
| 2010 | 2'383 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2'405 |
| 2012 | 2'494 |
| 2013 | 2'515 |
| 2014 | 2'533 |
| 2015 | 2'541 |
| 2016 | 2'659 |
| 2017 | 2'770 |
| 2018 | 2'807 |
| 2019 | 2'831 |
| 2020 | 2'940 |
| 2021 | 2'934 |
| 2022 | 2'984 |
| 2023 | 3'129 |
| 2024 | 3'314 |
| 2025 | 3'347 |
Foreign residents9.2%
9.2%
| 2010 | 5.2% |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.7% |
| 2013 | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.5% |
| 2015 | 6.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1% |
| 2018 | 7.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% |
| 2020 | 7.1% |
| 2021 | 7.2% |
| 2022 | 7.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | 8.8% |
| 2025 | 9.2% |
Jobs (FTE)753
As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 753 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.
753
| 2011 | 529 |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 544 |
| 2013 | 532 |
| 2014 | 563 |
| 2015 | 541 |
| 2016 | 584 |
| 2017 | 631 |
| 2018 | 626 |
| 2019 | 615 |
| 2020 | 634 |
| 2021 | 691 |
| 2022 | 703 |
| 2023 | 690 |
| 2024 | 753 |
A picture of local costs
Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026
CHF 10'340
/ year
More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'340
Figures of the municipality of Rain · Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026
Tax multiplier160%
160%
| 2010 | 190% |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 190% |
| 2012 | 190% |
| 2013 | 190% |
| 2014 | 190% |
| 2015 | 190% |
| 2016 | 190% |
| 2017 | 190% |
| 2018 | 190% |
| 2019 | 190% |
| 2020 | 180% |
| 2021 | 180% |
| 2022 | 180% |
| 2023 | 170% |
| 2024 | 170% |
| 2025 | 160% |
| 2026 | 160% |
Median taxable incomeCHF 57'500
CHF 57'500
| 2010 | CHF 50'900 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | CHF 49'850 |
| 2012 | CHF 51'500 |
| 2013 | CHF 52'600 |
| 2014 | CHF 52'600 |
| 2015 | CHF 53'150 |
| 2016 | CHF 54'800 |
| 2017 | CHF 55'400 |
| 2018 | CHF 56'800 |
| 2019 | CHF 56'850 |
| 2020 | CHF 56'500 |
| 2021 | CHF 58'100 |
| 2022 | CHF 57'500 |
Median net incomeCHF 64'991
CHF 64'991
| 2010 | CHF 57'500 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | CHF 57'850 |
| 2012 | CHF 58'800 |
| 2013 | CHF 59'900 |
| 2014 | CHF 60'250 |
| 2015 | CHF 61'000 |
| 2016 | CHF 63'100 |
| 2017 | CHF 64'700 |
| 2018 | CHF 65'100 |
| 2019 | CHF 65'600 |
| 2020 | CHF 63'100 |
| 2021 | CHF 65'000 |
| 2022 | CHF 64'991 |
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
145%
| 2010 | 150% |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 150% |
| 2012 | 150% |
| 2013 | 150% |
| 2014 | 160% |
| 2015 | 160% |
| 2016 | 160% |
| 2017 | 160% |
| 2018 | 160% |
| 2019 | 160% |
| 2020 | 170% |
| 2021 | 170% |
| 2022 | 160% |
| 2023 | 160% |
| 2024 | 160% |
| 2025 | 155% |
| 2026 | 145% |
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.
The municipality
- Settlement type
- Intermediate
- Municipality type
- Peri-urban municipality of medium density
- Language region
- German
- Agglomeration
- Luzern
- Labour market region
- Luzern
- Mountain region
- No
Federal Statistical Office · 2020