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Municipality · Lucerne

Root

Get to know Root

Root is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

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On 1 January 2025 the former municipality of Honau merged into Root.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

46%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture46%
  • Forest26%
  • Settlement23%
  • Water4%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 17 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 27.7

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

23.643.2

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.15%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.15%

1.20.60
20222026
Vacancy
20150.81%
20161.31%
20171.45%
20181.66%
20191.83%
20202.50%
20211.05%
20220.92%
20231.24%
20240.80%
20251.02%
20261.15%
Net asking rentCHF 27.7/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 30.4/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 11'144/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings3'042Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 882 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings169During 2024
Primary residences94%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage98%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 36.3% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

6'712

6.7K3.4K0
20212025
Population
20104'926
20114'966
20124'999
20135'045
20145'117
20155'098
20165'117
20175'386
20185'436
20195'527
20205'749
20215'819
20226'010
20236'293
20246'643
20256'712
More about People
Population
6'712End of 2025

2025

6'712

6.7K3.4K0
20212025
Population
20104'926
20114'966
20124'999
20135'045
20145'117
20155'098
20165'117
20175'386
20185'436
20195'527
20205'749
20215'819
20226'010
20236'293
20246'643
20256'712
Foreign residents
28.9%End of 2025

2025

28.9%

28.914.40
20212025
Foreign residents
201023.5%
201124.1%
201223.4%
201323.5%
201423.6%
201523.2%
201623.7%
201724.5%
201824.7%
201925.1%
202025.8%
202126.3%
202226.8%
202327.4%
202428.2%
202528.9%
Jobs (FTE)
4'805

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 4'805 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

4'805

4.8K2.4K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20113'392
20123'430
20133'429
20143'438
20153'532
20163'744
20173'984
20183'958
20194'119
20204'211
20214'365
20224'687
20234'822
20244'805

Taxes & income

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 10'002

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'002/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
150%Tax year 2026

2026

150%

160800
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010195%
2011195%
2012185%
2013195%
2014195%
2015195%
2016195%
2017180%
2018180%
2019180%
2020170%
2021170%
2022160%
2023150%
2024150%
2025150%
2026150%
Median taxable income
CHF 53'800All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 53'800

53.8K26.9K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 47'100
2011CHF 47'900
2012CHF 47'700
2013CHF 48'100
2014CHF 48'000
2015CHF 49'200
2016CHF 49'800
2017CHF 49'500
2018CHF 50'300
2019CHF 50'550
2020CHF 50'700
2021CHF 51'900
2022CHF 53'800
Median net income
CHF 59'775As of 2022

2022

CHF 59'775

59.8K29.9K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 53'000
2011CHF 54'350
2012CHF 54'100
2013CHF 54'700
2014CHF 54'600
2015CHF 54'900
2016CHF 55'700
2017CHF 55'900
2018CHF 56'400
2019CHF 57'500
2020CHF 57'500
2021CHF 58'900
2022CHF 59'775
Paying direct federal tax78%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%Tax year 2026

2026

145%

160800
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010150%
2011150%
2012150%
2013150%
2014160%
2015160%
2016160%
2017160%
2018160%
2019160%
2020170%
2021170%
2022160%
2023160%
2024160%
2025155%
2026145%

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 high density
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Luzern
Labour market region
Luzern
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020