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Sursee

Get to know Sursee

Sursee is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Sursee is located at the northern end of Lake Sempach, not far from where the Sure stream exits the lake ("See"), hence the name "Sursee".

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Landscape

An urban landscape

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

57%

Settlement

  • Settlement57%
  • Forest22%
  • Agriculture20%
  • Water<1%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 20 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 23.1

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

19.524.5

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.04%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.04%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20151.38%
20161.15%
20170.93%
20180.83%
20192.13%
20201.31%
20210.59%
20220.22%
20230.19%
20240.26%
20250.11%
20260.04%
Net asking rentCHF 23.1/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 25.2/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 10'201/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings5'448Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'328 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings153During 2024
Primary residences93%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 24.3% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

11'118

11.1K5.6K0
20212025
Population
20108'941
20118'998
20129'079
20139'160
20149'390
20159'490
20169'621
20179'900
20189'955
201910'195
202010'361
202110'382
202210'519
202310'810
202411'029
202511'118
More about People
Population
11'118End of 2025

2025

11'118

11.1K5.6K0
20212025
Population
20108'941
20118'998
20129'079
20139'160
20149'390
20159'490
20169'621
20179'900
20189'955
201910'195
202010'361
202110'382
202210'519
202310'810
202411'029
202511'118
Foreign residents
19.0%End of 2025

2025

19.0%

199.50
20212025
Foreign residents
201016.0%
201115.7%
201214.9%
201315.0%
201415.3%
201516.0%
201616.5%
201716.1%
201816.2%
201916.8%
202017.1%
202117.0%
202217.5%
202318.3%
202418.4%
202519.0%
Jobs (FTE)
11'531

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 11'531 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

11'531

11.5K5.8K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20119'917
201210'202
20139'865
201410'001
201510'044
201610'192
201710'374
201810'463
201910'555
202010'471
202110'575
202211'051
202311'483
202411'531

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 11'183

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 11'183/ 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
185%Tax year 2026

2026

185%

18592.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010185%
2011185%
2012185%
2013185%
2014185%
2015185%
2016185%
2017185%
2018185%
2019185%
2020175%
2021175%
2022175%
2023175%
2024175%
2025185%
2026185%
Median taxable income
CHF 52'500All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 52'500

52.5K26.3K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 46'800
2011CHF 46'900
2012CHF 46'700
2013CHF 47'800
2014CHF 48'050
2015CHF 49'100
2016CHF 49'300
2017CHF 49'400
2018CHF 50'100
2019CHF 51'000
2020CHF 50'800
2021CHF 51'900
2022CHF 52'500
Median net income
CHF 57'025As of 2022

2022

CHF 57'025

57K28.5K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 51'600
2011CHF 51'700
2012CHF 51'900
2013CHF 53'100
2014CHF 53'100
2015CHF 54'300
2016CHF 54'700
2017CHF 54'500
2018CHF 55'200
2019CHF 56'000
2020CHF 55'700
2021CHF 56'900
2022CHF 57'025
Paying direct federal tax81%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
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a small or outside agglomeration
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Sursee
Labour market region
Sursee
Statistical city
Yes
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020