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Municipality · Neuchâtel

Val-de-Ruz

Get to know Val-de-Ruz

Val-de-Ruz is a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

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

53%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture53%
  • Forest39%
  • Settlement7%
  • Water<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 15.9

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

13.618.1

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.71%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.71%

1.20.60
20222026
Vacancy
20150.47%
20160.74%
20170.89%
20181.40%
20191.58%
20201.38%
20210.90%
20221.17%
20230.74%
20240.81%
20250.99%
20260.71%
Net asking rentCHF 15.9/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 18.2/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 6'091/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings8'745Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 4'045 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings32During 2024
Primary residences87%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage4%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 13.8% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

17'543

17.5K8.8K0
20212025
Population
201015'422
201115'564
201215'961
201316'164
201416'399
201516'586
201616'832
201716'907
201816'990
201917'017
202017'143
202117'368
202217'410
202317'499
202417'514
202517'543
More about People
Population
17'543End of 2025

2025

17'543

17.5K8.8K0
20212025
Population
201015'422
201115'564
201215'961
201316'164
201416'399
201516'586
201616'832
201716'907
201816'990
201917'017
202017'143
202117'368
202217'410
202317'499
202417'514
202517'543
Foreign residents
17.8%End of 2025

2025

17.8%

18.29.10
20212025
Foreign residents
201012.8%
201113.2%
201214.1%
201315.1%
201415.5%
201515.7%
201616.2%
201716.4%
201816.7%
201916.6%
202016.7%
202117.1%
202217.6%
202318.2%
202418.2%
202517.8%
Jobs (FTE)
5'395

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 5'395 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

5'395

5.6K2.8K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20115'014
20125'222
20135'477
20145'420
20155'425
20165'429
20175'436
20185'595
20195'726
20205'594
20215'639
20225'411
20235'443
20245'395

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 16'456

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 16'456/ 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
66%Tax year 2026

2026

66%

66330
20222026
Tax multiplier
201361%
201468%
201568%
201668%
201767%
201866%
201966%
202066%
202166%
202266%
202366%
202466%
202566%
202666%
Median taxable income
CHF 47'900All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 47'900

47.9K24K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2013CHF 47'300
2014CHF 47'300
2015CHF 46'900
2016CHF 47'300
2017CHF 47'000
2018CHF 47'400
2019CHF 47'600
2020CHF 46'800
2021CHF 47'500
2022CHF 47'900
Median net income
CHF 53'500As of 2022

2022

CHF 53'500

53.7K26.9K0
20182022
Median net income
2013CHF 53'900
2014CHF 53'500
2015CHF 53'100
2016CHF 53'300
2017CHF 52'800
2018CHF 53'500
2019CHF 53'700
2020CHF 52'700
2021CHF 53'200
2022CHF 53'500
Paying direct federal tax72%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
124%Tax year 2026

2026

124%

12562.50
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2013130%
2014123%
2015123%
2016123%
2017124%
2018125%
2019125%
2020125%
2021125%
2022125%
2023125%
2024125%
2025124%
2026124%

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
French
Agglomeration
Neuchâtel
Labour market region
Neuchâtel
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020