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Cernier is the former capital of the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
The following figures are for the whole municipality Cernier belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.71%, 57% below the cantonal average (1.64 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 66% (2026), 4% below the average of the canton's municipalities (68.8 %) — low for the canton. A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 16'456 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Val-de-Ruz (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 16'699 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 47'900 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 17'543 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 6.8°C with 1'140 mm of rain. Warmest in July (15.3°C), coldest in January (-0.9°C). Station: Chaumont, 1136 m.
Precipitation
1'140 mm
Chaumont · 1136 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Chaumont has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Chaumont · 1136 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
1.6 kmCHF 1'430.–/month
1.7 kmCHF 1'330.–/month
1.9 kmCHF 2'200.–/month
2.3 kmCHF 1'573.–/month
2.8 kmCHF 1'920.–/month
2.8 kmCHF 2'120.–/month
3.6 kmCHF 1'690.–/month
6 apartments are currently listed to rent in Cernier on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Val-de-Ruz are offered at a median of CHF 15.7 net (without ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 13.5 and CHF 18 (21 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). Flats and houses in the municipality of Val-de-Ruz are offered at a median of CHF 17.9 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 16.1 and CHF 19.7 (38 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.
Cernier is located in the canton of Neuchâtel.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Cernier is 66% 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 16'456 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Val-de-Ruz (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.
