Population
38'769↑2.5%
About Vernier
Municipality · Geneva
Vernier is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. It is located in the western suburbs of Geneva.
Population
38'769
Tax multiplier
50%
Vernier in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.50%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 40'000↑1.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 45'750↑1.9%
62%
Cantonal tax multiplier
148%
0.18%↓76.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Settlement77%
- Forest10%
- Agriculture8%
- Other5%
Foreign residents
45.8%↑0.4%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 34/ m²
+90% vs CH
Dwellings
16'667↑1.6%
Jobs (FTE)
22'067↑9.4%
87%
24%
Fibre
Housing market in Vernier
The rental vacancy rate is 0.18%, 48% below the cantonal average (0.34 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 50%, 14% above the cantonal average (44 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'500, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Vernier has 38'769 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
