
City · Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. Since the fusion in 2021 of the municipalities of Neuchâtel, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux, and Valangin, the city has approximately 45,000 inhabitants. The city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name Neuenburg; both the French and German names mean 'New Castle'.
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The rental vacancy rate is 1.04%, 44% below the cantonal average (1.85 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 65%, 6% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'500, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Neuchâtel has 45'466 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
2 houses are currently listed to rent in Neuchâtel on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
The median asking rent in Neuchâtel is around CHF 20 per m² per month. For an 80 m² property that works out to roughly CHF 1'634 per month — actual prices vary by neighbourhood, condition and amenities.
Neuchâtel has approximately 45'466 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Neuchâtel is 65% of the cantonal base rate. Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate.
Route de Sachet, 2016 Cortaillod
6.5 rooms · 169 m²
1566 St-Aubin FR
CHF 2'000 /month
4.5 rooms
1586 Vallamand
3.5 rooms · 113 m²
Route du Lac 185, 1787 Môtier (Vully)
13 kmCHF 2'900 /month
5.5 rooms · 135 m²
Länge Reben 10, 3235 Erlach
CHF 4'900 /month
7.5 rooms · 380 m²
Anc. Rte du Château 2, 2520 La Neuveville