Population
17'514↑0.1%
About Cernier
City · Neuchâtel
Cernier is the former capital of the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
Population
17'514
Tax multiplier
66%
Cernier in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
66%
Median taxable income
CHF 65'092
+18% vs CH
Vacancy
0.99%↑22.2%
- Agriculture53%
- Forest39%
- Settlement7%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
18.2%
Dwellings
8'687↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
5'443↑0.6%
87%
2%
Fibre
Housing market in Cernier
The rental vacancy rate is 0.99%, 46% below the cantonal average (1.85 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 66%, 4% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 65'092, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Cernier has 17'514 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
