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Canton Valais · BFS 6292
St. Niklaus
Rank № 42 of 122 communes in canton Valais.
Steuerfussnear canton median
120%
+0.1pp
vs canton avg
+3.2pp
vs CH median
34th
percentile
How St. Niklaus compares
Canton VS average▾120%
Cheapest in VS▾100%
Most expensive in VS▾145%
Switzerland median▾107%
Canton range
100–145
122 communes in VS
Cantonal average
119.9
commune-level multiplier
National median
107
across 2'122 communes
Where St. Niklaus sits
Canton Valais is highlighted in orange. Heat = average Steuerfuss across the canton; greener cantons are gentler, redder ones heavier.
Avg Steuerfuss
41471
All cantons · ranked by avg steuerfuss
- 1GEGeneva41.2%
- 2BSBasel-Stadt42.5%
- 3ZGZug55.0%
- 4BLBasel-Landschaft59.2%
- 5GLGlarus60.7%
- 6VDVaud69.4%
- 7NENeuchâtel71.8%
- 8FRFribourg79.7%
- 9AIAppenzell Innerrhoden79.8%
- 10TITicino83.0%
- 11GRGraubünden87.3%
- 12SHSchaffhausen96.2%
- 13URUri101.8%
- 14AGAargau105.7%
- 15ZHZurich105.8%
- 16SGSt. Gallen111.2%
- 17SOSolothurn117.4%
- 18VSValaisyours119.9%
- 19TGThurgau142.5%
- 20SZSchwyz153.3%
- 21BEBern171.3%
- 22LULucerne189.7%
- 23NWNidwalden201.3%
- 24JUJura209.9%
- 25ARAppenzell Ausserrhoden380.8%
- 26OWObwalden470.9%
Within canton VS44% along
122 communes · St. Niklaus ranks № 42
100%120% · here145%
Across all of Switzerland19% along
2'122 communes · median 107%
25%120% · here525%
reference line: CH median (107%)
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Sources & methodology
Verifiable- Commune Steuerfuss
- curated
- Canton tax scale
- ESTV Kantonsblatt VS 2026
- Federal scale
- Federal direct tax 2026, ESTV
- Tax year
- 2026
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