Living in Buochs

Buochs's population was 5,483 at the end of 2024. The resident counts list 4,534 Swiss permanent residents and 17 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population5,483people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,445EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent17.85EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)

Recorded crime3,008incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9

PM2.5, annual mean4.22µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Buochs?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB⁷Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	17.85 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)³Official · regional context

Is Buochs a good place to live?

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Remote worker72%strong on work, weak on housing · range 61–83%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%

Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–62%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–71%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–74%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €1,071 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 17.85 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

17.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 949 of 5,483 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,445 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch¹⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Buochs?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€5,015of €6,212 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€6,212
Rent, 60 m²€17.85/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31	− €1,071
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30	− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€5,015

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Buochs Salary needed to live in Buochs

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Buochs. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Buochs. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBuochs highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779

Bern20,196

Interlaken18,896

Olten15,369

Kloten13,097

St. Gallen9,783

Winterthur7,988

Muri bei Bern5,389

Wetzikon (ZH)4,048

Küsnacht (ZH)3,718

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,008 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9⁶Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	BXO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	2 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Buochs. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person

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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

4°-2°

6°-2°

11°2°

15°5°

19°9°

23°13°

25°15°

24°14°

20°11°

14°7°

8°2°

4°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

149

165

166

170

109

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

133

162

173

187

209

198

146

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.2WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandOf 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

2–36–77–88–99–1010–1116–1717–18

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.22 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.3 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.6 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 4.8 · May 9.1 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.1 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 6 · Apr 9.9 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 55.8 · Feb 61.3 · Mar 75.4 · Apr 96.5 · May 148.7 · Jun 164.5 · Jul 165.5 · Aug 170 · Sep 109.2 · Oct 88.2 · Nov 77.9 · Dec 78.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 50.8 · Feb 79.9 · Mar 133.3 · Apr 161.5 · May 172.7 · Jun 186.9 · Jul 208.9 · Aug 198.4 · Sep 145.8 · Oct 99.4 · Nov 53.4 · Dec 39 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Werl (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 10 km² in 2016.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.7%
Foreign residents17.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	623.5 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹⁰Official
City area	9.95 km²	2016	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².²Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	17 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁵Official
Foreign residents	949 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.⁸Official
Non-permanent residents	17 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁵Official
Population density	551.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2016; area observed_at=2016).²Official
Population	5,483 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹²Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁵Official
Swiss permanent residents	4,534 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁵Official

International community in Buochs

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	23	100.0%
Abroad	21	91.3%
In Switzerland	2	8.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	5,607	100.0%
In Switzerland	4,406	78.6%
Abroad	1,201	21.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	23	100.0%
Germany	8	34.8%
Italy	3	13.0%
Ukraine	3	13.0%
Kosovo	2	8.7%
No indication	1	4.3%
Ireland	1	4.3%
Austria	1	4.3%
Poland	1	4.3%
Portugal	1	4.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	1	4.3%
Hungary	1	4.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Alternatives for people set on Buochs

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Buochs from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Buochs

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Buochs, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Konolfingen5,485 residents Fraubrunnen5,498 residents Kerzers5,466 residents Schattdorf5,501 residents Bourg-en-Lavaux5,464 residents Galgenen5,463 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Buochs under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Buochs's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How much does it cost to rent in Buochs?

Average net cold rent is 17.85 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,249 a month before utilities. Source: Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton).

What is the typical salary around Buochs?

The median gross salary is 7,445 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is the air quality good in Buochs?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.22 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Buochs?

Police recorded 3,008 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9.

How many people live in Buochs?

The published population is 5,483 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Buochs?

949 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Buochs a good place to live?

Buochs may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Buochs?

Ennetbürgen, Stans, Hergiswil (NW), Meggen, Horw are near Buochs. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Buochs?

The official country of birth distribution records 23 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Buochs, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged) discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-23
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9 dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
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