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Val-de-Ruz, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 17,514 at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 3,187 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1026 sources

Population17,514people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,310EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent14.38EUR/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 crime3,808incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 67% belowOfficial source · Rapport 2025 de la statistique policière de la criminalité neuchâteloise

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Val-de-Ruz?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Val-de-Ruz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Val-de-Ruz recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB10Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)14.38 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)2Official · regional context

Is Val-de-Ruz a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker72%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 62–82%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%
Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 39–61%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–69%
Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €863 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 14.38 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?

18.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 3,187 of 17,514 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,310 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch17Official

What does a salary buy in Val-de-Ruz?

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

regional median gross pay: €7,310 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€5,124of €6,113 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.€6,113
Rent, 60 m²€14.38/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− €863
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€5,124
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Val-de-Ruz Salary needed to live in Val-de-Ruz

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Val-de-Ruz. 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

Job SearchCareer Counselling
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Val-de-Ruz. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesVal-de-Ruz highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Val-de-Ruz highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,808 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Rapport 2025 de la statistique policière de la criminalité neuchâteloise9Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Val-de-Ruz. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Val-de-Ruz.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.6 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.6 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO3Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.4 · Feb -3.5 · Mar -0.5 · Apr 2.6 · May 6.4 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.6 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 4.8 · Nov 0.4 · Dec -2.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.9 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 5.7 · May 9.6 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 3 · Dec 0.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 101.5 · Feb 87.1 · Mar 84 · Apr 84 · May 110.5 · Jun 107.9 · Jul 106.9 · Aug 121.2 · Sep 94.4 · Oct 105.5 · Nov 104.2 · Dec 128.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 52.5 · Feb 92.4 · Mar 157 · Apr 187.8 · May 207.7 · Jun 231.7 · Jul 254 · Aug 233.9 · Sep 178.6 · Oct 107.7 · Nov 56.2 · Dec 40.1 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±2.1 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.5 °C, Saalfeld/Saale (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±2.3 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±2.3 °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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents620.3 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS14Official
City area124.4 km²2020Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2020, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².1Official
Foreign non-permanent residents94 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Foreign residents3,187 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.11Official
Non-permanent residents94 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Population density140.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2020-2025; FJ=2020; area observed_at=2020).1Official
Population17,514 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source16Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Swiss permanent residents14,327 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official

International community in Val-de-Ruz

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

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total17,543100.0%
In Switzerland13,60377.5%
Abroad3,94022.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total131100.0%
Abroad131100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total17,543100.0%
Switzerland14,41782.2%
Portugal9185.2%
France8755.0%
Italy3682.1%
Spain1480.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina860.5%
Belgium740.4%
Ukraine540.3%
Poland470.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo390.2%
Romania330.2%
United Kingdom310.2%
Türkiye310.2%
Cameroon250.1%
Germany240.1%
Afghanistan210.1%
Eritrea190.1%
Brazil170.1%
Morocco160.1%
Colombia160.1%
Serbia150.1%
Tunisia140.1%
Netherlands130.1%
Algeria130.1%
Côte d'Ivoire100.1%
Congo (Kinshasa)100.1%
Hungary90.1%
Czechia90.1%
North Macedonia90.1%
Ghana90.1%
Iran90.1%
Canada80.0%
Sri Lanka80.0%
Iraq80.0%
Thailand80.0%
Ireland70.0%
Ethiopia70.0%
Togo70.0%
Sweden50.0%
Slovenia50.0%
Chile50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
China50.0%
Japan50.0%
Syria50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Croatia40.0%
Russia40.0%
Mexico40.0%
United States40.0%
India40.0%
Greece30.0%
Austria30.0%
Angola30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Norway20.0%
Slovakia20.0%
Latvia20.0%
Guinea20.0%
South Sudan20.0%
Ecuador20.0%
Peru20.0%
Indonesia20.0%
Malaysia20.0%
Bulgaria10.0%
Finland10.0%
Liechtenstein10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Moldova10.0%
Belarus10.0%
Cabo Verde10.0%
Madagascar10.0%
Nigeria10.0%
Burkina Faso10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
South Africa10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Paraguay10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
Laos10.0%
Lebanon10.0%
Mongolia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Alternatives for people set on Val-de-Ruz

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Luzern as a Val-de-Ruz alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 106 km, better on 0 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 17,514 Val-de-Ruz+392%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €14.38/m² (2024) Val-de-Ruzno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 3,808 Val-de-Ruzno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,310 Val-de-Ruzsame level
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Val-de-Ruz

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

Villers-le-Lac France · 18.3 km away
Rent
14.17 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Val-de-Ruz, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Morges17,701 residentsBurgdorf17,292 residentsIllnau-Effretikon17,756 residentsWallisellen17,765 residentsWohlen (AG)17,816 residentsSierre17,829 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Val-de-Ruz 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; Val-de-Ruz'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 Val-de-Ruz?

Average net cold rent is 14.38 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,007 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 Val-de-Ruz?

The median gross salary is 7,310 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How safe is Val-de-Ruz?

Police recorded 3,808 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Rapport 2025 de la statistique policière de la criminalité neuchâteloise.

How many people live in Val-de-Ruz?

The published population is 17,514 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Val-de-Ruz?

3,187 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Val-de-Ruz a good place to live?

Val-de-Ruz 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 Val-de-Ruz?

La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, La Tène, Milvignes, Saint-Imier are near Val-de-Ruz. 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 Val-de-Ruz?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,543 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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