Population
4'587↑0.6%
About Escholzmatt
City · Luzern
Escholzmatt is a former municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Escholzmatt was the Canton's second largest municipality in terms of area. It is part of the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve since 2001. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Escholzmatt and Marbach merged to form the new municipality of Escholzmatt-Marbach.
Population
4'587
Tax multiplier
200%
Escholzmatt in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.200%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 40'200↑2.8%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 46'000↑0.4%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
1.24%↑6.9%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture47%
- Forest46%
- Other3%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
8.6%↑9.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 6'390/ m²
−25% vs CH
Dwellings
2'419↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'675↑0.9%
84%
Property market in Escholzmatt
The rental vacancy rate is 1.24%, 58% above the cantonal average (0.78 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 200%, 12% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 47'000, 24% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Escholzmatt has 4'587 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
