Population
7'013↑3.0%
About Buchrain
Municipality · Lucerne
Buchrain is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
7'013
Tax multiplier
195%
Buchrain in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.195%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'100↑2.7%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'400↑0.8%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.96%↓59.7%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture39%
- Settlement38%
- Forest16%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
23.5%↑0.5%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
2'917↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
2'071↓2.4%
95%
Housing market in Buchrain
The rental vacancy rate is 0.96%, 22% above the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 195%, 9% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 65'500, 6% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Buchrain has 7'013 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).