Bern · Verwaltungskreis Emmental · BFS commune no. 401^[8]

Aefligen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’172per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 17’69817.7% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 592adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’002per month, estimate

Residents^[5]1’15410.7% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]42 minto Solothurn

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Aefligen has 1’154 residents, making it the 183rd largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

11% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 17’698 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 5 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Bern.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 592 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Solothurn, about 42 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	6’183 12.4%	12’643 15.8%	17’698 17.7%	32’780 21.9%	50’620 25.3%	90’084 30.0%
Married, single income, no children	3’747 7.5%	9’303 11.6%	13’346 13.3%	25’610 17.1%	42’520 21.3%	80’571 26.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	3’226 6.5%	8’647 10.8%	12’541 12.5%	23’994 16.0%	38’812 19.4%	75’546 25.2%
Married, single income, 2 children	512 1.0%	5’183 6.5%	8’701 8.7%	19’820 13.2%	34’988 17.5%	72’831 24.3%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 195%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 16%, Roman Catholic 19%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Bern.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 549	CHF 592
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 130	CHF 148

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’002	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’183	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’414	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Solothurn	42
Bern	54
Biel/Bienne	67
Olten	67
Aarau	81
Thun	88
Neuchâtel	90
Fribourg	92

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Kirchberg (BE)	16’528	592	5’918
Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh	16’723	592	2’479
Utzenstorf	16’951	592	4’504
Fraubrunnen	17’048	592	5’525
Bätterkinden	17’210	592	3’413
Aefligen	17’698	592	1’154

Population

Residents1’154^[5]

Foreign nationals10.7%

Aged 0–1921.5%

Aged 20–6456.7%

Aged 65+21.8%

Area2.04 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Aefligen COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.