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Basel-Landschaft · Bezirk Liestal · BFS commune no. 2822[7]

Coat of arms of AugstAugst

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’949per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 15’62715.6% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 619adult, per month
Residents[4]1’14026.5% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]28 minto Muttenz

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Augst ranks for your household →
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FüllinsdorfGiebenachPrattelnKaiseraugst FüllinsdorfPrattelnKaiseraugst Augst

Augst has 1’140 residents, making it the 46th largest of the 86 communes in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

26% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

With 27% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 15’627 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 4 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Basel-Landschaft.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 619 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Muttenz, about 28 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]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children4’098
8.2%		10’557
13.2%		15’627
15.6%		30’623
20.4%		47’628
23.8%		84’498
28.2%
Married, single income, no children943
1.9%		4’857
6.1%		8’615
8.6%		20’495
13.7%		36’106
18.1%		71’739
23.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children800
1.6%		4’550
5.7%		8’147
8.1%		19’403
12.9%		33’540
16.8%		68’643
22.9%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		1’962
2.5%		5’162
5.2%		16’535
11.0%		31’112
15.6%		66’726
22.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 53%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0.7%, Roman Catholic 7.5%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Basel-Landschaft.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 564CHF 619
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 134CHF 156

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.[6]

HubMinutes
Muttenz28
Liestal33
Basel SBB38
Olten60
Allschwil63
Aarau74
Baden86
Delémont89

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
KaiseraugstAG9’8595645’985
Augst15’6276191’140
Giebenach15’8096191’183
Pratteln16’12866016’595
Füllinsdorf16’2646604’804

Population

Residents1’140[4]
Foreign nationals26.5%
Aged 0–1916.7%
Aged 20–6456.7%
Aged 65+26.7%
Area1.65 km²[5]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: Wappen Augst.png, Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.