Bern · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland · BFS commune no. 403^[8]

Bäriswil

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’951per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’69116.7% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’021per month, estimate

Residents^[5]1’1247.5% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]47 minto Bern

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Bäriswil ranks for your household →
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Bäriswil has 1’124 residents, making it the 187th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

7% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 24% 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 16’691 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 3 neighbouring communes.

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 Bern, about 47 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	5’807 11.6%	11’904 14.9%	16’691 16.7%	31’032 20.7%	48’046 24.0%	85’770 28.6%
Married, single income, no children	3’516 7.0%	8’746 10.9%	12’568 12.6%	24’200 16.1%	40’340 20.2%	76’746 25.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	3’023 6.0%	8’117 10.1%	11’788 11.8%	22’631 15.1%	36’736 18.4%	71’892 24.0%
Married, single income, 2 children	479 1.0%	4’857 6.1%	8’153 8.2%	18’681 12.5%	33’130 16.6%	69’336 23.1%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 164%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 21%, Roman Catholic 20.7%.^[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 1’021	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’217	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’499	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
Bern	47
Solothurn	63
Thun	77
Fribourg	79
Biel/Bienne	84
Olten	87
Aarau	97
Neuchâtel	111

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]
Mattstetten	16’171	592	592
Hindelbank	16’528	592	2’805
Bäriswil	16’691	592	1’124
Krauchthal	16’853	592	2’363

Population

Residents1’124^[5]

Foreign nationals7.5%

Aged 0–1921.6%

Aged 20–6454.2%

Aged 65+24.2%

Area2.73 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 Bäriswil COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.