Vicinus

Basel-Landschaft · Bezirk Waldenburg · BFS commune no. 2882[8]

Coat of arms of BennwilBennwil

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’432per year, after tax, insurance and rent
Income tax[1]CHF 16’62816.6% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 619adult, per month
Rent, 2 rooms[4]≈ CHF 1’043per month, estimate
Residents[5]6736.8% foreign nationals
Language region[12]Germanmajority main language
Nearest job hub[7]62 minto Liestal

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Bennwil ranks for your household →
Compare Bennwil with another commune →

DiegtenEptingenHölsteinLangenbruckNiederdorfOberdorf (BL) DiegtenEptingenHölsteinLangenbruckNiederdorf Bennwil

Bennwil has 673 residents, making it the 64th largest of the 86 communes in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

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

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’628 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 6 neighbouring communes and among the highest 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 Liestal, about 62 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠[13]
1’580 h
Less sunny than 80% of Swiss communes
MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠[13]
230 h
Less winter sun than 65% of communes
MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠[14]
17%
More than in 55% of communes
BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠[14]
0%
Median: Basel-Landschaft 0%, Switzerland 0%
BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠[15]
5%
Median: Basel-Landschaft 8%, Switzerland 7%
BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

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 children4’377
8.8%
11’251
14.1%
16’628
16.6%
32’465
21.6%
50’352
25.2%
89’025
29.7%
Married, single income, no children1’005
2.0%
5’174
6.5%
9’164
9.2%
21’738
14.5%
38’132
19.1%
75’474
25.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children858
1.7%
4’861
6.1%
8’691
8.7%
20’631
13.8%
35’534
17.8%
72’324
24.1%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%
2’103
2.6%
5’533
5.5%
17’598
11.7%
32’956
16.5%
70’281
23.4%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 64%. 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

Rent

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

FlatCHF/monthBasis
2 rooms
single
≈ CHF 1’043Estimate
3 rooms
couple
≈ CHF 1’259Estimate
4 rooms
family
≈ CHF 1’574Estimate

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]

HubMinutes
Liestal62
Muttenz76
Basel SBB88
Olten92
Aarau109
Allschwil114
Solothurn125
Delémont128

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[5]
Diegten15’9006191’645
Langenbruck15’900619985
Hölstein16’5376192’669
Bennwil16’628619673
Niederdorf16’6286191’823
Eptingen16’719619569
Oberdorf (BL)16’7196192’579

Population

Residents673[5]
Foreign nationals6.8%
Aged 0–1923.3%
Aged 20–6457.1%
Aged 65+19.6%
Area6.53 km²[6]

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), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  10. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  11. Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  12. Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  13. Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  14. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Bennwil COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.