Basel-Landschaft · Bezirk Laufen · BFS commune no. 2781^[8]

Blauen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’841per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’21916.2% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 619adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’043per month, estimate

Residents^[5]72910.8% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]60 minto Delémont

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Blauen has 729 residents, making it the 61st largest of the 86 communes in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

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

With 28% 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 16’219 a year in income tax here, less than in 5 of its 7 neighbouring communes.

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 Delémont, about 60 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’700 h; Sunnier than 55% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 290 h; More winter sun than 60% 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]: 0.3%; Less than in 90% 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]: 9%; 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]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	4’263 8.5%	10’967 13.7%	16’219 16.2%	31’711 21.1%	49’238 24.6%	87’174 29.1%
Married, single income, no children	980 2.0%	5’044 6.3%	8’940 8.9%	21’230 14.2%	37’304 18.7%	73’944 24.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	834 1.7%	4’734 5.9%	8’469 8.5%	20’129 13.4%	34’720 17.4%	70’818 23.6%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’045 2.6%	5’382 5.4%	17’163 11.4%	32’202 16.1%	68’826 22.9%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 59.5%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0.7%, Roman Catholic 11%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

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

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 1’043	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’259	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’574	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
Delémont	60
Basel SBB	65
Muttenz	77
Allschwil	89
Liestal	89
Biel/Bienne	92
Olten	101
Solothurn	113

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]
Pfeffingen	14’899	660	2’432
Hofstetten-FlühSO	16’210	590	3’410
Blauen	16’219	619	729
Ettingen	16’355	660	5’625
Zwingen	16’446	619	2’828
Nenzlingen	16’492	619	464
Dittingen	16’628	619	739
Metzerlen-MariasteinSO	17’287	590	970

Population

Residents729^[5]

Foreign nationals10.8%

Aged 0–1917.3%

Aged 20–6454.9%

Aged 65+27.9%

Area7.12 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.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
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.
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.
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: Coat of arms of Blauen BL.svg, Jwnabd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.