Bern · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland · BFS commune no. 352^[7]

Bolligen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’562per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’56116.6% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 656adult, per month

Residents^[4]6’34813.3% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]23 minto Bern

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Bolligen has 6’348 residents, making it the 27th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

13% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 29% 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 16’561 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 9 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Bern.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 656 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Bern, about 23 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	5’758 11.5%	11’809 14.8%	16’561 16.6%	30’806 20.5%	47’714 23.9%	85’215 28.4%
Married, single income, no children	3’486 7.0%	8’674 10.8%	12’467 12.5%	24’018 16.0%	40’060 20.0%	76’251 25.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	2’997 6.0%	8’049 10.1%	11’690 11.7%	22’454 15.0%	36’468 18.2%	71’418 23.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	475 0.9%	4’815 6.0%	8’083 8.1%	18’536 12.4%	32’890 16.4%	68’886 23.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 160%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 18.4%, Roman Catholic 19%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 1 of Bern.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 609	CHF 656
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 134	CHF 166

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]

Hub	Minutes
Bern	23
Thun	56
Fribourg	61
Biel/Bienne	66
Solothurn	69
Olten	70
Aarau	80
Neuchâtel	84

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^[4]
Ittigen	15’684	656	11’482
Moosseedorf	15’846	592	4’134
Mattstetten	16’171	592	592
Urtenen-Schönbühl	16’236	592	6’632
Vechigen	16’366	656	6’070
Stettlen	16’463	656	3’413
Bolligen	16’561	656	6’348
Münchenbuchsee	16’691	592	10’751
Ostermundigen	16’853	656	18’432
Krauchthal	16’853	592	2’363

Population

Residents6’348^[4]

Foreign nationals13.3%

Aged 0–1920.8%

Aged 20–6450.7%

Aged 65+28.5%

Area16.57 km²^[5]

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), 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.

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