Basel-Landschaft · Bezirk Laufen · BFS commune no. 2783^[8]

Burg im Leimental

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’068per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’99217.0% of income

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

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

Residents^[5]27912.9% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]72 minto Basel SBB

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Burg im Leimental has 279 residents, making it the 81st largest of the 86 communes in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

13% 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 16’992 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 3 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 Basel SBB, about 72 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’480 h; Less sunny than 90% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 170 h; Less winter sun than 95% 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]: 0.5%; 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]: 3%; 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	4’478 9.0%	11’504 14.4%	16’992 17.0%	33’133 22.1%	51’342 25.7%	90’672 30.2%
Married, single income, no children	1’028 2.1%	5’289 6.6%	9’364 9.4%	22’190 14.8%	38’868 19.4%	76’833 25.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	878 1.8%	4’974 6.2%	8’889 8.9%	21’078 14.1%	36’260 18.1%	73’662 24.6%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’154 2.7%	5’668 5.7%	17’985 12.0%	33’628 16.8%	71’571 23.9%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 68%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0.7%, Roman Catholic 5%.^[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
Basel SBB	72
Allschwil	81
Muttenz	85
Liestal	95
Olten	107
Delémont	113
Aarau	124
Bern	140

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]
Röschenz	16’082	619	1’960
Burg im Leimental	16’992	619	279
KleinlützelSO	17’092	590	1’190
Metzerlen-MariasteinSO	17’287	590	970

Population

Residents279^[5]

Foreign nationals12.9%

Aged 0–1917.2%

Aged 20–6459.1%

Aged 65+23.7%

Area2.84 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 Burg im Leimental.svg, Jwnabd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.