Basel-Landschaft · Bezirk Sissach · BFS commune no. 2844^[7]

Buus

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’494per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’08216.1% of income

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

Residents^[4]1’12712.7% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]51 minto Liestal

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Buus has 1’127 residents, making it the 48th largest of the 86 communes in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

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

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’082 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 8 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 Liestal, about 51 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	4’225 8.4%	10’873 13.6%	16’082 16.1%	31’460 21.0%	48’868 24.4%	86’556 28.9%
Married, single income, no children	971 1.9%	5’001 6.3%	8’865 8.9%	21’060 14.0%	37’028 18.5%	73’437 24.5%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	826 1.7%	4’691 5.9%	8’394 8.4%	19’961 13.3%	34’448 17.2%	70’317 23.4%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’026 2.5%	5’331 5.3%	17’018 11.3%	31’950 16.0%	68’343 22.8%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 58%. 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 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

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
Liestal	51
Olten	52
Muttenz	53
Basel SBB	60
Aarau	65
Allschwil	87
Baden	90
Zürich Altstetten	97

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]
ZeiningenAG	13’165	564	2’604
ZuzgenAG	13’325	564	918
HellikonAG	13’592	564	837
Maisprach	15’900	619	972
Wintersingen	15’900	619	587
Buus	16’082	619	1’127
Ormalingen	16’173	619	2’420
Rickenbach (BL)	16’446	619	567
Hemmiken	16’901	619	263

Population

Residents1’127^[4]

Foreign nationals12.7%

Aged 0–1920.1%

Aged 20–6458.3%

Aged 65+21.6%

Area8.85 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 Buus COA.svg, Jwnabd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.