Vicinus

Bern · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland · BFS commune no. 538[7]

Coat of arms of FraubrunnenFraubrunnen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’846per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 17’04817.0% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 592adult, per month
Residents[4]5’5258.1% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]29 minto Solothurn

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Fraubrunnen ranks for your household →
Compare Fraubrunnen with another commune →

AefligenKernenriedLyssachRüdtligen-AlchenflühBätterkindenJegenstorfIffwilMessenUnterramsernBuchegg KernenriedLyssachRüdtligen-AlchenflühBätterkindenJegenstorfIffwilMessenUnterramsernBuchegg Fraubrunnen

Fraubrunnen has 5’525 residents, making it the 37th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

8% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 17’048 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 10 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 592 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Solothurn, about 29 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]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children5’940
11.9%		12’166
15.2%		17’048
17.0%		31’652
21.1%		48’960
24.5%		87’303
29.1%
Married, single income, no children3’598
7.2%		8’944
11.2%		12’844
12.8%		24’700
16.5%		41’114
20.6%		78’102
26.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children3’095
6.2%		8’305
10.4%		12’055
12.1%		23’114
15.4%		37’472
18.7%		73’188
24.4%
Married, single income, 2 children491
1.0%		4’973
6.2%		8’348
8.3%		19’085
12.7%		33’788
16.9%		70’578
23.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 175%. 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 2 of Bern.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 549CHF 592
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 130CHF 148

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]

HubMinutes
Solothurn29
Bern37
Biel/Bienne64
Thun67
Olten67
Fribourg71
Aarau77
Neuchâtel87

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[4]
Iffwil14’937592442
Lyssach15’8795921’491
BucheggSO16’0095902’979
UnterramsernSO16’029590230
Kernenried16’236592516
MessenSO16’2405901’506
Jegenstorf16’3345925’883
Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh16’7235922’479
Fraubrunnen17’0485925’525
Bätterkinden17’2105923’413
Aefligen17’6985921’154

Population

Residents5’525[4]
Foreign nationals8.1%
Aged 0–1921.2%
Aged 20–6457.9%
Aged 65+20.9%
Area31.91 km²[5]

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), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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