Basel-Landschaft · Bezirk Laufen · BFS commune no. 2786^[8]

Grellingen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’614per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’44616.4% of income

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

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

Residents^[5]2’01231.0% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]36 minto Basel SBB

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Grellingen has 2’012 residents, making it the 30th largest of the 86 communes in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

31% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’446 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 5 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 Basel SBB, about 36 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’520 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]: 210 h; Less winter sun than 90% 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]: 20%; More than in 70% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0.6%; More than in 80% of communes; 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]: 11%; 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	4’326 8.7%	11’125 13.9%	16’446 16.4%	32’129 21.4%	49’856 24.9%	88’203 29.4%
Married, single income, no children	994 2.0%	5’116 6.4%	9’065 9.1%	21’511 14.3%	37’764 18.9%	74’793 24.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	847 1.7%	4’804 6.0%	8’592 8.6%	20’408 13.6%	35’172 17.6%	71’655 23.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’077 2.6%	5’466 5.5%	17’405 11.6%	32’622 16.3%	69’633 23.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 62%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0.7%, Roman Catholic 10%.^[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	36
Muttenz	48
Delémont	57
Liestal	59
Allschwil	60
Olten	74
Biel/Bienne	89
Aarau	92

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
Duggingen	15’718	619	1’648
Brislach	15’991	619	1’777
Grellingen	16’446	619	2’012
Nenzlingen	16’492	619	464
HimmelriedSO	16’953	590	974

Population

Residents2’012^[5]

Foreign nationals31.0%

Aged 0–1918.2%

Aged 20–6463.3%

Aged 65+18.5%

Area3.29 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: Grellingen coat of arms.svg, Original: Unknown author Vector: Kthar, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.