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Basel-Landschaft · Bezirk Sissach · BFS commune no. 2848[7]

Coat of arms of HemmikenHemmiken

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’675per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 16’90116.9% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 619adult, per month
Residents[4]2636.8% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]49 minto Liestal

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Hemmiken ranks for your household →
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Hemmiken has 263 residents, making it the 82nd largest of the 86 communes in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

7% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 30% 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 16’901 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 5 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 Liestal, about 49 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 children4’453
8.9%		11’441
14.3%		16’901
16.9%		32’966
22.0%		51’096
25.5%		90’258
30.1%
Married, single income, no children1’022
2.0%		5’260
6.6%		9’314
9.3%		22’077
14.7%		38’684
19.3%		76’491
25.5%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children873
1.7%		4’946
6.2%		8’840
8.8%		20’966
14.0%		36’076
18.0%		73’326
24.4%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		2’141
2.7%		5’635
5.6%		17’888
11.9%		33’460
16.7%		71’250
23.8%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 67%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0.6%, Roman Catholic 7.5%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Basel-Landschaft.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 564CHF 619
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 134CHF 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]

HubMinutes
Liestal49
Olten51
Muttenz60
Basel SBB61
Aarau64
Allschwil85
Bern99
Zürich HB103

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]
WegenstettenAG13’4855641’008
HellikonAG13’592564837
Buus16’0826191’127
Ormalingen16’1736192’420
Rothenfluh16’446619809
Hemmiken16’901619263

Population

Residents263[4]
Foreign nationals6.8%
Aged 0–1916.4%
Aged 20–6454.0%
Aged 65+29.7%
Area3.39 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: Coat of arms of Hemmiken.svg, Jwnabd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.