Bern · Verwaltungskreis Emmental · BFS commune no. 409^[7]

Hindelbank

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’366per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’52816.5% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 592adult, per month

Residents^[4]2’80513.3% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]45 minto Bern

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Hindelbank ranks for your household →
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Hindelbank has 2’805 residents, making it the 93rd largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

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

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’528 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 of its 8 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Bern.

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 Bern, about 45 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	5’746 11.5%	11’785 14.7%	16’528 16.5%	30’750 20.5%	47’632 23.8%	85’074 28.4%
Married, single income, no children	3’479 7.0%	8’656 10.8%	12’442 12.4%	23’972 16.0%	39’990 20.0%	76’128 25.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	2’990 6.0%	8’032 10.0%	11’666 11.7%	22’409 14.9%	36’400 18.2%	71’301 23.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	474 0.9%	4’804 6.0%	8’065 8.1%	18’498 12.3%	32’830 16.4%	68’772 22.9%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 159%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 21%, Roman Catholic 20.7%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Bern.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 549	CHF 592
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 130	CHF 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]

Hub	Minutes
Bern	45
Solothurn	70
Olten	72
Thun	79
Fribourg	83
Biel/Bienne	85
Aarau	89
Basel SBB	102

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]
Lyssach	15’879	592	1’491
Mattstetten	16’171	592	592
Kernenried	16’236	592	516
Jegenstorf	16’334	592	5’883
Hindelbank	16’528	592	2’805
Burgdorf	16’658	592	17’577
Bäriswil	16’691	592	1’124
Krauchthal	16’853	592	2’363
Rüti bei Lyssach	17’178	592	155

Population

Residents2’805^[4]

Foreign nationals13.3%

Aged 0–1920.9%

Aged 20–6459.0%

Aged 65+20.1%

Area9.69 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 Hindelbank COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.