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Bern · Verwaltungskreis Thun · BFS commune no. 932[7]

Coat of arms of Horrenbach-BuchenHorrenbach-Buchen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’008per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 16’88616.9% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 592adult, per month
Residents[4]2253.1% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]73 minto Thun

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Horrenbach-Buchen ranks for your household →
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Horrenbach-Buchen has 225 residents, making it the 313th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

3% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’886 a year in income tax here, less than in 6 of its 7 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 Thun, about 73 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 children5’880
11.8%		12’047
15.1%		16’886
16.9%		31’370
20.9%		48’544
24.3%		86’607
28.9%
Married, single income, no children3’561
7.1%		8’854
11.1%		12’718
12.7%		24’473
16.3%		40’764
20.4%		77’484
25.8%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children3’063
6.1%		8’220
10.3%		11’933
11.9%		22’895
15.3%		37’136
18.6%		72’600
24.2%
Married, single income, 2 children486
1.0%		4’920
6.2%		8’259
8.3%		18’902
12.6%		33’490
16.7%		70’014
23.3%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 170%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 25.3%, Roman Catholic 19.5%.[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
Thun73
Bern97
Fribourg130
Olten137
Biel/Bienne138
Solothurn144
Aarau148
Visp153

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]
Sigriswil16’7565924’943
Horrenbach-Buchen16’886592225
Eriz17’146592494
Teuffenthal (BE)17’210592157
Homberg17’340592499
Unterlangenegg17’3735921’069
Oberlangenegg17’698592483
Beatenberg17’7955591’210

Population

Residents225[4]
Foreign nationals3.1%
Aged 0–1924.9%
Aged 20–6456.0%
Aged 65+19.1%
Area20.4 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 Horrenbach-Buchen COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.