Vicinus

Basel-Landschaft · Bezirk Sissach · BFS commune no. 2852[8]

Coat of arms of LäufelfingenLäufelfingen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’414per year, after tax, insurance and rent
Income tax[1]CHF 16’64616.6% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 619adult, per month
Rent, 2 rooms[4]≈ CHF 1’043per month, estimate
Residents[5]1’41916.1% foreign nationals
Language region[12]Germanmajority main language
Nearest job hub[7]45 minto Olten

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Läufelfingen ranks for your household →
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Hauenstein-IfenthalWisen (SO)BucktenHäfelfingenKänerkindenDiegtenEptingen Hauenstein-IfenthalWisen (SO)BucktenHäfelfingenKänerkindenDiegtenEptingen Läufelfingen

Läufelfingen has 1’419 residents, making it the 43rd largest of the 86 communes in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

16% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 24% 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 16’646 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 7 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 Olten, about 45 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠[13]
1’490 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]
230 h
Less winter sun than 70% 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]
13%
Less than in 55% 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%
Median: Basel-Landschaft 0%, Switzerland 0%
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]
13%
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]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children4’382
8.8%
11’264
14.1%
16’646
16.6%
32’497
21.7%
50’402
25.2%
89’106
29.7%
Married, single income, no children1’007
2.0%
5’179
6.5%
9’174
9.2%
21’761
14.5%
38’168
19.1%
75’540
25.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children859
1.7%
4’866
6.1%
8’701
8.7%
20’654
13.8%
35’570
17.8%
72’390
24.1%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%
2’105
2.6%
5’540
5.5%
17’618
11.7%
32’990
16.5%
70’344
23.4%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 64.2%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0.8%, Roman Catholic 9%.[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

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.[4]

FlatCHF/monthBasis
2 rooms
single
≈ CHF 1’043Estimate
3 rooms
couple
≈ CHF 1’259Estimate
4 rooms
family
≈ CHF 1’574Estimate

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]

HubMinutes
Olten45
Aarau61
Liestal63
Basel SBB67
Muttenz75
Solothurn78
Baden87
Bern90

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[5]
Diegten15’9006191’645
Häfelfingen16’355619252
Känerkinden16’537619529
Buckten16’628619719
Läufelfingen16’6466191’419
Eptingen16’719619569
Wisen (SO)SO16’840590451
Hauenstein-IfenthalSO17’010590348

Population

Residents1’419[5]
Foreign nationals16.1%
Aged 0–1916.8%
Aged 20–6459.6%
Aged 65+23.6%
Area8.16 km²[6]

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), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  10. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  11. Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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: Wappen Laeufelfingen.png, Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.