Bern · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau · BFS commune no. 329^[7]

Langenthal

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 77’250per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’04116.0% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 559adult, per month

Residents^[4]16’23326.5% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]30 minto Olten

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Langenthal has 16’233 residents, making it the 9th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

27% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

With 23% 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 16’041 a year in income tax here, less than in 7 of its 8 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Bern.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 559 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Olten, about 30 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	5’564 11.1%	11’428 14.3%	16’041 16.0%	29’904 19.9%	46’388 23.2%	82’989 27.7%
Married, single income, no children	3’367 6.7%	8’387 10.5%	12’065 12.1%	23’291 15.5%	38’936 19.5%	74’277 24.8%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	2’892 5.8%	7’775 9.7%	11’302 11.3%	21’749 14.5%	35’396 17.7%	69’531 23.2%
Married, single income, 2 children	459 0.9%	4’646 5.8%	7’800 7.8%	17’948 12.0%	31’930 16.0%	67’083 22.4%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 144%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 16%, Roman Catholic 19%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 512	CHF 559
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 119	CHF 138

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
Olten	30
Aarau	48
Solothurn	56
Bern	57
Liestal	63
Basel SBB	69
Muttenz	75
Baden	78

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]
PfaffnauLU	14’402	501	2’792
Langenthal	16’041	559	16’233
Bleienbach	16’074	559	787
Aarwangen	16’463	559	4’873
Busswil bei Melchnau	16’561	559	165
Thunstetten	16’723	559	3’621
Lotzwil	16’886	559	2’841
Roggwil (BE)	16’918	559	4’514
Melchnau	17’016	559	1’485

Population

Residents16’233^[4]

Foreign nationals26.5%

Aged 0–1919.9%

Aged 20–6457.2%

Aged 65+22.9%

Area21.13 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 Langenthal COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.