Bern · Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne · BFS commune no. 387^[7]

Lengnau (BE)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’690per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’20416.2% of income

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

Residents^[4]5’80830.4% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]36 minto Biel/Bienne

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Lengnau (BE) has 5’808 residents, making it the 33rd largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

30% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’204 a year in income tax here, less than in any of its 5 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 Biel/Bienne, about 36 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	5’625 11.3%	11’547 14.4%	16’204 16.2%	30’186 20.1%	46’802 23.4%	83’685 27.9%
Married, single income, no children	3’404 6.8%	8’477 10.6%	12’191 12.2%	23’517 15.7%	39’288 19.6%	74’892 25.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	2’925 5.8%	7’861 9.8%	11’423 11.4%	21’969 14.6%	35’732 17.9%	70’122 23.4%
Married, single income, 2 children	464 0.9%	4’699 5.9%	7’888 7.9%	18’131 12.1%	32’230 16.1%	67’647 22.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 149%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 22%, Roman Catholic 24.1%.^[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
Biel/Bienne	36
Solothurn	37
Neuchâtel	65
Delémont	67
Olten	68
Bern	79
Aarau	79
Yverdon-les-Bains	86

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]
Lengnau (BE)	16’204	592	5’808
GrenchenSO	16’386	590	18’973
Romont (BE)	16’561	592	237
Büren an der Aare	16’691	592	3’779
Pieterlen	17’048	592	5’255
Meinisberg	17’698	592	1’513

Population

Residents5’808^[4]

Foreign nationals30.4%

Aged 0–1920.3%

Aged 20–6457.1%

Aged 65+22.6%

Area7.41 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 Lengnau BE COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.