Bern · Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen · BFS commune no. 792^[7]

Lenk

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’113per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 17’17817.2% of income

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

Residents^[4]2’35215.5% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]113 minto Thun

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Lenk has 2’352 residents, making it the 116th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

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

With 28% 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 17’178 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 8 neighbouring communes.

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 Thun, about 113 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	5’989 12.0%	12’262 15.3%	17’178 17.2%	31’877 21.3%	49’292 24.6%	87’858 29.3%
Married, single income, no children	3’628 7.3%	9’016 11.3%	12’944 12.9%	24’882 16.6%	41’394 20.7%	78’597 26.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	3’121 6.2%	8’373 10.5%	12’152 12.2%	23’291 15.5%	37’740 18.9%	73’659 24.6%
Married, single income, 2 children	495 1.0%	5’015 6.3%	8’418 8.4%	19’232 12.8%	34’028 17.0%	71’028 23.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 179%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 22%, Roman Catholic 13.8%.^[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
Thun	113
Bern	137
Visp	163
Fribourg	171
Olten	179

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]
Crans-MontanaVS	14’540	563	10’782
IcogneVS	14’823	563	625
Saanen	14’937	559	6’967
AyentVS	15’960	563	4’509
Lauenen	16’561	559	851
LeukerbadVS	17’129	504	1’401
Lenk	17’178	559	2’352
St. Stephan	17’340	559	1’316
Adelboden	17’828	559	3’438

Population

Residents2’352^[4]

Foreign nationals15.5%

Aged 0–1918.4%

Aged 20–6454.1%

Aged 65+27.5%

Area122.96 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 Lenk COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.