Bern · Verwaltungskreis Emmental · BFS commune no. 955^[8]

Lützelflüh

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 65’317per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’88616.9% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 924per month, estimate

Residents^[5]4’4067.8% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]64 minto Bern

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Lützelflüh has 4’406 residents, making it the 54th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

8% of residents are foreign nationals, below 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 16’886 a year in income tax here, less than in 8 of its 9 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 Bern, about 64 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’720 h; Sunnier than 60% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 310 h; More 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]: 18%; More than in 60% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0.1%; More than in 70% of communes; 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]: 12%; Median: Bern 7%, 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]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	5’880 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 children	3’561 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 children	3’063 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 children	486 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 18.4%, Roman Catholic 20.7%.^[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

Rent

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

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 924	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’131	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’349	Estimate

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]

Hub	Minutes
Bern	64
Olten	78
Thun	93
Aarau	95
Solothurn	96
Fribourg	102
Basel SBB	108
Liestal	108

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^[5]
Krauchthal	16’853	592	2’363
Lützelflüh	16’886	559	4’406
Hasle bei Burgdorf	17’178	592	3’414
Rüegsau	17’178	559	3’278
Sumiswald	17’178	559	5’234
Rüderswil	17’340	559	2’394
Landiswil	17’373	592	624
Walkringen	17’438	592	1’814
Oberburg	17’470	592	2’972
Trachselwald	17’470	559	927

Population

Residents4’406^[5]

Foreign nationals7.8%

Aged 0–1919.5%

Aged 20–6457.6%

Aged 65+23.0%

Area26.87 km²^[6]

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), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); 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.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
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.
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.
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: CHE Lützelflüh COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.