Bern · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois · BFS commune no. 442^[8]

Romont (BE)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 64’081per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’56116.6% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’021per month, estimate

Residents^[5]23722.4% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]90 minto Biel/Bienne

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Romont (BE) has 237 residents, making it the 309th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

22% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 27% 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 16’561 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 of its 7 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 90 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	5’758 11.5%	11’809 14.8%	16’561 16.6%	30’806 20.5%	47’714 23.9%	85’215 28.4%
Married, single income, no children	3’486 7.0%	8’674 10.8%	12’467 12.5%	24’018 16.0%	40’060 20.0%	76’251 25.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	2’997 6.0%	8’049 10.1%	11’690 11.7%	22’454 15.0%	36’468 18.2%	71’418 23.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	475 0.9%	4’815 6.0%	8’083 8.1%	18’536 12.4%	32’890 16.4%	68’886 23.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 160%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 18%, Roman Catholic 23%.^[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

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 1’021	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’217	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’499	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
Biel/Bienne	90
Solothurn	102
Delémont	107
Neuchâtel	116
Olten	128
Bern	135
Yverdon-les-Bains	137
Aarau	140

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]
Lengnau (BE)	16’204	592	5’808
GrenchenSO	16’386	590	18’973
Péry-La Heutte	16’398	592	1’957
Romont (BE)	16’561	592	237
Pieterlen	17’048	592	5’255
Sorvilier	17’210	592	311
Sauge	17’535	592	829
Court	17’665	592	1’387

Population

Residents237^[5]

Foreign nationals22.4%

Aged 0–1916.5%

Aged 20–6456.5%

Aged 65+27.0%

Area7.02 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.

Coat of arms: CHE Romont BE COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.