Bern · Verwaltungskreis Emmental · BFS commune no. 908^[8]

Trub

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 64’863per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 17’34017.3% of income

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

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

Residents^[5]1’2773.8% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]89 minto Bern

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Trub has 1’277 residents, making it the 170th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

4% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 17’340 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 Bern, about 89 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’440 h; Less sunny than 95% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 280 h; More winter sun than 55% 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]: 6%; Less than in 75% 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%; Median: Bern 0%, Switzerland 0%; 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]: 6%; 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	6’049 12.1%	12’381 15.5%	17’340 17.3%	32’159 21.4%	49’706 24.9%	88’554 29.5%
Married, single income, no children	3’665 7.3%	9’106 11.4%	13’070 13.1%	25’109 16.7%	41’746 20.9%	79’212 26.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	3’154 6.3%	8’459 10.6%	12’273 12.3%	23’510 15.7%	38’074 19.0%	74’250 24.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	500 1.0%	5’067 6.3%	8’507 8.5%	19’416 12.9%	34’328 17.2%	71’592 23.9%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 184%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 23%, Roman Catholic 27%.^[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	89
Thun	103
Luzern	104
Fribourg	126
Olten	126
Zug	127
Biel/Bienne	135
Neuchâtel	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]
Escholzmatt-MarbachLU	13’390	501	4’587
Hergiswil bei WillisauLU	13’390	501	1’934
RomoosLU	14’065	501	640
LuthernLU	14’739	501	1’252
Sumiswald	17’178	559	5’234
Eggiwil	17’210	559	2’438
Trub	17’340	559	1’277
Langnau im Emmental	17’665	559	9’645
Trubschachen	17’828	559	1’536

Population

Residents1’277^[5]

Foreign nationals3.8%

Aged 0–1921.6%

Aged 20–6457.4%

Aged 65+21.0%

Area61.99 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 Trub COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.