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Canton of BL

Living in Biel-Benken

With a municipal tax multiplier of 46%, this municipality ranks 2 among the least taxed of the 86 municipalities in canton BL. That is 13.7 points below the median municipality in canton BL. With 3,485 inhabitants, it is the 22 most populous of the canton’s 86 municipalities. Under-20s make up 20.8% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young.

Population
3,485

STATPOP 2024

Households
1,431
Median taxable income
CHF 91,479

Age structure

0–19 years
726
20–64 years
1,878
65 and over
881

Municipal taxation

Municipal multiplier
46.00 %
Cantonal multiplier
100.00 %

As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.

Information published by the municipality

Extracted from the official website and verified. Every value links back to its source page.

No information has been collected from this municipality's website yet.

Official municipal website

Sources

Population and demographics: FSO (STATPOP). Tax multipliers: FTA. Accessibility: FSO geodata. Municipal information: the municipality's official website. Every value carries its reference year.