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Living in Böckten

With a municipal tax multiplier of 59%, this municipality ranks 34 among the least taxed of the 86 municipalities in canton BL.

Population
857

STATPOP 2024

Municipal multiplier
59 %

ESTV 2025

Tax rank in canton
No. 34 of 86

Basel-Landschaft

With 857 inhabitants, it is the 53 most populous of the canton’s 86 municipalities. Under-20s make up 20.5% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young.

Key figures

Official figures, each with its reference year.

Population

857

STATPOP 2024

Households

363

Median taxable income

CHF 75,901

Age structure

Permanent resident population, by age group.

0–19 years
17620.5 %
20–64 years
50859.3 %
65 and over
17320.2 %

Municipal taxation

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

No. 34 of 86
Municipal multiplier

59 %

Cantonal multiplier

100 %

Position within the canton

Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.

59 %
Pfeffingen · 45 %Waldenburg · 72 %

Cantonal median: 60 %

Information published by the municipality

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Straight-line distance between municipal centres.

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.