What is the postal code of Bettingen?

The postal code of Bettingen is 4126.

What is the tax rate in Bettingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bettingen is 37.5% (2026); canton BS levies 50%.

How much tax do you pay in Bettingen?

A single person without children pays about 13'039 CHF income tax in Bettingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 3 in canton BS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bettingen have?

Bettingen has 1'286 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bettingen?

Bettingen has 328 foreign residents, a share of 25.51% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BS

Bettingen

4126

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

648 50.4%

Men

638 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

278 21.6%

Swiss citizens

958 74.5%

Foreign residents

328 25.5%

Population density

577 pop./km²

0–19 · 278 · 21.6%20–64 · 678 · 52.7%65+ · 330 · 25.7%

Foreign residents 25.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +7 (+0.6%) · 14 births · 15 deaths · net migration +17

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Bettingen

BFS

22.6% YesNo 77.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

26.1% YesNo 73.9%

27.09.2026Kantonale Initiative «Für die Einrichtung eines Sammlungszentrums im Rundhofgebäude der Messe Basel (Sammlungszentrum-Volksinitiative)»Cantonal BS● Rejected · 13.2% Yes

8.0% YesNo 92.0%

27.09.2026Kantonale Initiative «JA zur Durchsetzung von Recht und Ordnung – NEIN zum Chaotentum (Anti-Chaoten-Initiative)»Cantonal BS● Rejected · 35.7% Yes

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

36.6% YesNo 63.4%

14.06.2026Stichfrage zu Initiative und GegenvorschlagCantonal BS● Rejected · 28.9% Yes

19.4% YesNo 80.7%

14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag des Grossen Rates vom 7. Januar 2026Cantonal BS● Accepted · 67.8% Yes

66.0% YesNo 34.0%

14.06.2026Kantonale Initiative «Für die Wiederherstellung und Wiederaufforstung der ehemaligen Klybeckinsel (Klybeckinsel-Volksinitiative)»Cantonal BS● Rejected · 38.2% Yes

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

14.06.2026Grossratsbeschluss vom 7. Januar 2026 betreffend Finanzierung der weiteren Arbeit im Zusammenhang mit dem Herzstück und dem Bahnknoten BaselCantonal BS● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

55.0% YesNo 45.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP21.4% · strongest party

FDP21.4%

SVP18.6%

LPS14.7%

SP13.9%

EVP7.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier37.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier50%

37.5%BS range 37.5%50%

Tax rank 1 of 3 in canton Basel-City

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'039 CHF(13%)

Rank 1 of 3 in the canton · 546 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'363 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Bettingen 13'039 CHF · most expensive Basel 14'659 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'039 CHF(~13%)

BettingenCanton range Basel-CitySwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bettingen	Basel-City	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	4.3–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	6.9%	6.9–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.7%	8.7–9.9%	10.5%
70'000	10.1%	10.1–11.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	11.2–12.7%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	12.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	13%	13–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	13.9%	13.9–15.6%	16.3%
120'000	14.6%	14.6–16.3%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	15.2–17%	18.1%
140'000	15.8%	15.8–17.7%	19%
150'000	16.4%	16.4–18.3%	19.7%
175'000	17.7%	17.7–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	18.9%	18.9–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	19.9%	19.9–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	20.8%	20.8–22.8%	25.8%
275'000	21.6%	21.6–23.8%	26.8%
300'000	22.7%	22.7–24.9%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020970 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

520 m

Mean elevation

447 m

Relief

164 m

Mean slope

9°

Flat share

20.5%

South-facing

19.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 164 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

6.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'400

Per inhabitant

4'984 kWh/yr

6 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

33.42 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

10.09 Rp./kWh

33.42 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 33.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator IWB Industrielle Werke Basel

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300704 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Basel-City523 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Bettingen →Canton Basel-City →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Basel-City (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.53 %

Second homes

7.1 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

564

Built before 194617.7%

Built since 200119.5%

0.53 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

333

Workplaces

Services share

92.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (3.6%) · Secondary 12 (3.6%) · Tertiary 309 (92.8%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

157 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 41 min · Car 22 min

AgglomerationPT 41 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 1/3 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2702

Head of governmentPatrick Götsch

Websitebettingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bettingen ranks

Largest municipalities1'286 #3 BS · #1274 CH Growing municipalities0.6% #3 BS · #1072 CH Shrinking municipalities0.6% #1 BS · #1034 CH Jobs per resident0.26 #2 BS · #1478 CH Families & children21.6% #2 BS · #634 CH Age structure25.7% #1 BS · #333 CH Women share50.4% #3 BS · #683 CH Foreign residents25.5% #3 BS · #526 CH Population density577/km² #3 BS · #448 CH Tax burden13'039 #1 BS · #546 CH Taxes37.5% #1 BS Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #3 BS · #329 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #3 BS · #1327 CH Rainiest municipalities970 mm #1 BS · #1759 CH Voter turnout65% #1 BS · #202 CH Against Switzerland10.8% #3 BS · #1174 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.2% #1 BS · #295 CH SVP strongholds18.6% #2 BS · #1850 CH SP strongholds13.9% #3 BS · #1063 CH Centre strongholds6.8% #2 BS · #1594 CH FDP strongholds21.4% #1 BS · #369 CH GLP strongholds6.5% #3 BS · #858 CH Green strongholds6.4% #3 BS · #1228 CH Largest by area2.2 km² #3 BS · #1984 CH Highest municipalities378 m #1 BS · #1970 CH Second homes7.1% #2 BS · #1800 CH Organic farming0% #3 BS · #1787 CH Best-connected municipalities41 min #3 BS · #252 CH Remotest municipalities41 min #1 BS · #1853 CH Highest peaks520 m #1 BS · #1813 CH Highest-lying municipalities447 m #1 BS · #1740 CH Greatest vertical range164 m #2 BS · #1517 CH Steepest municipalities9° #1 BS · #1014 CH Solar potential6 GWh #3 BS · #1806 CH Solar potential per capita4'984 kWh #1 BS · #1971 CH Cheapest electricity33.42 Rp./kWh #2 BS · #2037 CH Most expensive electricity33.42 Rp./kWh #2 BS · #70 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4126

Bettingen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bettingen4126

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bettingen?: The postal code of Bettingen is 4126.
What is the tax rate in Bettingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bettingen is 37.5% (2026); canton BS levies 50%.
How much tax do you pay in Bettingen?: A single person without children pays about 13'039 CHF income tax in Bettingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 3 in canton BS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bettingen have?: Bettingen has 1'286 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bettingen?: Bettingen has 328 foreign residents, a share of 25.51% (2025).

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