What is the postal code of Böckten?

Böckten has 2 postal codes: 4450, 4461.

What is the tax rate in Böckten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Böckten is 64% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Böckten?

A single person without children pays about 16'628 CHF income tax in Böckten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Böckten have?

Böckten has 857 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Böckten?

Böckten has 132 foreign residents, a share of 15.4% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Böckten

4450–4461

BL CANTON4450 4461

Residents

857

Area

2.3 km²

Population density

376 pop./km²

Elevation

473 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

745 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

64%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

415 48.4%

Men

442 51.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

167 19.5%

Swiss citizens

725 84.6%

Foreign residents

132 15.4%

Population density

376 pop./km²

0–19 · 167 · 19.5%20–64 · 510 · 59.5%65+ · 180 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 15.4%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Böckten

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% Yes

56.7% YesNo 43.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

72.0% YesNo 28.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.0% · strongest party

SVP32.0%

SP25.5%

FDP11.5%

GRÜNE10.1%

Mitte9.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier64%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

64%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 74 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'628 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 69 of 86 in the canton · 1663 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'628 CHF(~16.6%)

BöcktenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Böckten	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.4%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.8%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.6%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	14.1%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.8%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.6%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.6%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	25.2%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	26.6%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'001 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

745 m

Mean elevation

485 m

Relief

371 m

Mean slope

12.3°

Flat share

16.5%

South-facing

55.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 371 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

8.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

8 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.74 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.31 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

30.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 31.98 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.49 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

410

Built before 194631.7%

Built since 200122.0%

0.49 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 39 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 60/86 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteboeckten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities857 #53 BL · #1547 CH Families & children19.5% #40 BL · #1314 CH Age structure21% #69 BL · #1045 CH Women share48.4% #74 BL · #1741 CH Foreign residents15.4% #48 BL · #1247 CH Population density376/km² #38 BL · #648 CH Tax burden16'628 #71 BL · #1665 CH Taxes64% #74 BL Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #36 BL · #334 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #50 BL · #1371 CH Rainiest municipalities1'001 mm #50 BL · #1611 CH Voter turnout56.6% #26 BL · #850 CH SVP strongholds32% #59 BL · #1149 CH SP strongholds25.5% #18 BL · #156 CH Centre strongholds9.4% #32 BL · #1255 CH FDP strongholds11.5% #42 BL · #1207 CH GLP strongholds5.5% #52 BL · #1085 CH Green strongholds10.1% #33 BL · #560 CH Largest by area2.3 km² #73 BL · #1967 CH Highest municipalities473 m #40 BL · #1364 CH Remotest municipalities39 min #60 BL · #1893 CH Best-connected municipalities39 min #26 BL · #212 CH Highest peaks745 m #30 BL · #1094 CH Highest-lying municipalities485 m #49 BL · #1507 CH Greatest vertical range371 m #27 BL · #864 CH Steepest municipalities12.3° #43 BL · #748 CH Solar potential8 GWh #52 BL · #1690 CH Cheapest electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #24 BL · #1659 CH Most expensive electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #38 BL · #424 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Böckten4461 Sissach4450

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Böckten?: Böckten has 2 postal codes: 4450, 4461.
What is the tax rate in Böckten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Böckten is 64% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Böckten?: A single person without children pays about 16'628 CHF income tax in Böckten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Böckten have?: Böckten has 857 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Böckten?: Böckten has 132 foreign residents, a share of 15.4% (2025).

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