What is the postal code of Grosshöchstetten?

Grosshöchstetten has 2 postal codes: 3082, 3506.

What is the tax rate in Grosshöchstetten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Grosshöchstetten is 162% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Grosshöchstetten?

A single person without children pays about 16'626 CHF income tax in Grosshöchstetten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 91 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Grosshöchstetten have?

Grosshöchstetten has 4'191 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Grosshöchstetten?

Grosshöchstetten has 422 foreign residents, a share of 10.07% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Grosshöchstetten

3082–3506

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'103 50.2%

Men

2'088 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

805 19.2%

Swiss citizens

3'769 89.9%

Foreign residents

422 10.1%

Population density

605 pop./km²

0–19 · 805 · 19.2%20–64 · 2'269 · 54.1%65+ · 1'117 · 26.7%

Foreign residents 10.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +120 (+3%) · 26 births · 34 deaths · net migration +122

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 Grosshöchstetten

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 32.7% Yes

19.9% YesNo 80.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes

23.5% YesNo 76.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes

32.5% YesNo 67.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes

24.0% YesNo 76.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.7% · strongest party

SVP29.7%

SP16.6%

GLP10.6%

Mitte10.0%

FDP8.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier162%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

162%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 93 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'626 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 91 of 334 in the canton · 1660 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'626 CHF(~16.6%)

GrosshöchstettenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Grosshöchstetten	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.1%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'233 mm

8.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

915 m

Mean elevation

768 m

Relief

254 m

Mean slope

6.6°

Flat share

45.9%

South-facing

7.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 254 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

33.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

45.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'400

Per inhabitant

7'967 kWh/yr

33 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

32.33 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.92 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

32.33 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Energie Grosshöchstetten AG

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

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Grosshöchstetten →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

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

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.01 %

Second homes

9.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'071

Built before 194624.6%

Built since 200119.6%

1.01 %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

1'789

Workplaces

251

Services share

78.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 69 (3.9%) · Secondary 323 (18.1%) · Tertiary 1'397 (78.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

422 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 47 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 262/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number608

Websitegrosshoechstetten.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Grosshöchstetten ranks

Largest municipalities4'191 #56 BE · #533 CH Growing municipalities3% #16 BE · #164 CH Shrinking municipalities3% #319 BE · #1945 CH Jobs per resident0.43 #118 BE · #719 CH Families & children19.2% #203 BE · #1382 CH Age structure26.7% #61 BE · #253 CH Women share50.2% #167 BE · #787 CH Foreign residents10.1% #154 BE · #1691 CH Population density605/km² #43 BE · #424 CH Tax burden16'626 #91 BE · #1660 CH Taxes162% #93 BE Warmest municipalities8.1 °C #243 BE · #1677 CH Sunniest municipalities43.8% #108 BE · #864 CH Rainiest municipalities1'233 mm #120 BE · #622 CH Voter turnout58.8% #56 BE · #720 CH Against Switzerland8.8% #157 BE · #1273 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.2% #48 BE · #172 CH SVP strongholds29.7% #284 BE · #1284 CH SP strongholds16.6% #113 BE · #776 CH Centre strongholds10% #95 BE · #1196 CH FDP strongholds8.2% #80 BE · #1571 CH GLP strongholds10.6% #73 BE · #246 CH Green strongholds7% #155 BE · #1097 CH Largest by area6.9 km² #195 BE · #1274 CH Highest municipalities765 m #97 BE · #470 CH Second homes9.5% #240 BE · #1321 CH Organic farming0% #297 BE · #1667 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #73 BE · #383 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #262 BE · #1718 CH Highest peaks915 m #159 BE · #807 CH Highest-lying municipalities768 m #135 BE · #649 CH Greatest vertical range254 m #179 BE · #1131 CH Steepest municipalities6.6° #205 BE · #1297 CH Solar potential33 GWh #83 BE · #602 CH Solar potential per capita7'967 kWh #283 BE · #1466 CH Cheapest electricity32.33 Rp./kWh #312 BE · #2011 CH Most expensive electricity32.33 Rp./kWh #22 BE · #96 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Grosshöchstetten3506 Schlosswil3082

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Grosshöchstetten?: Grosshöchstetten has 2 postal codes: 3082, 3506.
What is the tax rate in Grosshöchstetten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Grosshöchstetten is 162% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Grosshöchstetten?: A single person without children pays about 16'626 CHF income tax in Grosshöchstetten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 91 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Grosshöchstetten have?: Grosshöchstetten has 4'191 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Grosshöchstetten?: Grosshöchstetten has 422 foreign residents, a share of 10.07% (2025).

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