What is the postal code of Homberg?

The postal code of Homberg is 3622.

What is the tax rate in Homberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Homberg is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Homberg?

A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Homberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Homberg have?

Homberg has 499 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Homberg?

Homberg has 21 foreign residents, a share of 4.21% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Homberg

3622

BE CANTON3622

Residents

499

Area

6.5 km²

Population density

77 pop./km²

Elevation

941 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'210 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

184%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

248 49.7%

Men

251 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

120 24.0%

Swiss citizens

478 95.8%

Foreign residents

21 4.2%

Population density

77 pop./km²

0–19 · 120 · 24.0%20–64 · 296 · 59.3%65+ · 83 · 16.6%

Foreign residents 4.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Homberg

BFS

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

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

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

79.7% YesNo 20.3%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

14.9% YesNo 85.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

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

9.2% YesNo 90.8%

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

64.4% YesNo 35.6%

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

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

70.7% YesNo 29.3%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

3.8% YesNo 96.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP54.1% · strongest party

SVP54.1%

EDU19.6%

Übrige5.9%

Mitte5.5%

GRÜNE4.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier184%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

184%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 243 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'340 CHF(17.3%)

Rank 236 of 334 in the canton · 1963 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:17'340 CHF(~17.3%)

HombergCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Homberg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.2%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.3%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.4%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'264 mm

7.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'210 m

Mean elevation

908 m

Relief

591 m

Mean slope

15.9°

Flat share

7.4%

South-facing

4.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 591 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

7.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'600

7 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator BKW Energie 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

235

Built before 194659.6%

Built since 20016.0%

0 %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 61 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 185/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehomberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities499 #269 BE · #1808 CH Families & children24% #8 BE · #164 CH Age structure16.6% #331 BE · #1824 CH Women share49.7% #222 BE · #1111 CH Foreign residents4.2% #286 BE · #2043 CH Population density77/km² #239 BE · #1604 CH Tax burden17'340 #240 BE · #1967 CH Taxes184% #243 BE Warmest municipalities7.6 °C #279 BE · #1762 CH Sunniest municipalities44.9% #77 BE · #674 CH Rainiest municipalities1'264 mm #96 BE · #551 CH Voter turnout52.2% #185 BE · #1434 CH SVP strongholds54.1% #69 BE · #138 CH SP strongholds3.2% #321 BE · #1994 CH Centre strongholds5.5% #249 BE · #1733 CH FDP strongholds0.6% #325 BE · #2065 CH GLP strongholds4.2% #268 BE · #1356 CH Green strongholds4.4% #270 BE · #1646 CH Largest by area6.5 km² #208 BE · #1331 CH Highest municipalities941 m #50 BE · #304 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #185 BE · #1285 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #154 BE · #803 CH Highest peaks1'210 m #101 BE · #598 CH Highest-lying municipalities908 m #96 BE · #503 CH Greatest vertical range591 m #98 BE · #620 CH Steepest municipalities15.9° #86 BE · #542 CH Solar potential7 GWh #259 BE · #1739 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #192 BE · #952 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #279 BE · #1284 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3622

Homberg b. Thun

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Homberg b. Thun3622

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Homberg?: The postal code of Homberg is 3622.
What is the tax rate in Homberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Homberg is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Homberg?: A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Homberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Homberg have?: Homberg has 499 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Homberg?: Homberg has 21 foreign residents, a share of 4.21% (2025).

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