What is the postal code of Niederhünigen?

The postal code of Niederhünigen is 3504.

What is the tax rate in Niederhünigen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Niederhünigen is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Niederhünigen?

A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Niederhünigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Niederhünigen have?

Niederhünigen has 714 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Niederhünigen?

Niederhünigen has 20 foreign residents, a share of 2.8% (2025).

Niederhünigen (BE): Postal Codes 3504, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

363 50.8%

Men

351 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

140 19.6%

Swiss citizens

694 97.2%

Foreign residents

20 2.8%

Population density

132 pop./km²

0–19 · 140 · 19.6%20–64 · 425 · 59.5%65+ · 149 · 20.9%

Foreign residents 2.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Niederhünigen

BFS

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

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

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

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

21.3% YesNo 78.7%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

38.6% YesNo 61.4%

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

74.3% YesNo 25.7%

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

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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

17.9% YesNo 82.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.3% · strongest party

SVP42.3%

SP14.2%

EDU8.2%

GLP7.8%

GRÜNE7.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier170%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

170%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 143 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'886 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 138 of 334 in the canton · 1790 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:16'886 CHF(~16.9%)

NiederhünigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Niederhünigen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.8%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	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 1991–20208.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'241 mm

8.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'150 m

Mean elevation

835 m

Relief

493 m

Mean slope

10.8°

Flat share

26.4%

South-facing

3.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 493 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

5.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'300

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 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

0.29 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

341

Built before 194642.2%

Built since 200124.3%

0.29 %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 51 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 235/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteniederhuenigen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities714 #227 BE · #1641 CH Families & children19.6% #168 BE · #1267 CH Age structure20.9% #258 BE · #1055 CH Women share50.8% #109 BE · #494 CH Foreign residents2.8% #312 BE · #2079 CH Population density132/km² #174 BE · #1301 CH Tax burden16'886 #148 BE · #1800 CH Taxes170% #143 BE Warmest municipalities8.1 °C #244 BE · #1678 CH Sunniest municipalities43.6% #118 BE · #905 CH Rainiest municipalities1'241 mm #111 BE · #603 CH Voter turnout53.5% #143 BE · #1277 CH SVP strongholds42.3% #173 BE · #533 CH SP strongholds14.2% #156 BE · #1024 CH Centre strongholds7% #201 BE · #1559 CH FDP strongholds4.2% #230 BE · #1900 CH GLP strongholds7.8% #161 BE · #610 CH Green strongholds7.4% #139 BE · #994 CH Largest by area5.4 km² #227 BE · #1490 CH Highest municipalities692 m #127 BE · #611 CH Remotest municipalities51 min #235 BE · #1606 CH Best-connected municipalities51 min #98 BE · #497 CH Highest peaks1'150 m #117 BE · #643 CH Highest-lying municipalities835 m #121 BE · #582 CH Greatest vertical range493 m #117 BE · #697 CH Steepest municipalities10.8° #142 BE · #861 CH Solar potential6 GWh #280 BE · #1838 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #104 BE · #864 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #191 BE · #1196 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3504

Niederhünigen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Niederhünigen3504

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Niederhünigen?: The postal code of Niederhünigen is 3504.
What is the tax rate in Niederhünigen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Niederhünigen is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Niederhünigen?: A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Niederhünigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Niederhünigen have?: Niederhünigen has 714 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Niederhünigen?: Niederhünigen has 20 foreign residents, a share of 2.8% (2025).

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