What is the postal code of Rumisberg?

The postal code of Rumisberg is 4539.

What is the tax rate in Rumisberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rumisberg is 189% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Rumisberg?

A single person without children pays about 17'503 CHF income tax in Rumisberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 275 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rumisberg have?

Rumisberg has 499 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rumisberg?

Rumisberg has 32 foreign residents, a share of 6.41% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Rumisberg

4539

BE CANTON4539

Residents

499

Area

5.1 km²

Population density

97 pop./km²

Elevation

824 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'223 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

189%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

247 49.5%

Men

252 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

93 18.6%

Swiss citizens

467 93.6%

Foreign residents

32 6.4%

Population density

97 pop./km²

0–19 · 93 · 18.6%20–64 · 295 · 59.1%65+ · 111 · 22.2%

Foreign residents 6.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rumisberg

BFS

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

67.6% YesNo 32.4%

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

70.9% YesNo 29.1%

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

22.9% YesNo 77.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.6% YesNo 56.4%

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

11.8% YesNo 88.2%

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

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

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

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

71.9% YesNo 28.1%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

8.1% YesNo 91.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP63.0% · strongest party

SVP63.0%

FDP8.0%

SP8.0%

GLP6.0%

Übrige4.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier189%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

189%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 275 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'503 CHF(17.5%)

Rank 275 of 334 in the canton · 2017 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:17'503 CHF(~17.5%)

RumisbergCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rumisberg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.7%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.1%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	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 1991–20207.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'585 mm

7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'223 m

Mean elevation

858 m

Relief

665 m

Mean slope

16.4°

Flat share

6.5%

South-facing

67.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 665 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

6.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'400

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

2.91 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

275

Built before 194629.5%

Built since 200112.4%

2.91 %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 86 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 66/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterumisberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities499 #270 BE · #1809 CH Families & children18.6% #232 BE · #1548 CH Age structure22.2% #220 BE · #821 CH Women share49.5% #248 BE · #1254 CH Foreign residents6.4% #239 BE · #1954 CH Population density97/km² #209 BE · #1489 CH Tax burden17'503 #278 BE · #2020 CH Taxes189% #275 BE Warmest municipalities7.9 °C #263 BE · #1717 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #257 BE · #1482 CH Rainiest municipalities1'585 mm #12 BE · #184 CH Voter turnout58.4% #46 BE · #640 CH SVP strongholds63% #21 BE · #30 CH SP strongholds8% #261 BE · #1687 CH Centre strongholds4.5% #277 BE · #1839 CH FDP strongholds8% #87 BE · #1592 CH GLP strongholds6% #220 BE · #966 CH Green strongholds2.6% #310 BE · #1908 CH Largest by area5.1 km² #232 BE · #1530 CH Highest municipalities824 m #77 BE · #388 CH Remotest municipalities86 min #66 BE · #624 CH Best-connected municipalities86 min #274 BE · #1473 CH Highest peaks1'223 m #99 BE · #594 CH Highest-lying municipalities858 m #111 BE · #543 CH Greatest vertical range665 m #86 BE · #578 CH Steepest municipalities16.4° #82 BE · #519 CH Solar potential6 GWh #278 BE · #1826 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #215 BE · #975 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #302 BE · #1307 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4539

Rumisberg

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Farnern4539 Rumisberg4539

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rumisberg?: The postal code of Rumisberg is 4539.
What is the tax rate in Rumisberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rumisberg is 189% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Rumisberg?: A single person without children pays about 17'503 CHF income tax in Rumisberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 275 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rumisberg have?: Rumisberg has 499 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rumisberg?: Rumisberg has 32 foreign residents, a share of 6.41% (2025).

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