What is the postal code of Rüschegg?

Rüschegg has 7 postal codes: 1738, 3099, 3152, 3153, 3154, 3156, 3157.

What is the tax rate in Rüschegg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rüschegg is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Rüschegg?

A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Rüschegg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rüschegg have?

Rüschegg has 1'728 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rüschegg?

Rüschegg has 70 foreign residents, a share of 4.05% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Rüschegg

1738–3157

BE CANTON1738 3099 3152 3153+3 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

849 49.1%

Men

879 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

316 18.3%

Swiss citizens

1'658 96.0%

Foreign residents

70 4.1%

Population density

30 pop./km²

0–19 · 316 · 18.3%20–64 · 935 · 54.1%65+ · 477 · 27.6%

Foreign residents 4.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −10 (−0.6%) · 9 births · 14 deaths · net migration −7

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 Rüschegg

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

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

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

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

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

59.1% YesNo 41.0%

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

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

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

29.3% YesNo 70.8%

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

41.8% YesNo 58.3%

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

19.0% YesNo 81.0%

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

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

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

52.4% YesNo 47.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.9% · strongest party

SVP46.9%

Mitte13.4%

SP9.7%

GRÜNE7.5%

FDP6.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier174%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

174%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 157 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'016 CHF(17%)

Rank 156 of 334 in the canton · 1838 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:17'016 CHF(~17%)

RüscheggCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rüschegg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20207.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'260 mm

7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'180 m

Mean elevation

1'269 m

Relief

1'477 m

Mean slope

17.2°

Flat share

5.8%

South-facing

16.1%

Above 2000 m

0.9%

Relief 1'477 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

24.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'400

Per inhabitant

14'155 kWh/yr

24 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

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Rüschegg →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

0.66 %

Second homes

17.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'061

Built before 194638.6%

Built since 20017.1%

0.66 %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

447

Workplaces

153

Services share

43.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 144 (32.2%) · Secondary 109 (24.4%) · Tertiary 194 (43.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

7.7 %

Farmland

841 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 74 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 62 min · Car 43 min

Remoteness 111/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number853

Websiterueschegg.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Rüschegg ranks

Largest municipalities1'728 #137 BE · #1065 CH Growing municipalities-0.6% #243 BE · #1669 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.6% #92 BE · #436 CH Jobs per resident0.26 #250 BE · #1468 CH Families & children18.3% #245 BE · #1612 CH Age structure27.6% #44 BE · #192 CH Women share49.1% #266 BE · #1462 CH Foreign residents4.1% #290 BE · #2048 CH Population density30/km² #296 BE · #1895 CH Tax burden17'016 #162 BE · #1844 CH Taxes174% #157 BE Warmest municipalities7.5 °C #284 BE · #1777 CH Sunniest municipalities45.2% #67 BE · #631 CH Rainiest municipalities1'260 mm #98 BE · #558 CH Voter turnout47.1% #299 BE · #1967 CH Against Switzerland36.3% #3 BE · #8 CH Aligned with Switzerland63.7% #198 BE · #1448 CH SVP strongholds46.9% #120 BE · #325 CH SP strongholds9.7% #239 BE · #1546 CH Centre strongholds13.4% #21 BE · #926 CH FDP strongholds6.4% #148 BE · #1752 CH GLP strongholds4.9% #251 BE · #1213 CH Green strongholds7.5% #135 BE · #972 CH Largest by area57.3 km² #20 BE · #146 CH Highest municipalities1'313 m #17 BE · #136 CH Second homes17.6% #68 BE · #416 CH Organic farming7.7% #219 BE · #1377 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #227 BE · #1203 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #111 BE · #898 CH Highest peaks2'180 m #36 BE · #311 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'269 m #35 BE · #279 CH Greatest vertical range1'477 m #40 BE · #339 CH Steepest municipalities17.2° #75 BE · #485 CH Solar potential24 GWh #114 BE · #858 CH Solar potential per capita14'155 kWh #123 BE · #513 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #166 BE · #660 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #253 BE · #1523 CH

Postal codes (7)

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Localities

swisstopo · 7

Mamishaus3152 Milken3157 Riffenmatt3156 Rüschegg Gambach3153 Rüschegg Heubach3154 Rüti b. Riggisberg3099 Sangernboden1738

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rüschegg?: Rüschegg has 7 postal codes: 1738, 3099, 3152, 3153, 3154, 3156, 3157.
What is the tax rate in Rüschegg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rüschegg is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Rüschegg?: A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Rüschegg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rüschegg have?: Rüschegg has 1'728 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rüschegg?: Rüschegg has 70 foreign residents, a share of 4.05% (2025).

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