Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
The following figures are for the whole municipality Birsfelden belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.60%, 7% below the cantonal average (0.64 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 62% (2026), 8% above the average of the canton's municipalities (57.3 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 14'745 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Birsfelden (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 14'313 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 49'050 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 10'401 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
5 apartments are currently listed to buy in Birsfelden on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Birsfelden are offered for sale at a median of CHF 8'704 per m² of living space, the middle half between CHF 7'702 and CHF 10'233 (8 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking prices from listings on Swiss portals, not prices paid and not a valuation.
Birsfelden is located in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Birsfelden is 62% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 14'745 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Birsfelden (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.
2.0 kmCHF 720'000.–
2.2 kmCHF 495'000.–
2.3 kmCHF 1'590'000.–
2.4 kmCHF 1'461'000.–
2.7 kmCHF 1'290'000.–
2.7 kmCHF 540'000.–
3.0 kmCHF 760'000.–
Annual mean 10.9°C with 842 mm of rain. Warmest in July (20.2°C), coldest in January (2.2°C). Station: Basel / Binningen, 316 m.
Sunshine
1'687 h
Precipitation
842 mm
Basel / Binningen · 316 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Basel / Binningen has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1755–1784) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Basel / Binningen · 316 m.a.s.l. · 1755–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
