Population
2'705↓0.3%
About Rapperswil BE
City · Bern
Rapperswil is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It lies 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital Bern. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Ruppoldsried merged into Rapperswil. On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Bangerten merged into Rapperswil.
Population
2'705
Tax multiplier
168%
Rapperswil BE in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
168%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 68'770
Top quartile in canton
Vacancy
1.16%↓17.1%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture64%
- Forest27%
- Settlement9%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
6.1%↑5.4%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
1'293↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
650↓0.3%
89%
26%
Fibre
Housing market in Rapperswil BE
The rental vacancy rate is 1.16%, 5% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 168%, 3% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 68'770, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Rapperswil BE has 2'705 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
