Sumiswald is a municipality in the district of the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is mostly known for being the manufacturing location of the Swiss railway clock.
The following figures are for the whole municipality Sumiswald belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.87%, 16% below the cantonal average (1.03 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 179% (2026), 9% above the average of the canton's municipalities (164.2 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 15'477 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Sumiswald (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 14'998 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 41'400 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 5'234 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 8.1°C with 1'312 mm of rain. Warmest in July (17.1°C), coldest in January (-0.6°C). Station: Langnau i.E., 744 m.
Precipitation
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Langnau i.E. · 744 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Bern / Zollikofen has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
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1 houses are currently listed to buy in Sumiswald on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Sumiswald are offered for sale at a median of CHF 5'281 per m² of living space, the middle half between CHF 3'905 and CHF 7'525 (8 listings, as of 28 Oct 2026). These are asking prices from listings on Swiss portals, not prices paid and not a valuation.
Sumiswald is located in the canton of Bern.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Sumiswald is 179% 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 15'477 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Sumiswald (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.
