Population
16'581↑0.7%
About Steffisburg
Municipality · Bern
Steffisburg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg.
Population
16'581
Tax multiplier
162%
Steffisburg in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
162%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 64'102
Above average in canton
Vacancy
0.47%↓11.3%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture44%
- Forest29%
- Settlement26%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
12.6%↑2.7%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
8'511↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
4'970↑2.1%
93%
15%
Fibre
Housing market in Steffisburg
The rental vacancy rate is 0.47%, 57% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 162%, roughly the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'102, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Steffisburg has 16'581 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
