Population
3'550↑1.9%
About Biel-Benken BL
City · Basel-Landschaft
Biel-Benken is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Population
3'550
Tax multiplier
46%
Biel-Benken BL in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.46%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 67'200↓0.7%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 75'650↓0.9%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.02%↑6.3%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture52%
- Settlement28%
- Forest20%
Foreign residents
15.9%↑4.5%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 9'524/ m²
+12% vs CH
Dwellings
1'569↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
729↓4.7%
91%
10%
Fibre
Property market in Biel-Benken BL
The rental vacancy rate is 1.02%, 22% above the cantonal average (0.83 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 46%, 20% below the cantonal average (57 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 84'550, 37% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Biel-Benken BL has 3'550 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
