Population
3'485↓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
3'485
Tax multiplier
46%
Biel-Benken BL in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
46%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 93'897
Top 10% in canton
Vacancy
1.02%↑6.3%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture52%
- Settlement28%
- Forest20%
Foreign residents
15.2%↓4.6%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'569↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
765↓2.7%
91%
10%
Fibre
Housing market in Biel-Benken BL
The rental vacancy rate is 1.02%, 22% above the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 46%, 20% below the cantonal average (57 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 93'897, 40% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Biel-Benken BL has 3'485 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
