Population
3'070↓0.2%
About Grossaffoltern
Municipality · Bern
Grossaffoltern is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is known for its stork colony.
Population
3'070
Tax multiplier
169%
Grossaffoltern in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
169%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 68'020
Top quartile in canton
Vacancy
0.20%↓76.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture61%
- Forest26%
- Settlement12%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
6.3%↓4.7%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
1'500↓0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
508↑2.2%
90%
51%
Fibre
Housing market in Grossaffoltern
The rental vacancy rate is 0.20%, 82% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 169%, 3% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 68'020, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Grossaffoltern has 3'070 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
