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Dornach

These figures are for the whole municipality Dornach belongs to.

Landscape

The shape of the place

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

46%

Forest

  • Forest46%
  • Settlement36%
  • Agriculture18%
  • Water<1%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 31 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Figures of the municipality of Dornach

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 19.4

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

18.321.6

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.38%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.38%

2.11.10
20222026
Vacancy
20152.77%
20161.66%
20171.65%
20181.91%
20192.04%
20201.86%
20212.04%
20221.17%
20231.16%
20241.41%
20252.11%
20261.38%
Net asking rentCHF 19.4/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of Dornach · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Dornach · Median of 31 listings for flats and houses · middle half 18.3–21.6 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Gross asking rentCHF 22.6/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of Dornach · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Dornach · Median of 33 listings for flats and houses · middle half 21.6–25.3 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Asking priceCHF 11'139/ m²Figures of the municipality of Dornach · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Dornach · Median of 35 listings for flats and houses · middle half 9'091–13'576 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Dwellings3'553Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'718 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings12During 2024
Primary residences89%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage27%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 11.2% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

6'898

6.9K3.5K0
20212025
Population
20106'201
20116'301
20126'325
20136'468
20146'505
20156'538
20166'611
20176'686
20186'780
20196'849
20206'882
20216'832
20226'795
20236'862
20246'901
20256'898
More about People
Population
6'898End of 2025

2025

6'898

6.9K3.5K0
20212025
Population
20106'201
20116'301
20126'325
20136'468
20146'505
20156'538
20166'611
20176'686
20186'780
20196'849
20206'882
20216'832
20226'795
20236'862
20246'901
20256'898
Foreign residents
29.1%End of 2025

2025

29.1%

29.214.60
20212025
Foreign residents
201023.4%
201123.3%
201223.6%
201324.1%
201424.9%
201525.0%
201625.3%
201725.5%
201825.4%
201926.0%
202026.5%
202126.7%
202227.4%
202328.4%
202429.0%
202529.1%
Jobs (FTE)
2'019

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 2'019 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

2'019

2K1K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20111'819
20121'847
20131'889
20142'007
20152'199
20162'218
20172'202
20182'039
20191'993
20201'971
20211'926
20221'985
20231'987
20242'019

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Dornach

CHF 13'107

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 13'107/ yearFigures of the municipality of Dornach · Tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Dornach · Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
92%Tax year 2026

2026

92%

92460
20222026
Tax multiplier
201093%
201190%
201290%
201390%
201496%
201596%
201696%
201791%
201888%
201988%
202088%
202188%
202288%
202388%
202488%
202588%
202692%
Median taxable income
CHF 53'200All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 53'200

53.2K26.6K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 47'600
2011CHF 47'750
2012CHF 48'500
2013CHF 48'400
2014CHF 48'850
2015CHF 49'000
2016CHF 49'200
2017CHF 49'000
2018CHF 51'100
2019CHF 51'200
2020CHF 52'200
2021CHF 52'600
2022CHF 53'200
Median net income
CHF 58'350As of 2022

2022

CHF 58'350

58.4K29.2K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 52'900
2011CHF 53'300
2012CHF 55'000
2013CHF 54'600
2014CHF 54'250
2015CHF 54'550
2016CHF 54'800
2017CHF 54'400
2018CHF 57'300
2019CHF 56'600
2020CHF 57'500
2021CHF 58'100
2022CHF 58'350
Paying direct federal tax76%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%Tax year 2026

2026

104%

104520
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010105%
2011104%
2012100%
2013100%
2014102%
2015104%
2016104%
2017104%
2018104%
2019104%
2020104%
2021104%
2022104%
2023104%
2024104%
2025104%
2026104%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a large agglomeration
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Basel (CH)
Labour market region
Reinach (BL)–Allschwil
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020