Population
180'097↑1.4%
About Clara
District · Basel-Stadt
Population
180'097
Tax multiplier
50%
Clara in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.50%
Median taxable income
CHF 47'400↑1.9%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'400↑1.0%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
50%
0.95%↑23.4%
−12% vs CH
- Settlement87%
- Other6%
- Agriculture4%
- Forest4%
Foreign residents
40.5%↑1.3%
Median rent
CHF 25/ m²
+37% vs CH
Dwellings
104'947↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
154'437↑1.7%
89%
87%
Fibre
Housing market in Clara
The rental vacancy rate is 0.95%, 3% above the cantonal average (0.93 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 50%, roughly the cantonal average (49 %). Median taxable income is CHF 61'400, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Clara has 180'097 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
