Population
11'600
About Richigen
City · Bern
Population
11'600
Tax multiplier
170%
Richigen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.170%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'200↑2.3%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'800↑1.3%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.32%↓53.6%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture62%
- Forest21%
- Settlement16%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
20.6%↑4.8%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+10% vs CH
Dwellings
5'938↑2.4%
Jobs (FTE)
2'795↓1.4%
91%
5%
Fibre
Housing market in Richigen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.32%, 71% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 170%, 4% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'600, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Richigen has 11'600 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
