
Bätterkinden is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is about 20 km (12 mi) north of Bern.
The vacancy rate is 0.84%, 19% below the cantonal average (1.03 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 180% (2026), 10% above the average of the canton's municipalities (164.2 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 15'509 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 14'998 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 51'100 (tax period 2022). Bätterkinden has 3'413 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 9.3°C with 1'026 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.7°C), coldest in January (0.4°C). Station: Koppigen, 485 m.
Precipitation
1'026 mm
Koppigen · 485 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Bern / Zollikofen has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
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4 apartments are currently listed to rent in Bätterkinden on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in Bätterkinden are offered at a median of CHF 17.2 net (without ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 16.4 and CHF 18.3 (6 listings, as of 28 Oct 2026). Flats and houses in Bätterkinden are offered at a median of CHF 19.6 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 19.2 and CHF 20.9 (9 listings, as of 28 Oct 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.
Bätterkinden is located in the canton of Bern.
Bätterkinden has approximately 3'413 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Bätterkinden is 180% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 15'509 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in Bätterkinden (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.