Population
5'396↑2.4%
About Beringen
Municipality · Schaffhausen
Beringen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the municipality of Guntmadingen merged into the municipality of Beringen.
Population
5'396
Tax multiplier
91%
Beringen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.91%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'700↑1.9%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'700↑0.5%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
76%↓3.8%
1.16%↓17.7%
Above average in canton
- Forest59%
- Agriculture28%
- Settlement12%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
26.1%↑4.3%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
±0% vs CH
Dwellings
2'500↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
2'274↑1.4%
94%
62%
Fibre
Housing market in Beringen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.16%, 39% above the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 91%, 3% above the cantonal average (88 %). Median taxable income is CHF 60'900, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Beringen has 5'396 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
