Population
3'976↑1.8%
About Port
Municipality · Bern
Port is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the Biel/Bienne administrative district.
Population
3'976
Tax multiplier
169%
Port in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.169%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'600↑2.8%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'200↑1.9%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
4.16%↑69.8%
Top 10% in canton
- Settlement45%
- Forest30%
- Agriculture21%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
14.4%↑2.3%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+10% vs CH
Dwellings
1'923↑2.4%
Jobs (FTE)
827↑3.6%
93%
78%
Fibre
Housing market in Port
The rental vacancy rate is 4.16%, 278% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 169%, 3% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 64'800, 5% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Port has 3'976 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
