The following figures are for the whole municipality Bärau belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.45%, 57% below the cantonal average (1.03 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 194% (2026), 18% 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 15'964 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Langnau im Emmental (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 43'500 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 9'645 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
3 apartments & houses are currently listed to rent in Bärau on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Langnau im Emmental are offered at a median of CHF 17.2 net (without ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 16.2 and CHF 18.2 (24 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). Flats and houses in the municipality of Langnau im Emmental are offered at a median of CHF 20.2 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 19.3 and CHF 21 (40 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.
Bärau is located in the canton of Bern.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Bärau is 194% 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 15'964 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Langnau im Emmental (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.
Annual mean 8.1°C with 1'312 mm of rain. Warmest in July (17.1°C), coldest in January (-0.6°C). Station: Langnau i.E., 744 m.
Precipitation
1'312 mm
Langnau i.E. · 744 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
2.5 kmCHF 1'100.–/month
2.6 kmCHF 1'450.–/month
2.6 kmCHF 1'350.–/month
2.6 kmCHF 1'500.–/month
2.6 kmCHF 1'216.–/month
2.8 kmCHF 2'020.–/month
2.8 kmCHF 1'975.–/month
