Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
The following figures are for the whole municipality Birsfelden belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.60%, 7% below the cantonal average (0.64 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 62% (2026), 8% above the average of the canton's municipalities (57.3 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 14'745 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Birsfelden (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 14'313 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 49'050 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 10'401 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 10.9°C with 842 mm of rain. Warmest in July (20.2°C), coldest in January (2.2°C). Station: Basel / Binningen, 316 m.
Sunshine
1'687 h
Precipitation
842 mm
Basel / Binningen · 316 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Basel / Binningen has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1755–1784) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Basel / Binningen · 316 m.a.s.l. · 1755–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
1.6 kmCHF 2'250.–/month
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22 apartments & houses are currently listed to rent in Birsfelden on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Birsfelden are offered at a median of CHF 21.8 net (without ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 20.5 and CHF 26.4 (32 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). Flats and houses in the municipality of Birsfelden are offered at a median of CHF 24.9 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 23.8 and CHF 27.5 (40 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.
Birsfelden is located in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Birsfelden is 62% 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 14'745 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Birsfelden (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.
