The following figures are for the whole municipality Madretsch sud / Madretsch Süd belongs to. The vacancy rate is 1.42%, 37% above the cantonal average (1.03 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 163% (2026), roughly the average of the canton's municipalities (164.2 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 14'957 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Biel/Bienne (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 41'700 (tax period 2022). Madretsch sud / Madretsch Süd has 8'827 residents.
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
18 apartments & houses are currently listed to rent in Madretsch sud / Madretsch Süd on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Biel/Bienne are offered at a median of CHF 17.8 net (without ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 15.8 and CHF 20.6 (257 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). Flats and houses in the municipality of Biel/Bienne are offered at a median of CHF 21.2 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 19.1 and CHF 24.1 (345 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.
Madretsch sud / Madretsch Süd is located in the canton of Bern.
Madretsch sud / Madretsch Süd has approximately 8'827 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Madretsch sud / Madretsch Süd is 163% 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 14'957 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Biel/Bienne (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 9.3°C with 1'022 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.8°C), coldest in January (0.2°C). Station: Bern / Zollikofen, 553 m.
Sunshine
1'797 h
Precipitation
1'022 mm
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 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
< 1 kmCHF 1'490.–/month
CHF 1'270.–/month
0.5 kmCHF 1'625.–/month
0.5 kmCHF 1'380.–/month
0.5 kmCHF 2'010.–/month
0.6 kmCHF 1'419.–/month
0.6 kmCHF 1'300.–/month
