
Kirchberg is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
The vacancy rate is 0.89%, 14% below the cantonal average (1.03 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 159% (2026), 3% below the average of the canton's municipalities (164.2 %) — low for the canton. A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 14'827 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax (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 50'200 (tax period 2022). Kirchberg (BE) has 5'918 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 9.3°C with 1'026 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.7°C), coldest in January (0.4°C). Station: Koppigen, 485 m.
Precipitation
1'026 mm
Koppigen · 485 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
7 apartments & houses are currently listed to rent in Kirchberg (BE) on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in Kirchberg (BE) are offered at a median of CHF 18.1 net (without ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 17 and CHF 19.7 (8 listings, as of 28 Oct 2026). Flats and houses in Kirchberg (BE) are offered at a median of CHF 21.1 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 18.3 and CHF 24 (17 listings, as of 28 Oct 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.
Kirchberg (BE) is located in the canton of Bern.
Kirchberg (BE) has approximately 5'918 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Kirchberg (BE) is 159% 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 14'827 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in Kirchberg (BE) (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.
1.5 kmCHF 1'680.–/month
1.6 kmCHF 2'890.–/month
1.7 kmCHF 1'280.–/month
1.7 kmCHF 2'190.–/month
1.8 kmCHF 2'495.–/month
1.8 kmCHF 1'190.–/month
1.9 kmCHF 1'450.–/month