Oberburg is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
The vacancy rate is 1.59%, 54% above the cantonal average (1.03 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 188% (2026), 14% 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 15'769 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 43'500 (tax period 2022). Oberburg has 2'972 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 Oberburg on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in Oberburg are offered at a median of CHF 18.5 net (without ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 17.1 and CHF 22.1 (13 listings, as of 28 Oct 2026). Flats and houses in Oberburg are offered at a median of CHF 21 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 19.3 and CHF 25.3 (17 listings, as of 28 Oct 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.
Oberburg is located in the canton of Bern.
Oberburg has approximately 2'972 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Oberburg is 188% 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 15'769 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in Oberburg (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.