Population
1'592↑0.4%
About Wahlen b. Laufen
City · Basel-Landschaft
Wahlen is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Population
1'592
Tax multiplier
60%
Wahlen b. Laufen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
60%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 67'528
Bottom quartile in canton
Vacancy
0.78%↑500.0%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture54%
- Forest34%
- Settlement12%
Foreign residents
17.5%↑4.5%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
769
Jobs (FTE)
137↓2.1%
88%
3%
Fibre
Housing market in Wahlen b. Laufen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.78%, 7% below the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 60%, 5% above the cantonal average (57 %). Median taxable income is CHF 67'528, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Wahlen b. Laufen has 1'592 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
