Living in Buckten

Buckten is a small municipality in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, home to 717 people in the German-speaking area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents717
Density359 per km²
Area2.0 km²
5-year growth+3.3%
Tax, single, CHF 100k15.7%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.2%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m6.55‰
Hub airport32 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+26 km
Within 30 km1,389,300 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 560 m, height range 220 m
Nearest major riverAare, 7.8 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Germany17 km
Distance to Bern62 km
Within 10 km114,499 people
Greater areaGreater Basel, 27 km out
Winter daylight8 h 27 min, sunset 16:40

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How Buckten ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Basel-Landschaft
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner16#1,289 of 2,172#41 of 86Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)98
  • Mobility and connectivity85
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)83
  • Affordability81
  • Flat land (terrain relief)80
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)75
  • Green space74
  • Health and elderly70
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)69
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)66
  • Education and family65
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)59
  • Safety and community59
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Jobs and economy49
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)47
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance43
  • Foundation41
  • Lifestyle and amenities41
  • Demographics39
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)31
  • Real estate25
  • Taxes and wealth24
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)20
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance15
  • Sea or lake shore13
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance13
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance4
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)3
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)1
  • National border nearby (straight line)0

Residents by year

20196942019: 69420206982020: 69820216892021: 68920227022022: 70220237202023: 72020247172024: 717

+3.3% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.