Living in Burg im Leimental

Burg im Leimental is a small municipality in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, home to 271 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.

Residents271
Density95 per km²
Area2.8 km²
5-year growth+3.4%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.1%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.4%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m6.74‰
Hub airport17 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+16 km
Within 30 km1,014,500 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 530 m, height range 450 m
Main railway line6.3 km
Border with France1 km
Distance to Bern60 km
Within 10 km45,504 people
Greater areaGreater Basel, 18 km out
Winter daylight8 h 27 min, sunset 16:42

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How Burg im Leimental 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 winner0#1,685 of 2,172#67 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
  • Affordability98
  • Mobility and connectivity94
  • Green space79
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)77
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)68
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)66
  • Education and family63
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)61
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)59
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)58
  • Demographics56
  • Safety and community56
  • Health and elderly55
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance55
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)47
  • Jobs and economy47
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)45
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)45
  • Flat land (terrain relief)44
  • Sea or lake shore37
  • Lifestyle and amenities32
  • Real estate31
  • Taxes and wealth21
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)14
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)14
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)10
  • Foundation7
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20192622019: 26220202632020: 26320212762021: 27620222802022: 28020232742023: 27420242712024: 271

+3.4% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

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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.